The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-03
woMAN's WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS
Some Women Who Have Made . Success
of Writing Piays.


.rpa of Writing Plays.
The old impression that woman could
not write play is practically dispellcd
now. 1t will even have to be conceded
that woman has sense of humor, and
very quick one. The principal plays
on the London stage this winter appear
to be by women, nearly all Of them.
Two of the successful dramas written
by women and now being performed in
London are what are popularity called
screaming farces One is called "Our
Flat" and was written by Mrs Mus
grave. Ii has brought great money 10
the Strand theater during the present
season. The ot..,r farce il entitled
Mother of Three" 1t was a perfet
success, artistically, financially and In
every other way. from the night it was
put upon the stage. Its author, Clio
Graves, is young woman. 1t will no
doubt i'll due time make its appearance
in this country. Another woman who
is u coming playwright is Dudu Fletch-
err, the American lady who writes under
the name Of George Fleming. Miss
Fletcher's play is having a long run at
the great Garrick theater in London,
and when its run is ended the manage
ment will put on a new play by this
same gifted young woman. A second
American woman has had the honor to
be successful in London this season with
her first play. She is Madeline Lucette
Ryley, and her play, ''Tedbury, Jr.," is
attracting large audiences at Terry's
theater Other successful women play
wrights in England are Mrs. Craigie
(John Oliver Hobbes), Lady Colin
Campbell, Lady Violet Greville and
Florence Warden. Meantime we have
in America some young women who are
already making good livings out Of
their dramatic talent. Marguerite
Merington's Captain Lettarblair' il
known to every playgoer in America.
Alice Ives "Great Brooklyn Handicap"
is drawing crowds the country over
Another successful play. which Miss
Ives wrote in collaboration with Mr..
Jerome Eddy, is "The Village Post
MASTER" now having run in New
York. The best thing about playwrit-
ing is that when an author once accom-
plishes successful play her fortune is
made for her services will always be-
in demand. Good plays are always
wanted. 1t is pity so few people can
write them.
Much money has been made foi
churches and charities by the so called
"women's editions Of various newspa-
pers. Suppose now the women go foi
making some money for themselves.
Mrs. Eleanor Kirk has caught the
freud of the time in her new novel,
Libra, an Astrological Romance For
some reason which is not easy Of ex-
PLANTATION on ordinary grounds the civ
ilized world is just now intensely inter.
ested in occult and psychic science of all
shades. Thought transference, clairvoy-
ance, crystal gazing and hypnotism are
occupying the attention Of very intelli-
gent people, and the more intelligent
they nre the more they incline to behave
there Ia something III tnese things The
ancient belief that those born under GER
tain consultations came into the world
stamped with certain characteristics has
thousands Of believers this day. This
idea is the thread of Mrs. Kinks fasoi-
mating story.
Know you that it was a woman who
invented the wooden handle for the
hatiron, the handle which is movable |
and can be stuck into a second hot iron |
when the first becomes cold? This is one
of the most really useful inventions
made in many year.
Note what DIR. Henry M. Garrigues |
says in The Forum about the kind Of |
dress women should wear ON the bicycle |
1.-THE long skirt is Questionable In every |
respect 1t impedes the free movement |
of the legs, pumps up air against the !
abdomen and is in great danger of being |
caught by projecting parts of the riders
machine as we'll as the machines of 9th.
er riders. To avoid these Inconvenience
many women have shortened their skirts
and some have done away with them al
together. wearing SO called boomers, a
wide. bifurcated garment extending |
from the waist to the knee. This gar
ment, combined with waist and leg |
gings. forms neat and practical dress |
for a woman rider
When Jeanne Penaben was only 10.
she received the degree Of bachelor OF
arts from one Of the famous colleges of
her native France. Immediately after
ward size became professor of philosophy
in college for women at Lyons. But
she did not stop studying, She began
|, qualifying herself for the degree of
master of philosophy. This year. being
IL years old, she took the examinations
at the Sorbonne, and, Young us she was,
came out third among 400 candidates.
Once more, how about that gray matter
| In q woman brain?
WaaLIv Gtar a ,1a, 80.