100 Years Ago Today, February 20, 1916
Suffrage Operetta Gives $8,000 to the Cause On February 20, 1916 the New York Times reported that Alva Belmont staged the operetta, “Melinda and Her Sisters,” at the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City to benefit the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. The play netted $8,000, proceeds “to be used for […]
Recent Comments