Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
"Some Years Hence" and
"The Woman" Described
by Mrs. Hemmick.
WILL BE GIVEN HERE
TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE
Mrs. Wiley and Others Also Speak
at Commerce Chamber
Meeting.

y fuil description of the TWO plays,
Some Years Hence and THE Woman"
which are to be produced in the interests
of the woman suffrage cause at the Ma
tional Theater May 20, was given at
meeting last night Of the Congressional
Union at the Chamber Of Commerce Mrs
Christian Hemmick, author of the two
plays. outlined the action and spoke of
the significance Of the plays. Others who
spoke last night were Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley. DIR. Cora Smith King. Mrs. Glenna
S. Tinnin, who took a large part in
ranging the presentation of the pageant
on the south Treasury steps at the time
Of the suffrage parade here last March 3.
and Miss Edith Goode.
The Conversational Union. an organiza-
ton formed in the interests Of woman
suffrage at the headquarters of the con-
gressional committee OF the National
American Woman Suffrage Association,
1920 + street, will continue to hold regu-
lar meetings every Saturday evening at
the Chamber of Commerce in the inter-
ests Of the plays which are to be given.
Already the rehearsals of these plays give
promise Of a brilliant success, 1t was said
last night About 100 persons will take
part
The World in 2O13.
The first play, Some Years Hence is
to be a comedy presenting some ideas OF
what the world may be in the year Job
a part of it mentions the church and
theater, and plays Of the present day
are spoken Of as hideously coarse. In
the play walters refuse to take tips,
xronap uear trousers and there iS no
kissing.
Among the people who will take lead
ing parts in this play are A. Washington
Pezet, son of the Peruvian minister; MRS
Robert Keith Forrest, Miss Enzaoe.h
Howry, Miss Lee. Mrs. Stanley Olm-
Austrian embassy; Miss Edith Goode
Mrs. Richard Coke Burleson, Mrs; haID,
fus wife of Capt. Kalbfus. Y. 3. N. ana
Marjorie Sewell. granddaughter OF the
late Rear Admiral Evans.
The second play will be THE Woman.
also written by Mrs. Hemmick This IS
to represent the fight of women Tor free
dom, Justice and the ballot, and the cli-
max will be her success.
Women of Achievement.
A principal feature Of this play will be
a review of women of achievement,
represented by we'll known Washington
women. Among them will be: Miss
Izetta Jewel. as Joan of Arc: Miss
Mrs. James F. Mitchell. rs Nine. Roland;
Mrs Mrs Mary Realty clagett, as Charlotte
Corday; Mrs. Abbey Scott Baker, as De-
borah: Miss Marguerite Baker as LADY
ley. as Hypatia: Mrs. T. J. D: Fuller. as
Elizabeth of Hungary: Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley. as Elizabeth Fry; Mrs Marquee
rite Spalding Gerry. as st. Hiida; MIS-.
q. A. Lyon. jr.. as Florence Nightingale;
Mrs. Neville Monroe Hopkins, as Isa-
bella OF Spain: Mrs. Philander Johnson
as Elizabeth of England; Miss Syoii
Brown. as Zenobia of Palmyra: Mrs.
Ormsby McCammon, as Queen Esther;
Highland Kerr. as attendants to Queen
Esther; Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor. as Queen
Philippa: Nine. WI, as DoWager EN-
press of China; Mrs. George Wheeler. as
Queen Victoria; Mrs Richard Coke Burle,
son, as Maria Theresa: Mrs. Mitchell
Harrison. as Sapho: Miss Howard, as
Rosa Bonheur: Nelly Bly," as Nance
Oldfield: Mrs. Frank Anderson, as Mile.
de Soudery. and Miss Edith Marsden
as Jane Austen.
In the Whirling Dance.
The parts Of "whirlwind dancers will
be taken by Misses Fife Baker. Hazel
May Jewell. Ruth Wheaton. Nellie How
ard and Marie Chapman.
A large group Of young society girls
will appear as attendants of JOY"
Among them are Miss Helen Buchanan.
Miss c. NJ. Pendelton, Miss Margaret
Widom, Miss Mildred Bacon, Miss Val
erie Padleford Miss Leila Macdonald.
Miss Minnie Stone Miss Cora Barry. Miss
Agra Bennett Miss Katherine Hitchcock
Miss Mardo Peck. Miss Emily Beatty.
Miss Ruth Anderson, Miss Emily Chase.
Miss Evangeiine Prouty, Miss Esther
Denny, Miss Metcalf, Miss Ruth Wheaton.
Miss Edith Goode. Miss Margaret How
ard, Miss Edith Howard, Miss Nellie Da-
wilson, Miss Estelle Crane, Miss Eloise
Orme, Miss Marguerite Pilson and Miss
Mary Montague.