New-York tribune., 1911-03-22
PLAYS FOR THE VOTE
Reluctant Debut Of Miss Jane
Austen Recorded.

A+.o- all II looks very much as 70 Miss
lane Austen had been led into the suffrage
play aeans. her better Judgment. Shc
fairly had 70 he dragged on % the stage
YESTERDAY afternoon at the Lyceum Thea
ire where the Women's Political Union was
having its lH-Careme benefit matinee and
when she arrived I'm the centre Of the stage
she took one look az the sUffragette audi
ence before her L was too much for her.
she hid herself behind the voluminous green
carnbric skirts OF Miss Lizzie wilkins
Mrs. T. X Brannan, veteran sufragette
fn the PLAY How the Vote Was Won.
Mss Austen has been landed as the first
New York do- 10 come out fer suffrage,
and II was expected that the inspiration OF
her example and her enthusiastic acting for
the cause would win many converts. 1t Is
true she carried suffrage mite box on her
collar. but It is suspected that Jane was
not wholly able 70 overcome her natural
preiudice against such peculiar actions. for
in aristocratic dogdom IL IS not considered
quite ladylike for a Jane Austen to go out
into the world and earn money even for
cause.
There were more things. too. than the
Votes for Women" banners hanging from
the balconies 10 frighten half-baked SUI
frasette Ike Miss Austen. There was Molly
Miss Edith Morgan) in the play, who actu-
ally smoked n cigarette and puffed the
smoke right into the face Of her scandal
lied male cousin. And there was the
harerl skirt People who had come just
on purpose 10 sec that long-heralded harem
skirt were disc ppOinted ct first when
Nine. Christine CMme. GregorD walked
sr7artiy in At first there appeared 70 be
only light brown tailored suit and Il was
not until the suit seated itself and crossed
lis legs OstentatiOusly that the spectators
we're convinced 10 really had Legs The Inc
Of separation was for the rest or the ltnt
hidden sedatcly behind broad panel Oh the
Horace Co'e in the play certainly had
an asfonishirE aggregation Of female rela-
tive~. and when they all came 20 him 10 ne
supported until the vote was Won. tnel
made q family group worthy Of the most
antique album.
There was another suffrage play. A
Woman's influence" written hv Gertrude
!. Jennings The hero In this play is con-
,erfed 20 the cause when he discovers that
the beautiful little widow had been exert.
ing her woman influence over him 1ust
IN enort Mrs. Gertrude Bennett DickeY. a s
the widow. Won the dramatic honors in tnis
uiav as in the other. where she played the
part Of the pretty wife.
The casts follow:
"A WOMAN's INFLUENCE"
,fr Herbert Lawrence ..-.-.... Frank Ghsen
W,-rarst his wife. Mas Grace Grswolc
. Overnight COMPANY
Misc Thickef. ner secretary ana friend
Mrs James Duane Livingston
Aliue Perry. r widow
MN" Mrs Gertrude Pernott pi~key
Mary Ball. factory hand Hiss Ruth Draper
now TIE VOTE WAS WON"
,,o~,.. cole .............. Merritt T. ", at
T.b.i ris wife Mrs Gertrude Renne'f D'ckef
I-t,,r,ed her sister. ....... MISS Gertrude Ghecu
Agatha Ciole. Horace's sister
"7 MrT fFwrasou RigGs
.f1tfv his niece. ...... ....-... aIsg Edth Morgan
,fr14 Christine. lis distant relation.
'i-D- Misc MARTA Leonard
Ma. Lizzie wilkins. bis aunt
Hi9S Mrs d ~ Erannan
I t ti, r..iG ~ n work ....... Mls4 % t0uu0r
G@r,Id Williams. his neighbor % " -rhaarz
" ........... Miss Jane Aust u
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