Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-24
SLFFRAGISTS MAY
CLASH WITH "ANTTS"
Play Satirizing Women Ex-
pected to Offer Cause for Ar
gument Tonight.

when woman rules she certainly rules
with an iron hand. Mere man doesn't
seem to have look-in. That, at least,
II the case in when Woman Rules" a
two-act musical comedy which will be
presented In Assembly Hall, 2Sth street
and Allegheny avenue, tonight by mem
bers OF the Corpus Christi Catholic Club.
The sketch is such huge farce on so
called "woman's rights" that several we'll
known local sunragIsts are up in arms
and are likely to call the cast and audi
ence to account. That may be putting II
somewhat strongly. but several suffragists
have hlnted that they will take advantage
OF the lntermissions tonight to make short
addresses to the audience to show that
the position given to women is entirely
false and misleading.
On the other hand, several "antis' have
declared that they will jump at the oppor-
tunity to knock few suffrage arguments
IN the head, and that their cause will cer-
tainly be represented tonight.
When this fact was called to the atten-
tion of Thomas C. Dougherty. the author
and others OF the management, the reply
invariably was, THE suffragists and
antl-suffragists can go as far as they
like
Even an air of expectancy seems to
NIL the hall today, and several hundred
persons, including members OF the cast,
are eagerly curious to know how the
affair is going to turn out. The rise of the
curtain tonight is anxouslv awaited
Many well-known local suffraEsts, when
questioned today, said that the play was
merely Joke and that they did not take
II seriously. One woman laughingly re-
marked that II the burlesque was to be
taken at all seriously II might be used as
an argument for woman suffrage The
list of characters includes. among other
women politicians. "Boisterous Senator
Penroce,' who has n heart" At least
she wears 1t on her waistband; and the
Senators Lotta Tin Ware and Fuller
Agate Ware. Steam Roller McNickol, an
other woman senator, is certainly there
with the avoirdupols. Much of her fig
ure proceeds her as she walks and she
ffas so much waist as to have no waist"
1t must not be forgotten that the time
OF the sketch Is 100 years hence, and mere
man has deteriorated to such an extent
that the men, that is the mere men, not
the Ideal ones, are mostly chambermen
and dishwashers. and stand with arms
aklmDo. wear boudotr caps, and use the
treble high keys with falsetto effect.
The suffragists who have taken the
matter seriously object to the six-footed
policewomen Csix-footed referring to
height, and also to the "Ragtime Sur-
fragists," who by the way. are among
the fairest of their sex. They are GER
tainly good-lookers. The votes for women
banners are also used in many of the bur-
lesque maks-ups.
In urging the defeat of the "Yotes for
men bill" Margaret Murdock calls upon
her listeners not to be beEuiled by the
winning smile of handsome man. She
loses out. however, as Daisy Noodles the
male vote agItator, part very cleverly
played by Miss Rita Goodwin. produces
Jack Hardy, the ideal man, and all is
well.
Among those who star in the cast are
Miss NJ. A. Goodwin. Miss Gertrude
oHara, Maggie Farrell. who plays Muir
ply the Cop; Ray Jeffries, Walter Stead.
Miss Sarah Wilson, Austin Mullins, Miss
Name Walsh, Miss Irene Churchville JOS
eph Nerz, Frank Churchville. Louis J.
Campi. William Feuerstein, Edward p
Ward, Miss Florence Bergen, James
O'Hara, Joseph O'Hara and Miss JOS
ephine Grossweiler
The Rev. John f. Cunniff Is spiritual
director OF the club; John r. Walsh,
Louis Campi, Clement Nerz, William
Feuerstein and William O'Brien are on
the Entertainment Committee. The pro-
ceeds of the play will be devoted to the |
church building fund.