The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
NEWS IF THE DAY IN SOCIETY WORLD Birmingham Woman Tells oI
 New York Visit FRIDAY AS CLUB DAY John Miller BradIeys Dinner-An- nouncements of Interest-Personal
 Menton-Dance In Honor
 of Young Ladies.
FRIDAY AS CLUB DAY
By MYRTLE MILES.

haS long since been adopted as club day and even the women who are not club women entertain but little on that day because the average Birmingham society woman is club woman. So the woman who gives party on Friday afternoon receives more regrets than acceptances The glorious sunshine of yesterday brought out full attendance at the club meetings and the streets were alive with women going to their clubs from ? to o'clock.
 Speaking of the dulness here a Bir- mingham woman who took advantage of the advantage of the season to go to New York for pleasure and shopping trip, gave an interesting description at a party this week, of visit to the Metropolitan opera house where she wit messed one evening the revival of "Fal- taff" which has not been played be- fore for 13 years. Antionette seottie ap- peared fin the title role. The performance was given for the pension and endow- ment fund of the Metropolitan When asked to tell something about it the Bir- mngham woman grew enthusiastic. q often wonder" she said, Eff I lived in New York and could see those splen- did productions all the time, if I would enjoy them as I do on an occasional trip But to come to the point the revival of 'Falstaff was a success in every way, artistically and financially, but you know those charity affairs always are successes In New York. The cast was a superb l one, every one in it seemed in spirit for | the work and I know Verdis music never | sounded better in it's irresistible humor. 1 Of course you will always find some one whose memory Is too good indeed so good that they will insist upon telling you how much better the play was in the old days, hoy much better so and so sang than did the one you have just seen and are in the seventh heaven about But I realize how treacherous a thing memory is and the performance I saw was good enough for me-"
 Tell us about the east was asked by musical spirit present
 Well, scotti was Falstaff and of course being Scotti he was the hero of the hour. His makeup would have made any body laugh. In girth he resembled hogs head and one could only guess from the wide belt the location of the waist line, but he acted in a delightful way and his singing was superb. Miss Destinn, as Mrs. Alice Ford, was charming and her singing was beautiful"
 'Who was Mrs. Quickley?'" asked an adnirer of the part.
 Miss Gay and she, too, was up to the standard. But the men! There was Mr. | Campanar, who, by the way, was one | of the original cast in New York. He | sang the role of MT Fort, and did it 1 splendidly. He was good too. in his cele- brated monoogue. The others were all good. By the way the reports of the DOT health of MT. Caruso must be well founded, because he was prevented from taking part in any of the performances for the fund, although he was expected to do so. The reason given was that his health would not permit. Yes. when one begins to find times getting dull at home, | when music begins to sound less attrac- tive and you become tired of things gen. orally, just take little run up to New York and you will find both pleasure and profit to body and mind"
 l John Bradley, Jr.'s, Birthday Party.
 Of interest to a large circle of the friends of John Miller Bradley was his | 18th birthday. John was born and reared
 in Birmingham, and 1t is hard for his
 old friends to realize that he was IS yes- terday. In honor of his birthday he gave & dinner to 10 of his young men friends | at the home of his father. MT. John G. | Bradley. last evening. The home, which is a new one, and one of the prettiest and most artistic in the city, was lovely last | evening, the dining room being especially attr9 ctive with it's decorations of yellow ana purple The table had a mass of viclets and jonquils for it's decoration. | The place cards and favors carried out the decorative scheme, purple and gold, and the seven-course dinner was one of much enjoyment to the 10 boys who were seated at the table. They were John | Miller Bradley, Webb Crawford, Jr., I Harry Mccormack, Dixie McCrossin, Pey- l ton Norvell, Howard Moore, Anderson | McCampbell James Britain, Kennith Me- f Donald and William Beddow.