New-York tribune., 1900-11-20
NAY JOIN ENGLISH SISTERS.
GESTs THAT THE P. ". L. AFFILIATE
WITH HER SOCIETY

An audience unusually large was entertained yes
Ierday afternoon at the Professional Woman's
League. No. 16oe Broadway. by a varied programme
Of marked interest. 1t was drama day, and had
been planned by Mrs. Sol Smith. who surprised the
members with printed programmes in artistic form
The exercises opened with piano solo by Elise
Lathrop. and followed by outline reading
by MAZDA Cratgen, Of the life Of Helen Faucit. the
English actress, who died about three years ago.
She first appeared in London in 1886 Juliet and
in 1851 married Sir Theodore Martin. In 1879 she
opened the Memorial Theatre at Stratford- Avon
An interluds contributed by Miss Madge
NcNulty. who played several solos the harp
and succeeded by Miss Mary T Stone. who
read an interesting and analytical paper on Women
of the Modern Drama" Miss Stone said that in
the enormous Of dramatic literature for the
last $50 years the women have been merely repro
ductions Of shakespeares heroines. In the middle
Of the present century. she also averred, M Dumas
had an influence modern drama The successful
play Of regent years has had @ for its heroine a
women do not uphold these plays because the
human and comprehensive and therefore interest
ing Miss Stone also declared that there is often
heroine but oftener no originality in the way the
ME- ays e par 13o9 aIfoT she h,ge gett n It, the audi,
ence was invited by the chairman TO tell something
She Tespondd SAYING i think YOU Know almost
everything OF OUT guild from Miss Fanny Brough,
had 10 3G Wba m we vefs pr0gG ba et f. peca1se
noon meetings we register our names, and at the
end OF the season the members are checked of,
and those who have attended regularly entitled
10 this badge
Now. I would like to suggest-but let me ask
you trst, are you allowed TO talk about men?"
1es indeed came from the audience. with
bursts OF laughter.
An right. hen continued Mrs Berry. I'VE don't
hesitate to follow their example when it is a good
one. and so, John lie Hay, who is q member of
the eccentric Club in London, suggested when
over mere 10 affiliate with the Lambs Club would
adF!se our guild and your league to affiliate in
like nauue-."
The remaining musical numbers were rendered by
Alfred IiSaar
N q duet and Miss Sydney Cowell in Scotch bal
lads. A paper on Kate Field by Mrs. Solomon
smith was read by Miss Sara a. Palmer. II
q resume Of Kate Fields life of vicisstudes citing
the strong influence she welded the OF
woman for all time, by helping her sex TO sweep
away the coowebs Of their limitations
JUST as the assenblage about adjourn to
the parlor for tea Mrs. Fernandez who has the
IN hano nusted N and hurried to the platform.
begging them 10 wait moment" Il want" she
salo, tAe cooperation OF every woman here to-day
" making our bazaar success. The meetings on
FRIDAY nave not been well attended. and we want
more workers We also want donations, and will
take anythlng from a needle anchor. Our
bazaar mas always been the successful Of
any ever helo At the Wadorf-Astoria and although
am not mental scientist / know this will
be a bigger success than ever
ne guests who were escorted to the tea room
NJ n obancker. included among them Mrs. Alex
ander e Milne. Mrs. Frank H Watkins Miss Anne
studwell.