Phyllis Troubridge and Beatrice Llewellyn are invaluable members of the Femme Show, keeping our sewing kit stocked and tatting lace gloves for the entire cast as Solstice gifts. They always pack a mean picnic when we’re on the road. You can meet them and enjoy a civilized pot of tea on Wednesday July 28 at their Evening of Tea and Entertainment.

Tell us about your first experience with the Femme Show:
We were very pleased to make the acquaintance of the Femme Show through an introduction in Spring 2008, and delighted to be invited to offer our “Guide to Revolution and Comportment for the Feminine Sapphist” the following fall.  Despite the somewhat checkered reputations of artists in general in such matters as manners and hygeine, we found the members of the show to be unfailingly gracious and deeply informative.  In fact, to this very day, some of the most valuable pearls of wisdom contained in our etiquette guide have been gleaned from members of the Femme Show ensemble.

What makes the Femme Show so important?
Though we take great pleasure in advising our niece, Tucker, and hir acquaintances on all manner of sartorial and social dilemmas from the comfort of our porch and parlor, the opportunity provided by the Femme Show for SPPSSM to spread the gospel of good manners and good taste to Sapphists everywhere has been invaluable.  We at SPPSSM firmly believe that Sapphists of all identifications, orientations, and presentations stand to benefit and to flourish from the addition of etiquette, culture, and class to the collective Sapphic vocabulary.  The Femme Show enables this dream to reach to all corners of the Sapphic social universe.

What are you most excited about for the Femme Show in 2010?
We at SPPSSM are always so honored and delighted to share the timeless lessons contained within our very own “Lifestyle Compendium for the Modern Sapphic Socialite.”  By October, we are hoping to have enrolled the first class of pupils at the SPPSSM Finishing School for Wayward Sapphists, and look forward to guiding many a lost soul through hir much-needed Sapphic social transformation.

What is your favorite thing to do onstage?  Least favorite?
As seasoned presenters– we are, after all, available to address your sewing circles and religious institutions, your historical sociaties and gardening clubs– we derive a great deal of pleasure from addressing the social and sartorial queries that are germane to today’s Sapphist.  We always treasure the opportunity to interact with, and enrich the lives of, the Sapphic populus.

As it is most generous of the Femme Show to host us in this forum, we simply cannot identify any aspect of our speaking experience as unsatisfactory.  Due to the sheer volume of Sapphists experiencing acute etiquette crises at any given time, we at SPPSSM do wish we had more extensive opportunities for consultation with show attendees.

Sweet or savory?
When paired with a complimentary tea, at the appropriate time of day, both petit fors and tea sandwiches can be equally enjoyable.

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