The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-19
FAMOUS WOMAN
SPEAKER HEARD
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mrs. Beatrice Forbes-Robert.
son Hale at the Forum
ACTRESS AND LECTURER
Spoke on the Future OF the Women's
Movement Before Large and
ApprecIatIve Audlenes

the Forum Sunday ght proved the
ablest and most interesting woman
speaker that has been heard In Ben
nington within the memory OF those
present. In spite of its being the
most inclement night of the winter
the audience was large and proved
highly appreciative.
A New England audience is not
demonstratiye but shows what II
thinks of an address by the attention
and interest given. For more than
an hou. the aud .ence listened with
cordial interest to Mrs. Hale's ad-
dress and then remained for another
to listen to her answers to questions
asked
Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale,
niece of Sir Johnston and daughter of
Ian Forbes Robertson, ! (weli known
as an art critic in London,) and, on
her mothers side, Of Joseph Knight.
f. 8. A, editor OF the London Notes
and Queries" and the foremost art
critic of his day. has made name for
herself as an author and lecturer.
After appearing on the stage for
few years. where she acted with Sir
Charles Wyndham, Sir John Hare, and
Sir George Alexander. and also played
Ophelia, Desdemcna, and other leading
parts with Sir Johnston Forbes-R Robert
son, and Ophelia with Sir Herbert
Tree, she came to America in the
autumn of 1907 with Ellen Terry !
Two years with Charles Frohman
followed this, and then a short time
with the New Theatre company In New
York, after which she decided to de-
vote her me mostly to wril ng and
lecturing. She has since hecona one
of the most seught-after women on
the American platform, speaking on
political. social and other subjects. ss-
Mrs. Forbes-Robertson Halls brings
to the leotu platform unusrar at-s
tractive personal qualities that are
powerful ads in securing and holding
the attention of the most iistless and
Indifferent. She has a very musical
and well-trained voice. In faca and
figure she is especially winsome and
graceful, which with her knowledge of
dramatic va ues In pose and gesture,
makes her always very interesting
and striking figure.
She has the keen intellect that
makes most effectual appeal to the
the head of those whom she wishes to
convince of the truth of her assertions
while her woman's wit and pretty man
ner render equally telling the illustra--
tions with which she gives point to
her utterances. Not one could % her
and hear her without acknowledging
that In, a -,,,& H.
mans movement she had lost no fem
mime charm; If anything had increas.
ed it.
For the modern, up.to-date outlook
upon life and conditions with the
knowledge 1t has brought to her has
thrown into high relief the purity and
truth of these womanly ideals which
have been thought to be so desirable
down through all ages
Mrs. Hale's subject Sunday night
was THE Future Of the Woman
Movement In America She stated
that it was idle TO spend time cons.d-
er.ng the great effo.t that has been
made by women to secure the right OF
suffrage. That right has been won
though it may be delayed for a year
by the failure of Vermont and ono
or two other statesiat6 hold special
sessions to ratify the 18th amend
ment.
The point of interest now is what
effect the women will have in public
affairs and insthe prog .ess of the ma
tion. By the coming of machinery
and industrialism the occupat, ons Of
have changed to greater
degree than those of the men and
many Of the things with which they
nave been closely concerned from the
beginnings of time and now, dealt
with, not in the home as in past ages,
but in the economic and industrial
ife
In the coming effort to progress
here is danger from the eKt.eme
radical and from the ultra conserya-
i've and the speaker believed that
women will serve as stabilizing
'orce of benefit to mankind
She did not have much respect for
s'ther Of the old parties in this coun-
ry and seemed to hope for a new
IA ty W ith less of politics and fur.
.herance Of selfish interest and more
IF justice and desire to see tha,
classes get square deal. She sd,
Used the women to be not overanxi.
,us In becoming members OF either
he Republican or Democratic party.
condemned Judge Gary and coal
nine operators, commended trade
lnion ISM, thinks the ousted Socialist
members of the New Yo X legislature
we're not properly treated and hopes
or the defeat of Senator Wadsworth.
Mrs Hale was cleverly Introduced
" Mrs. George S. Mills represenune