The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS OF THE SPRING SEASON
Grand Opera Attract Many Birmingham Visitors to Atlanta
This Week-Society to Be Comparatively Dull Here.
Luncheon Parties Yesterday at the Southern CubPropec
Hospitalities Engagements Announced : Personal
Notes
BY MYRTLE MILES

/ Atlantans and visitors will meet on
delightfully."- friendly footing to talk o.
| the melody and beauty of "Tosca."
There will be a number of society
events during the week, in many OF
which Birmingham people Will take
part. Tomorrow night. MI. Robert Mad
dox, president of the Capital City club,
and Mrs. Maddox will be the official
| hosts at the Capital City club entertain-
| mont which inaugurates the series. The
officers and directors of the musical
/ association and grand opera stars VIII
be special guests of the occasion and
with President and Mrs. Maddox and
other officers of the club and their
wives will have seats at long central
table in the main dining room. Num-
erous private supper parties will be
| formed for the evening. Friday is an
other gala evening. The officers and
directors of the Atlanta Musical festival
entertain the artists of the opera and
| officers of the Capital city club at the
| clubhouse, Col. and Mrs William Law
son Peel acting as official host and
hostess. They will also probably en-
| tertan at their beautiful home, Wood
| bine." on Peachtree road during the
| week. The dinner dance to be given
Thursday evening at the Piedmont
Driving club will be attended by several
hundred prominent Atlantans and visi-
! tors. Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Nunnally
are the official hosts, and a large num-
Der of tables have been engaged
Mr.. and Mrs, Preston Arkwright and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Howell, all well
known among Birmingham society peo-
pie, viii be among the prominent hosts
of opera week.
1t is a noteworthy fact that there are
several operas in the series to be heard
Tor the first time in the south. A num-
Der have expressed their qualification
that we are to hear Damrosch's "Cy-
rano," which is new and has had praise
from some very exacting critics. This,
however, for the sake of those who
have asked me to repeat the list Of
operas and the days of their presenta
tion, is the entire Offering:
Monday evening, Puccinis 'Manon
Lescaut," with Lucrecia Bori the young
Spanish singer; Caruso and Scott
among the stars.
Tuesday afternoon, ia Traviata"
with Frieda Hempel, the young German
singer who has created such furore
in New York this season--her first ap-
pearance in America--and Amato, who
is one of the idols 4 of Birmingham
opera goers, to be among the stars.
Wednesday night "Cyrano" is to be
presented, with Amato singing tho
name part lovely Frances Aida as Rox-
ane, and Ricardo Martin as the other
star. 1
Thursday afternoon La Gioeonda" is
TO be sung. Emmy Destinn, Frieda
Hempel, Caruso and that magnetic Dinh
Gilly are to be the principals, SO it is
particularly rich production, and one
OF the most tuneful and beautiful Of
the operas.
Friday night opera goers will hear
Tales of Hoffman," with F'rieda Hem
pei Lucrecia Bori. Jean Maubourg,
| Dinh Gilly, Carl Jorn and de Segurola
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Saturday is the only day on which
one may hear two performances and
| the matinee and night production Will
bring many additional visitors. In the
| afternoon Lucia di I-ammermoor." with
| 1Trieda Hempel. Marie hatfield, and
| Amato in the cast and Saturday night,
La Tosca" to be sung by Emmy Des-
| tim, Caruso. Scotti and other Metropo.-
itan favorites will conclude the weeks
enga cement.
| The visit of Mr.. and Mrs. George Con-
nors is always anticipated in Atlanta
| by many lovely social plans. They are
| former Atlantans, and / think that the
time will never come when ATLANTA So
ciety does not value them and recognize
a prior claim upon them. though they are
so completely identified with Birming-
ham, both in a social and a business
way. The Atlanta papers have noted
| their approaching visit with expressions
| of pleasure. and l found this mention
| OF them in the American.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Connors and
| their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews of
Birmingham are coming over in tho
| latter's car and will be at the Georgian
Terrace grand opera week. They have
ftaken a box together at the opera and
will be seen at all the performances.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Connors will receive a
warm welcome from their friends here,
being still regarded as Atlantans
| though they are so popular and sue
cessful in Birmingham, that they now
almost consider themselves Aiabamans
| it is said.
| M. s. Connors as Miss Lillian Loch-
rane, was immensely popular in society
! here before her marriage She was the
daughter of Judge o. A. Lochrane, who
resigned from the chief justiceship Of
Georgia to represent the Pullman COM
pany. He was one of the first great
corporation lawyers of America, and
one of the most brilliant men of his
day. Mrs. Connors is of Irish descent
through her father. and possesses all
| the charm and graciousness that we at
tribute to high bred Irish beauty.