New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-30
PRESS CLUB MATINEE.
GARDEN THEATRE FILLED WITH AN
ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE.
WOMEN WRITERS SATISFIED THAT GooDLy
sum HAS BEEN ADDED TO THEIR

Sum HAS BEEN ADDED TO THEIR
BUILDING FUND
The Garden Theatre was filled with enthusi-
astio audience yesterday afternoon. on the occa-
zion OF the Woman's Press Club benefit and X
was easy 20 see from smiling face OF the chair
man OF the Committee Of Arrangements. Miss
Anna Warren Story that the financial part OF the
affair was all that could be desired. All the boxes
and nearly every seat in the orchestra and balcony
were sold. and box. which was taken by
Howard Gould. brought 800. Other boxholders
were Mrs Jennie June Croly. Mrs William F.
Morse Mrs Frank Leslie and Mrs. Lenthicum
IN Mrs Crolys box were her daughter. Mrs
Mathol and Mrs Esther Herman, ard In Mrs
Ieslie's party were Mrs. Frank Stuart Osborne.
Mrs Gfng and Miss Augusta Close. In Mrs.
Lenthcums box were Miss Lenthcum and George
r. Allison.
Others noticed in the audience were Mrs. A. NJ.
Palmer Mrs s NJ. Corey. Mrs. Haryot Holt
Cahoon Mrs. Charles Alden. the Rev. Antonetta
Brown Blackwell. Mrs. Ada Crisp Miss Sarah
Palmer Mr. and Mrs Faulkner. "Aunt" Louisa
Eldridge Mrs Eliza Archard Conner. Mrs kath-
crime Foote Agnes Ethel Mrs Edward Addison
Greeley. Mrs Henry Clark Coe, Mrs. Charles H.
wetherbee Mrs James II. Farman and many
other members OF the Press Club. the Twelfth
Night Club the Professional Woman's League and
the National Society Of New-Engand Women
The programme consisted OF songs by the Cantata
Club under the direction OF Albert Gerard-Thers;
NJ Jean Gerardy, piano solos by Miss carrie
Hrschman. a little one-act play called "A PAR or
Lunatics" by Miss Lenthicum and George r ALI
son; a rnonologue called "Cinderella at the Tele-
phone" by Mrs. Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland IN
terpreted by Miss Minnie Dupree: limitations or
prominent actors by "Al' Stern, and Raspberry
shrub Sec" with tn. following In the cast: Miss
Ina Hammer. Miss Bertha Swift. Miss Sara Con-
verse and John Frederick Cooke. 49,, ,,,
Miss Opp gave two recitations from Ella W heeIer
Wilcox the second being an encore. She was
dressed entirely in black her gown being mace
with a Jacket opening over white front. and a
nlafn skirt with an applique decoration extending
ehane in unrelieved black This faVorite artist
90 p member OF the Press CAB. and was most en-
fh,Isiastcally received by he. many friends IN th>
Miss Lenthicum. who IS the daughter OF a mem
her also attracted much attention. she looked
charming in a simple white dress with sludI@-
cut decolletage and a silver eIrde. 80
The programme closed with 'RaSpDerry SnruD
Sec N which Miss Hammer appe 'rs as "A maid IN
iady OF fifty winters and vinega.y aspec' ,Near'y
every one present sure that ne or she Hfd
seen the original OF this interesting personae-.
The comedy by Frank e. Drake represents coup"
OF excellent old ladies' prohibtionists becoming IN
toxicated over a bottle OF wine, without having
The slightest idea OF the character or the beverage
Both acts OF the play were heartily appauced ny
one Of the numbers given by the orchestra was
q medley OF patriotic airs. and ehclted wiz
applause.