The Washington herald., 1920-11-14

Cartier are expected back IN Wasn-
Ington early in December, but have
not yet booked their passage.
Gen. Nivelle closed his visit here
last Friday. He Is going to Chicago
and San Francisco after several very
strenuous days indeed. He was kept
on the go every minute. He even
gave a party himself. That was on
night at the willard and
the honor guests were the members
Of the Diplomatic Corps. There were
covers for about eighteen, those
there including Secretary Baker,
Daniels, Prince de Bearn,
Charge dAffaires of the French EN-
bassy; Gen. Jervey. General Stan, u.
s A; Admiral Rogers, U. s. N; n.
Monod, French Mission; Col. Azan.
chief of Gen. Nivelle's stan; Gen.
French military attache,
and Col. NJ. C. Buckley. aide to Gen.
GEN. NIvELLE
POPULAR IDOL.
1t was a lovely party and was
much enjoyed. Those who were
thrown with the former commander
in-chief of the French army were
delighted with him and hated TO see
him depart for a tour of the West.
He promised though to return to
Washington some time in December
before completing his tour of this
country. He came over as French
delegate to the celebration of the
tercentenary of the landing of the
Pilgrims and the founding of the
first legislative assembly at James,
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cmonies all over the country. Gen.
who is now a member OF the
supreme war council, succeeded Mar
shall Joffre as chief of
the French army in 1916. following
the tilliant successes of the French
forces under his command at Vaux
and Douaumont
He has been invited by the Sec
retary of War to come East in time
to witness the annual Army-Navy
football game in New York, which
game. by the way, gives promise Of
attracting the lions share of soci-
ETY. away from Washington. The
Princeton-Yale game. played at
Princeton yesterday, attracted quite
a few from here, too. And the
opening of the opera in New York
this week Is going to take quite a
number from town here.
Frederic William Vile returned
today to Washington from Provi-
dence, where he addressed the Brit
ish Empire Club at its Armistice
Day dinner. En- route from the
North he stopped at Princeton for
the Yale-Princeton football game
yesterday. David Lawrence, himself
Princetonian. is another of the nu-
merous Washingtonians who went
to Tigertown for the classic fracas
with the sons of Eli.
But more of Gen. Nivelle. He was
entertained at luncheon by the Secre-
tary of War at the Army and Navy
Club Tuesday, when the members of
President Wilson's Cabinet, Gen. Per-
shing, chiefs of the bureaus of the
War Department and attaches of
the French Embassy were among the
guests. OF course, he was taken to
Mount Vernon to put a wreath on
the tomb of our first President, az
all worthwhile visitors of foreign
birth always are, and visited the
United States Naval Academy and
followed the usual program of
and entertainment.
sTEERED FROM
FRACAs.
There seems to have been great
excitement at the Naval Academy
lately; hunger strikes and other
sorts Of strikes and everything. II
heard too that Gen. Nivelle was
carefully steered around the acad-
emy so that he did not see any of
the outward and visible signs of
the strife there. One of the out
comes of the sedition apparently was
the replacing of the superintendent.
Rear Admiral Archibald H. Scales,
by Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson.
father of Mrs. Patrick Hurley, for
merly Ruth Wilson, who has always
Inquired largely in social activities
here. 1t will be almost the same
as having the Wilson's in Washing
ton once more.
Speaking of Annapolis brings to
my mind that last Friday the
of the Washington Thea
ter Productions Company's first
venture, "Heigh-Ho." splendid
and original musical comedy, took
place in the pretty new little thea
ter in that city. 1t was planned to
open the show there yesterday, but
there was so much interest shown
in it, that 1t was decided to give
three performances instead of two,
From Annapolis "Heigh-Ho" will
go to Baltimore for weeks run,
opening tomorrow, November Is, and
then to Richmond for another week.
This will bring US to the week of
November %, when the play comes
to the Shubert- -Garrick Theater in
Washington. Then, IL 1t is a sue
cess, it will be sent on to New York
for what one hopes may prove a
record run.
The week here is, of course, the
crucial test, for this is washington's
own theater company. and the re-
vue's reception here will have great
influence not only on the success of
the present undertaking. but upon
the ambitious program which the
company-organized by Miss Kath-
arine Brown, Mrs. Glenna Smith
Tfnnin and Mrs. Mary Holland Kim
kaid and backed by 100 of Washing
tons most substantial and success
tul business women-have under
taken.
MODERN PLAYHOUSE
FOR CAPITAL.
Their intention, you know, is to
give Washington a fine. modern
playhouse with its own producing
company, and to make Il a center
OF influence for the best in the the
atrical world. This is necessarily
a project of slow growth, demand
ing solid foundations and careful
building. And consequently for the
moment the company Is concentrat-
ing on a series of theatrical produce
tions OF which "Heigh-Ho" the