New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
HISTORIANS GIVE A PLAY
They Are Little, but Learned,
One Awed Woman Points Out.

The Margaret Olivia Slccum sage orancn
Of the CITY History Club gave a sufrags
play last evening at the Berkeley Lyceum
No u WAs, 44th street The woman whom
The club is called after is better known as
Mrs Russell Sage. but as she supports IT,
giving II everything . city history club
could possibly need. from notebooks and
pencils 20 frequent outings. the members
feel that the least they can 40 is 70 give
her every syllable she Is entitled 20 In the
name.
Every Woman Has Her Day" is what
the play was called-and r. really wasn't
all suffrage-there are same anti IN II.
too
You see" Miss Mary Reed, the lead
cr. explained 10 an inQuirins visitor before
the rlay began. about half our club g
antl-suffrage. and though I'm a suffragist
myself I always let the ants have their
way"
Very pretuly did all The small actresses
say their say as they came out, one after
another. III costumes typifying the differ
ent historical periods Of New York. First
came an Indian sQuaw-"a true womanly
woman" young Miss Reed whispered be-
hind the scenes. This old-fashioued woman
was bowed under a heavy bundle which she
was carrying for her lord and master, and
told I'm picturesque broken English how
she kept the wigwam going while her
naughty brave hunted and fought other
braves.
Then came some funny Dutch women.
who described how they were subject 10
their husbands, but seemed quite contented
about it. evidently considering IL woman's
proper sphere. After these came Irish
women. French women. Italian women and
many others. a colorful lot, and last Of all
a new" woman. in what wasn't precisely
q harem skirt but something near It.
In nouchalant verse the new" woman
described how her husband was home rock
ing the baby while she had come out TO
vote.
THAT isn't really the way II viii be
when women vote" Miss Reed said after
ward but you have TO put something
rppny IN TO amuse the audience"
There we're several things Oh the pro-
eramme besides the play. There We're
songs bv the children, MY City, 'Tis OF
Thee" and others. There were essays by
some Of the big boys OF the c.vlcs clubs
and there was an adCTeSs ny IT. teoise
r. Kunz. vice president Of the city History
club. Most important OF all in the chill
drenIs eyes. there was The awarding OF
banners and certificates for the best work
done in the last year.
"I never" said one OF the women OF the
prize awarding committee. felt as insig-
niHcant as when l got through looking over
the books OF essays and so forth that these
children turned in. The way they have
everything in New York history and cur
rent events down pat, from the middle
names of George Washington's most unim-
nortant officers TO what the Board OF Esti-
mate and Apportionment did at its last
meeting. IS awesome 20 a person OF my
misinformation.
The chiIdrens work will be on exhibition
to-day and tomorrow at the clubrooms.
NJ u West 44th street. Some Of the big
hovs' ciyics clubs are represented by essays
on current events, carefully kept books OF
cIinpings. etc. The object Of these clubs is
10 make good citizens.
"And you know" said the leader OF one
., them. there's a ward heeler down I'm
o,,r district who says the force he most
fears IS the City History Club. And he's
a had man. that ward heeler is" added the
leader proudly.