The sun., 1902-01-28
ROYAL OPERA BOX FOR PRINCE
MIDDLE or HORSESHOE RE-
SERVED AT METROPOLITAN.
General Attendance by Invitation Capt.
Mshan. Commander Rodgers and Emil
Beas on Coumittee-Ideut.C &. Wander
hit OFFERS services OF eth Regiment.

Boas on COulmittee-iieut. 4. Nander-
mt Oncrs services Of 18Th Regiment.
The gala night OF opera at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House In honor OF Emperor Will
Mam's brother, Prince Henry Of Prussia.
when he IL the guest OF the city OF New
York Is now assured. Mayor Lows COM
mittee met Mr. Grau and representatives
OF the Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate
Company at the opera house last evening
and IL was agreed that there shall be bril-
liant and notable operate programme pre-
sented In honor Of the Prussian Prince on
Tuesday evening, Feb 20, the Prince hav-
ing signifled, as II Is understood, that an
evening OF opera In New York would please
him greatly.
The gala night will be given by theMayor's
committee. under direction Of Mr. Grau,
and according 10 pNsent arrangements
II will not be a performance for which
tickets will be sold In the usual way but
the privilege OF attendance will bc given
by invitation. The Mayors Committee.
or the subcommittee on opera OF tho Gem
eral Committee, Is made up OF Charles
Stewart Smith. Gustav II. Schwab, W.
Bayard Cutting. Col. Daniel $. lamont
and T.. j. Berwind. all we'll known as sup
porters OF the opera. The stockholders
OF the Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate
Company as such have nothing to do with
the performance, the Maurice Grau Opera
Company acting directly with the Mayors
committee.
The royal box or the box arranged
for the Prince and his suite, will comprise
the five parterre boxes In the middle Of the
horseshoe. The stockholders owning these
boxes will have boxes In the grand tier for
the evening at their disposal. although II is
more than likely that some Of them will he
guests OF friends In other parterre boxes,
II they desire to attend.
No details Of the programme for the gala
night have been arranged as yet, no
details Of any sort, in fact, but Il Is under
stood thnt all the members Of Mr.. Grau's
company will appear. The Mayors COM
mittee will meet Mr.. Grau and Max Hirsch
TO arrange the artistic and business details
of the evening some time this week, and
due announcement OF the plans and pro-
gramme agreed upon will be made by the
committee.
The Ave boxes 20 be taken for the Prince
and those accompanying him are those
numbered from 81 TO S. Numbers 81 and
IS belong respectively to Mrs, Vanderbilt
and J p. Morgan. james A. Burden takes
~ for Mondays and even matinees. Miss
Gurnee has II on Wednesdays, Mrs. Bradish
johnson on Fridays an John Sloane for
odd matinees. No. BS, Thomas Hitchcocks
is used by him on Mondays and odd matt
nees, by Joseph Stickney on Wednesdays,
J. j. Wyeong Fridays and Mrs. j. Fred
Pearson for even matinees. Heber X.
Bishop has box 81 on Mondays and for
matinees, L. II. Hartman taking II on
Wednesdays and Adrian Iselin, Jr., on
Fridays. Tuesday Is. Of course. not
regular opera night.
The General Committee for the recep-
ton and entertainment Of Prince Henry Of
Prussia appointed by Mayor Low, have
informed the Mayor that they will from
now relieve him from responsibility In the
preparations for the Princes arrival and
entertainment. and the Mayor In very glad
To be- able 70 turn the whole respons h'ity
for details over TO his representative
committee.
The Executive Committee of the General
Committee held meeting in the rooms -
the Chamber OF Commerce yesterday after
noon and had a preliminary discussion Of
the Affairs ahead OF them, and sub-cum-
mittees were appointed 10 look after IN"
several features Of the Princes reception
and entertainment.
Morris X Jesup. the chairman % the
Executive Committee, presided. and there
were present with him Gustav II. Schwab.
W Bayard Cuttlng. John :. kennedy
Alexander D. orr, 1T. Clair MchclWay
Iieuteuan M ( Commander y =. Carter, Wall
lace Downey, william " Baldwin, Jr,
Jacob II Schtf, Charles A Schlepn. GroIge
Victor. J HaTrcn khoades, Charles +.
smith, Jacob " Miller. Herman kdder.
Edward J Berv md Oswald q Wizard.
Jafn.s Speyef. Daniel =. Lamont aud col.
n Nheelan
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the chairmal, that tho Mayor had added
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