New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
WAR DOESN'T DIM
OPERA PREMIERE
Only Ambassadors Absent
at Brilliant Society
Gathering.

-'Nt""NAo " -NtW Ablh SoCltNN anu
distinguished persons from other large
cities filled every box except James b.
Haggin's i'm the partcrre row. grand
tier and every seat in the stalls and
orchestra for the premiere at the Met
ropoltan Opera House last night. It
was one affair on which the war had
little effect The gathering was as
representative and brilliant as i'm for
mer years.
Foreigners were not present in such
large numbers as last year, when the
Russian, German, Spanish and Italian
ambassadors were in attendance, as
well as many titled persons. Sir George
PalSh was present last night as the
guest Of Clarence II. Nackay. and there
were few other foreigners of note IN
the house.
As is usual ON the first night. the
occupants OF the boxes were late in al
rivlng. When the4urtaln went up half
the boxes were empty. Many came on
from dinners, Of which there were sew
eral given previous 90 the opera, and
did not arrive until after o'clock.
Il was the first large gathering OF
society this season. Consequently
there was much visiting from box 70
box during the interm,ssj0Us. The de-
butantes were not very extensively rep
resented. They do not put IN an ap-
pearancc ar The opera Iu any great
numbers until later in the season.
Among those in the boxes were:
No. /. Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth and Nr. and Mrs W. Payne
Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur lselin.
No. ,. Mr.. and Mrs. John $. Rogers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry X. Brent. Mrs.
Amory s. Carhart and Frederic i.
JU'lhard.
No. 8. Nh. and Mrs NJ. Orme Wilson,
Mr.. and Mrs Orme Wilson, jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert d. Robbins and Mon
cure Robinson.
No. !. Mr. and Mrs August Belmont,
Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler
Mr.. and Mrs. sydney 5. Brecsc, w.
RhiuelanGer Stewart, ir, and Hermann
Oelrichs.
No. &. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen II. Oln,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Philip Bernhard.
No. q. Mr.. and Mrs. Jorge Andre,
Major G.. Creighton Webb.
No s-Mr. and Mrs. {. Oliver lselin,
MIR. and Mrs. Adrian lse!ln, I'd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison Tweed.
No. g. Mrs =. II. Hartman and Miss
Carol Hartman.
No. TO- Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas T
Brady. Mrs. James c. Brady. Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis y. GaTan and Monson
Morris
No. i2 Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clews,
Mr. and Mrs. George Jay Gould and
Dir and Mrs. Herbert Parsons.
no. l3 General and Mrs. Lloyd >.
Bryce and Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sergeant
40. n Mr.. and Mrs. George Henry
No. I5-Mr and Mrs. c. oDonneu
10. 16-Mr and Mrs. Walter p.
No. 11-Nr. and Mrs. John Henry
Hammond. Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Bur
den and Miss Ruth Twombly.
NO. 18-Mr. and Mrs. Charles b.
Alexander, Miss Janetta and Bliss
Mary G.. Alexander.
10. zO-Mr. and Mrs. ogden Mills
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Carnegie
Phipps.
10. 21-Mr. and Mrs Henry p. Davi-
SON, Mr.. and Mrs George ID. Pratt and
Nr and Mrs. Charles ID. Norton.
No. - Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Gary and
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Nixon.
80. 25 Mr.. and Mrs. ElbridGe T..
Gerry. Miss Mabel Gerry and Miss An
geiica Gerry.
no. 25-Mr. and Mrs. John +. Par
sons. Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery and
Miss Edith MORGAN.
No. rs Mr.. and Mrs William Ross
Proctor. Mr. and Mrs. Oreu Root, MISS
Vouletti z. Proctor and Mr.. Chauncey.
No. 2s- Clarence II. Mackay. Mr. and
Mrs +. Egerton Webb, Mrs Edmund
Randolph. Sir George Paish, Charles
r. Hosmer. OF Montreal; Alfonso de
Navarro and /. r. Holbrook Belts.
40 29 Mrs. Richard Gambrill and
Mr.. and Mrs j. Stewart Barney.
No. 3O-Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cusn-
80. Mrs. Vanderbilt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred G.. Vanderbilt, Mr.. and
Mrs William Fitzhugh Whitehouse and
Worth.ngton Whitehouse.
No. go and Mrs. Pembroke
Jones. Rlr. and Mrs. Goodhue Living
ston, Mr.. and Mrs. De Lancey Kountze'
John Clinton Gray, jr., and Pembroke
No. 81 Mr. and Mrs. Henry 2 Hoyt'
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard y. Sears, Of Bos-
ton. and Miss Rosina sherman ,Hoyt.,
No. So Mr. and Mrs. Herbert l..
Satterlce, Mr. and Mrs. William Pierson
Hamilton and Miss Helen Hamilton.
80. 86-Mr. and Mrs. Noble McCon-
nell. DR.. and Mrs. Martin Burke. Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Macdonald Sinclair
and Mr.. and Mrs Adoiph }. Wells.
No. 87-Mr. and Mrs. Albert +. Smith,
Judge and Mrs. Young and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Stuart Blackton.
No. 39-Mr. and Mrs. Bertram G.
VI nr ard Mrs Hunter McA lDln
and MIR. and Mrs James Warren Lane.
No. 4O-Robert C.. Clowry, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry d. Estabrook. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Porter Peck and Mrs. Adrian
No, Miss Julia Chester Wells. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles II. Sheriff., Mr.. and
Mrs. william North Duane and Rutger
Bleecker Jewett.
No. az Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Gordon
Norrie. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick de Pey-
ster Carey and +. Vail Stebbins
No. 45EMr. and Mrs. George B. Hurd
and Sir. and Mrs. Frank b. Hurd.
Box C-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott
Gerrish, Miss Sinclaire and Henry
Ror E-Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. Dit
son. Miss Belle Greene and Frank Pol
'OTG Rox H-Mr. and Mrs Jonathan Bulk
lev. Mrs. Robert c. Black and Benjamin
ROY V-Mr. and Mrs. John W. Her
bo,.t and Mr.. and Mrs Edward d. Dunn.
The omnibus box at the left end OF
the grand tier was filled with members
Of the Metropolitan Opera Club. Among
the members. most Of whom were pres
ent last night, are William Ii. Lee, Dr.