The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
MANY AMERICANS
AT GRAND OPERA
More Than Usual Among Sub
scribers for London
Season.
A DlsTI.N G UIsH.E#D LIST
June Is Expected to BE Record
Breaking Month for the
Colony.
A DUSTIN G UIsHED LIST
BY CHARLES p. Nol,cRoss.

BY CHARLES T.. SOltCROSS.
Especial Cable to the Times Dispatch
London. April 9.-There Will be
even more Americans than usual in the
boxes and stl lis when the grand opera
season opens at Covent Garden on
April IS. Among the new subscribers
are. Mrs. Maldyn Drummond, former
~ Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., pretty Mrs.
Miller Graham, of New York, who In
tends to conquer London this season
from her new house in Grosvenor
Square.
j. p. Morgan. Lady Paset and Mrs.
John w. Mackay are among the very
few who have subscribed for boxes for
every single performance, Other
subscribers are Lady Speyers, who was
a famous violinist before she married
Sir Edgar, the hnancicr: Hon Mrs
Henry Coventry. who divorced Mr.
McCreary and who viii perhaps tlnd
eloped with her first husband and whd
rs known as Lady Grey Egerton, sit
ting In the box opposite: Mrs. Adair
Mrs. Ogilvie Bale, charming Mrs. Glas-
Cow, who halls from Virginia and who
gives delightful dinners and lunch
sons in Berkeley Square; Mrs. Renalds.
Mrs. Richie, and Mrs. Sam Newhouse
who Is famous for her turquotses and
perfect dressing.
Alfred Vanderbilt has taken one OF
the largest boxes and will entertain
though opera bores him painfully.
The Countess of Granard and the
scribed, but then they can count on as
many invitations as they care to ac-
sept.
Mrs. Bradley Martin has taken box
FOR three performances a week. No
opera season would be complete with
out her and her jewels, which always
cause great tlutter.
Expected In London.
Now that Mrs. DreXel. like Mrs
Moore, has entertained the King at
dinner at Biarritz. she is expected In
London preparatory to n visit to New
York, where the family will attend
the wedding OF her son to Miss Majorie
Gould. Returning again to London,
she viii plunge into the preparation
for tho marriage OF her daughter to
yiscount Maidstone 1t is whispered
that on the night before the wedding
there will be II young peoples dance
at the big house in Grosvenor Square.
Meanwhile. Mrs Drexel's sister, Mrs.
James Henry Smith, Is moving into the
next corner house Of the same square,
II is one OF the finest mansions in Eng
land and has been entirely redecorated
and filled with wonderful furniture
and pictures. In June, Mrs. Smith
and her daughter, the Duchess de
Viseu, will entertain.
June will be record month in the
colony, for many Americans will put
in an appearance. among them MIR. ana
Mrs. Henry White, formerly OF the
t,.. y,f,ty- m.
in-law and daughter. Count and Count
ess Hermann. Won Scheer Thess, Lady
Johnstone, who was a Miss Pinchot
from Copenhagen; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Graef Mr. and Mrs. Leland LandleY.
Mrs James Med onald of Standard Oil
renown, who may be unable to dazzle
London with her dinners and concerts
owing to the death of her brother.in-
law in New York; and the Granards.
who are expected to start the ball
rolling by giving house warming
party early in May. They are also go
ing in for golf this summer, having
laid out nine hole course on the cas-
tie Forbes grounds.
VIII Not Present Daughter.
The Duchess of Rutland has decid-
ed not to present her daughter, the
Hon. Diana Manners. at court this sea-
SON, owing to her youth.
The Duke and Duchess of Rox-
burghe have taken Chesterfield House
from powager Lady Burton on long
lease.
The King will pay weekend visit
to the Hon and Mrs. John Ward at
Chiffon Hall in May The Kings keen
interest in the political situation and
I his concern over the prospect OF an-
other general election which will up-
Il !, sod h
i to forego his usual spring cruise in the
( Mediterranean, and he will return to
\ London In May.
"King's messengers" tire constant
lily on the go between Biarritz and Lon
don carrying the private corresponds
i ence OF His Majesty with Winston
! Churchill, who provides King Edward
4 with almost daily reports Of the situa-
| ton in the Commons.
| Apropos of this, 1t Is not generally
known that when Churchill became
Home Secretary the King in a friend
lily way urged him to use mere digni-
fed Language in his speeches, a hint
4 which Churchill took in good part.
Queen Alexandra will not return ye
awhile Accompanied by the Hon
I, Charlotte Knollys. Princess Victoria
/ and the Countess of Antrim, she vii
board the royal yacht at Genoa anc
robably visit her brother at Athens
| Owing to the Queens positiveness. tn
I King does not enjoy long cruises II
her company. On their last cruis.
I things ran by no means smoothly TIL
Queen Insisting on landing at all sort
Of places unattended. This resulted IL
some curious little scenes which wer
!, witnessed by the yacht officers VIII
later suffered from the Kings irrita
, blnty! To the nervous shy Princes
, Victoria the royal yacht spells para
disc. There no one stares at ne
!, unformality and she Is great fav