Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-29
Society Planning
Many Affairs
For Week of
Opera


Ianta and the announce
ment Of the repertoire Of operas
which will be sung during the third
week in April. there comes a de
cided impetus to plans for social
gayety.
For the past three years grand
opera has attracted numbers OF
visitors from neighboring cities and
states brilliant social program
is carried out. embracing many pfi
waite afternoon affairs, box parties
TO the opera and supper parties aft
ervard AT the clubs The two lead
ing social clubs Of the city. the
Capital city and the Piedmont
Driving clubs. give special enter
tainments complimenting the op-
era stars and the Atlanta Musi
cal Association. Every evening aft
er the performances the brilliant
audience gathers at one or the other
Of these clubs for a delightful So
ciaI time. BY agreement. the clubs
divide the evenings entertainments.
and the dates for the social af-
opera have been announced by
these clubs.
First Entertainment.
ON Monday evening. April II,
when "Mauon Lescaut" will be sung,
an entertainment at the Capital
City club viii be given in honor Of
the Atlanta Musical Association,
under whose auspices the Metro
politau Grand Opera Company
comes 10 Atlanta, and the grand
opera stars. Again. on Friday
evening the Capital City Club will
entertain the directors of the
Musical Association and FOR the ia
nous singers of the Metropolitan
Grand opera Company.
ON Thursday evening. April "a,
when there viii be no evening per-
Torrance at the Auditorium, the
Piedmont Driving Club will give
formal dinner-dance. The club will
be deliberately decorated and the
grand opera stars will occupy seats
al one long table in the middle
of the main dining room. The many
visitors to the city viii be ten
dered dinner parties by their
friends and the dinner-dance will
rival in brilliance that OF last
spring. when the club function was
So beautiful and successful. it
marked new standard for club
entertainments
The Brookhavon club and the
East Lake Country club, while Civ
ing no special entertainments for
the grand opera stars. will be Wis
tied by many who enjoy the long
motor ride out from the city. with n
refreshing half hour on broad piaz-
zas surrounding these clubs.
A Week of Gaiety.
The grand opera stars. many Of
whom are already well known IN
Atlanta society through former Wis
its 10 the city. are most gracious in
their reception Of Atlanta hospital
ftv. and at these club affairs they
delight the brilliant assemblage
with songs and Impromptu speeches
which add 20 the enjoyment Of the
evening. There are motor rides
afternoon teas and as many socis
pleasures as the strenuous life OF
the opera stars admit OF their ac-
,epting. ard opera week is dizzy
whirl Of music. feasting and gayety
from beginning to end.
While the list of visitors is as yet
incomplete. many interesting per
sons have already signihed their
utenaou Of visiting Atlanta during
opera week
Ms Robert Foster Maddox vii.
have as her guests for opera week
her sister. Mrs Robert jackson.
and her niece. Miss Edith Jackson.
of Nashville. iu whose honor sew
ersI entertainments viii be given.
Mrs Maddox viii give a reception
on Friday afternoon. April %, for
her guests which viii be one OF the
happicst in the series OF parties
given curing opera week. The re-
repuou win be given at Woodhaven.
the country home OF Mr.. and Mrs
MADDOX where the magnificent
grounds surrounding she mansion
VIII be At their Ioveliest at that
season.