Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
JUDI GUDDII ADOUI FEUFLE
n;rst Singing of prince Igor" in This City Draws
Large Numberof Fashionables- -"Flight
of Fancy" at Bellevue

- n,,eht think that the opening Of
ll,A. Metropolitan opera season last
coming as II did just one short
.rsr the Boston Opera Company,
~ sort OF an anti.olimax. but not
n, soolety-with a capital s-o-CI
~ the rest OF it--assembled last
or the grand tier during the inter
Nv s,0 following the second act, as
s.,,.i and the chatter of excited debu.
,.s mingled with the more suodued
of the older fashionable folk.
.nn,ber of box parties we're given
-. little debs, among them party
=. Arthur Newbolds for Dorothy. who,
- exouisitely girlish frock Of deep
IA silver fabric, was the center of
4 sdniring group.
she stotesbury box, as usual was sur
,rdsd. the gracious hostess looking par
.'..,.rlv charming in a gown Of deep
slun velvet, with a long paneled
rNa stunning Laura Biddle, one OF an.
-. sroup on the tier. was regal in
-n of silver cloth, with bodice-what
80 was OF it--of hlmy tulle. with a
,-son rose tucked In at the front
vas rather amused on glancing up
..,ween the acts to see rather widely
s.ovn rnatron hanging over the edge OF
4, hox gazing down into the pit with
IA. a. much curiosity as IL she were n
s.li.rv eod. Doubtless she was hunting
4, some particular acquaintance.
ant 10 return to the debutantes-Nancy
~ was another ono to be entertained.
u,r parents, the Gustavus Wynne Cooks
~ patty Borie, Mary Brooke, Alec Ran
IN Edgar Baird and Walter Freeman In
thslr box.
m. samuel Houstons entertained sew
-, ruests in their box. Among them
w.r. DR.. and Mrs. George woodward,
~. Louise Davis, Miss Charlotte Brown,
~ Edward Randall and Mr.. Winant
Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Potter enter.
aimed Miss Frances Hibben, of New
york: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Potter, Jr.,
VI Daniel Donovan and Mr.. Westcott
bailey in their box.
A musical melange entitled Flight Of
yancy." which has been cleverly writ
s,n by Charles Leon Downing. former
Mask and wig star, will be produced on
december 10 and 20 in the ballroom of
the Bellevue.Stratford for the benefit Of
ne Northern Home for Friendless Chill
sren The story deals with a man and
iii who, having just become engaged,
are yowing eternal love. etc. Among other
things. the man tells his sweetheart that
IL would bring everything of beauty and
Kreatness from various parts of the earth
70 her feet, whereupon the curtain is
drawn and in the first act one beholds
an Oriental scene. where girls and men
IN somber garb will dance. The girls
eostumes will represent various per-
fumes or sweet odors, and the mems at
tire will be that of Oriental guardsmen.
There will be Japanese and Hawaiian
scenes also, with dances especially ar
ranged Holland girls. with costumes rep
fesentng tulips. will dance with stalwart
Dutch gardeners. Italy will give her
lAare OF beauty to the favored prospec-
tive bride in the shape of fans that
WI prove to be pretty girls dressed in
pink tulle. The men in this chorus will
gsar artists costumes.
OF course the play would not be COM
pIsts without a skating chorus. so If you
aw Hip Hip! Hooray" you will recog.
nise in certain group OF young women
'charlcttes" dressed lin wonderful white
stating costumes and dancing all the
wonderful steps that Charlotte" herself
did on skates. There will be an English
bunting scene and Russian dance. not
70 speak of a bit OF Ireland thrown in.
NANCY wYNNE.