Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-13 | Page 36 | Collaborators of Suffrage Operetta

The Collaborators of f the age Operetta M I 1 r x J w. w fr o I ti Mrs Oliver H. H P P. P Miss Elsa Maxwell Maxwell v Belmont author of composer of the 1 the brilliant satire satiro music and and lyrics 7 cant can't always alwaY'S make them read For that reason we we ha have e written Melinda and Her Sisters' Sisters and we hope that the production production n of f it dt will bring a a. million dollars to the Cause We have had offers from Chicago Philadelphia and San Francisco for far the operetta and managers In n New York have swamped us with inquiries and propositions Even the brains of at to-day to realize what the conditions of to day to-day ought to be and must be changed Society must be Ibe reconstructed In avery a a. avery very pleasing and humorous way we much Perhaps Melinda Melin who can do so sa da will help to ta change them The Peppers of Oshkosh ve lis-ve have made their money out of ot glue slue R Thereupon decides to climb into 50 so so- Mrs Pepper She has s eight daugh daughters ers seven of Whom om have the same aspirations So they b betake take themselves abroad and cultivate the the gentle arts of the classic dance music poe poetry the drama musical musical musical musi musi- cal comedy sport and ballroom graces Meanwhile Pa er remains sad and shy though rich Melinda eight and youngest daughter daughter daugh daugh- ter is the ilie family bete noir She Ihas has gone in in for nothing that thatis is fashionable fashionable fashion fashion- a able In do fact tare Peppers dont don't know mow what she's doing and care less Her name is serer iI never Ter mentioned in the family circle ole I f Meanwhile its it's time for the seven society Peppers to dome come Ine out land and Ma Mn Pepper gives them ahem a grand party patty in Oshkosh They come masquerading as Muses and what to show I oft off rr their graces and bring wing along a lot of their smart friends With her lofty ideas Ma Pepper Popper invites the to village gentry and has Ihas them announced with grand titles by a a. pompous butler r who Imitates imitates imi tates the English upper servants of Fifth Avenue getting in tin a a. dig or two at society himself though it is left toMa toMa to Ma Pepper and her friends Mrs Grundy and land Mrs to Saymany say saymany saymany many things that are as M true as well as-well well never never mind mind l Mrs Belmont sponsors them AU Ant this time tune Melinda has been following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing her bent yeS bent yes youve you've guessed its it's suffrage and wd the spirit She arrives at the denouement accompanied by a bevy of children and factory girls whom she has rescued from their horrid horrid hor hor- I rid environment and they bring with t I them the traditional soap box of at mili mili- tant brass band ban banners suffrage a brass speeches and all aU the fan familiar rest of pre-election pre times All but Pa Pepper r are shocked at such vulgarity But Me Melinda inda has a winning way with her likewise pulchritude pul pul- and one e by one she wins twins them over aTer to suffrage even to the hie village vil lage Mayor who wha admits he has to kowtow kow kaw tow to the men voters no nom matter ar how haw ignorant they ar are Ma Pepper WaX waxes I highly enthusiastic and sings Girls Girls Put Away Your Curls and all allhands allhands hands Join jain in a ringing march chorus chortis Carry on t Curtain applause and applause applause- and nd more votes for tor women