ABSTRACT
Mrs Oscar Beringer’s address entitled “Can Women Write Plays?” was delivered to the members of the Playgoers’ Club on Sunday evening last. Mr Carl Hentschel, the president, was in the chair, and among those present were Sir Squire and Lady Bancroft. Mrs Beringer described a play as a human document, the construction of which required common sense, dramatic instinct, and knowledge of theatrical effect. She based her argument on the general fitness and capability of women for dramatic work, and reminded her listeners that it was no longer thought a disgrace for women to write; they were not considered social pariahs nor were they believed to be worse wives for working. Mr J. R. Geard opened the discussion, and among those who spoke was Mr E. ROSE, who confessed that it was with relief he found that he had been misinformed as to the title of Mrs Beringer’s lecture.
