New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-27
DRAMA CLUB TEMPEST
IN ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
The Tanning of the Fec Cause Of
TmreIcome Gossip. Says Mrs. Hart

-, VOC. var threatens to disrupt the Century
Theatre Club. -
--,a above Was the text of lengthy talk yes
,,-ds,y hx Mrs Beatrice Hart president of the
century Theatre Club. a drama-upliftns Organic
$50, The talk which dealt principally with inc
,,nreliai dlity Of the press. was delivered Fes'ei'
al the home Of Mrs J. Christopher MATHS ~
1sa East 4sth street. there being present '
Mrs Hart and Mrs Marks. MI man ~
and Tribune reporter
-, ,,o,. thing Is o, no consequence said
A., 1Iar, and the reporter gave an inadVer'en'
glance toward a brass teapot that siooo y"
Iansnese stand near where the pTesloeh' "a =
century Theatre Club sal, but II gave iIo -
q 80. oc+i,itv within and the tempest nlust iia
centred elsewhere A., r,ar.
-. -r,,,a5 statements" continued Mrs. hart
..oe dissensions in our club are ridiculous i.eIe
SIRE some aissrUntied members. VINO az -
ae-inr for offices at the coming elecuo", =" ;.
s,cond Friday in May. but that is all. mere =
~ -, :, ,be statements that Jewish women
- -. ,1iq1bIe TO election officers OF 'ile 'iU
one candidate for cflce. and another Wiioih "
.nr.ointed on a committee. have JEWISH nam
w there is no dissenson in the cluo- VI -,
such stories have been printed oou,O ~, ere
r,e5nated in the newspaper Offices ana al' -
-. ,,ernhe- or members of cur club must nav
given them the lead. am investsatlns ,Ne -,
ana when I find out who il was VIII si -
nm rrIhliclv and they VIII nave 10 IedNV ',
hsve also consulted a lawyer. and win "o.u
-, legally responsible. There is no preJudice IN
,b. cl,b against Jewish women, or else we Wouio
not have elected several Of them 10 memoersilip.
tsere Mrs Marks took up the argument A news
,,sner had quoted Mrs. Hart as saying that MIS-
Marks was responsible FOR the trouble Now
,ts-ts = q Jewish name but Mrs j christopher
Marks is not a Jewess. which will be apparent "he"
,s- maiden name. which Sullivan. Is men
toned. Mr.. Marks. native OF Daolih Is % se'4-9
IN The Church Of the Heavenly Rest
Mrs. Marks is president Of the International All
.oc,a-y, and is candidate for the first Nce-presl-
dency Of the Century Theatre Club i beiieNs'
I'D Mrs Marks that Of the trouble was
caused by the fact that my name is JEWISH one
which was not bearing out Mrs Harris statement
<f The absence in the club OF race prejudice
No YOU are mistaken protested Mrs Hart
Well, ANYWAY continued Mrs. Marks, Il have
suffered terribly from my name being mixed up
with this controversy-
Won have not suffered any more than l have.
Mrs Hart interjected because the papers quoted
me as saying these things about you which OF
course. die not.
I have been terribly misquoted," said Mrs. Hart
Every newspaper had a different version Of what
said at Fridays meeting. none Of them was
correct Why didn't the reporters take steno-
graphic notes Of what 1 said. and get il right?
The only question of religion that has ever
come up in the club when Mrs Sydney Rosen-
feld who is = Christian Scientist. objected 70
Mark Twain presiding over our booth at the
Actors Fund fair.
Mrs Hart. cautionnz the reporter against mis-
quoting her. issued this statement:
On Friday afternoon. April "a. the regular
monthly social meeting took place During INC
meeting representa- ives from six papers requested
interview with the president ostensloa 10 80 y
The truth IL order 10 contradict an ATTACK upon
me club by ne"sEsgeT ~ Us m, Trfeie mich
I had not seer until that moment mace one
general TO all the newspaper representa-
Yhe truth n article in that morning paper
] was therefore very much surprised 10 see sue1
false and contradictory statements IN me paper :
Tho Cent1!rz Theatre Club is composed of about
rliis association for tho serious ana esrnest
- tho dramatic art Race and creed have lothlr-
twice monthly. the second meeting beng the one
which guests ale inNitod .-.s,,-- -L.-
tho right Of q Jeress 20 hold Office in the cur
has never been questioned. nor even discussed ano
. the necessi.y for one to change the sPel1ils OF
her name upon Printed ballot is an unQuaiileo
also wish 70 DENY ABSOLUTELY and positively
The statement that said Mrs Marks Hes respon.
name in connection with II
Tie all this trouble is easily tracea hit
very small clique of 0iseruntled members
Hho endesvoring-as our annual election IS
about take Tlace--to hold the club mp TO public
whole fullv understands the reason of this at
tack through the press l simply wish to right
the club IN the ewes Of the PUBLIC .ss r.
don's Dig club Women, Mr. Tridon vas
elected year chairman of drama day das
Friday In the early fall Mr.. Tridon reported
70 the club that he would present on that das
Of Bernard Shsw's plays At the eleventh
hour n. changed his plans tprithout the knowl
Two Of his own plays one Of which bore the of
fensiEe subtitle "A Dig ~ Club Women.
ny myself being drama. but mere
vaudeville sketch and offensive III its conception
snd execution 10 club women
Mrs Hart has not been mtsquoted.