The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-29
SUFFRAGE OPBRETTA
PROVES PROMISING
Work Of Mrs. Belmont and
Miss Maxwell Read to
Players.
AMATEURS GET PARTS

The country has been going TO the
dogs why not give II to the cats for
awhile?'
With this az the keynote. miranda
and her Sisters the operetta written
by Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont and Miss Elsie
Maxwell. to be produced at the Waldorf
Astoria February IL for the benefit of
suffrage. starts OF with great verve and
ends with a real votes for women whoop.
Miss Maxwell e the manuscript
Yesterday at Mrs. Belmont's home. AT
Fifth went and some Of the parts
were assigned. Marie Dressler will be
Mrs. John Pepper. the social climber. and
among the non-professionals who will
take part are Miss Margaret Z. Trevor.
Miss Louise 8. s. Trevor. Miss Audrey
n. Osborn. Miss Margaret Erhart, Miss
Dorothy Bigelow, Miss Adelaide r. Sedg-
wick. Miss Aileen II. SedEw4ck. Miss
Gwendolen King. Mrs. Beverley Robin
son. Addison Miner. Irving Beebe. Mrs.
Pauline Disston Of Philadelphia and
Miss Dorothy Fellows Gordon Of London,
Some Of the professionals are Paul
Draper. tenor: Miss Ruth Draper and
Miss Ruth Cunningham. Mrs. Disston,
who resembles Mrs. Vernon Castle. will
do some Of The Castle dances.
Miss Dressler was there to hear the
play yesterday, although she was IN
great pain from an injured hand. She
bemoaned the accident because. she said
II kept her from putting her hat or
straight. h declared the lines Of the
comedy exceedingly clever.
ut will take clever women TO give
these lines "a they should be given" she
said.
The first scene Ia between Mrs. Malo.
prop and Mrs. Gruudy in the Oshkosh
home of Mr. and Mrs. Pepper. whittier
they have come to attend a party. They
have an animated discussion before their
ilJsts enter about Mrs. Peppers hair, de-.
c.Iing hat she In much older than hei
hair would indicate. because hair is
rotoriously untruthful." and "a lady
wear hair the color of the dogs she
wears" Mrs. Pepper enters and de-
scribes the principles on which hei
daughters have been educated.
They have learned TO live the higher
life which leads to publicity. they key ir
life. OF course. they have moi
acquired knowledge. for "A perfect lad!
should know nothing, Ignorance give,
= lady mystery and charm most attrsc.
tive to men. They have MAJ
tered that higher education which tells
a woman when M where TO cut people
ana tnCN nave itaTf'u mat tne woman
who dimes with her husband more thar
once a week is distinctly declasse."
The daughters. seven of them. r?vs
been educated abroad, but they com
home to this party and bring man!
friends. And Miranda. the eighth daugh'
ter. whom Mrs. Pepper never mentioned
because she had diseraced the fanil,
by going into suffrage. zones too. She
leads n suffrage ra.ade on the st,g"
and with a vel, chosen speech turn.
Mrs. Pepper into a suffraEist right Their.
50 that she turns u her other daughters
ond MARBLES thus:
Girls! Girls,
Put away your curls.
Put away your pettiCoat and friN.
Step right into line.
cease now 80 repln-,
Show them that you. TOO can learn 20 driil
Miss Maxwell. who wrote the music
Ia we'll known as a lyric writer anC
playwright In London. where she doe.
most Of tho songs sung by Miss Ethe
Levy. She will assist In coaching at thu
rehearsals OF Miranda and Her Sisters.