Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-07

w vonderful music of late, have we
rotp Yesterday mornings musicale at
~. ~ palIeyue Stratford was delightful
.nJ every one was there. l don t think
~" over heard Bispham better, and
K,nd,er was his usual self.
Nearly all the boxes were filled and
avery one was smartly gowned. l saw
Major General and Mrs. Waller and
Mrs Horace Eugene Smith and Mary.
and Mrs. Joe Leidy and Miss May
Tocbran and Mrs. Charlie Platt and
Nrs Emott Hare and Mrs. Phelps,
Who Is visiting her from Baltimore
MIS- George Dallas Dixon and a great
many others there, all enjoying 1t i'm
mensely.
AND tonight we have the second
n opera of the season. that is Of the
Metropolitan season at the Academy.
II will be Carmen" with Farrar and
Martinelli, and promises to be ex-
ceedingly brilliant.
The second meeting of the Opera
supper Club will be held after the perc
formance. and for those who are in
terested I am in a position to tell you
that arrangements have been made to
bnye the tables in the foyer this time
and not in the corridor, as last week.
80 that any Of those who wish to have
supper but do not want to dance may
watch the dancing. Another thing,
supper will be available when the guests
are seated. The eats were splendid last
week. and the fioor-well, the foyer
floor is the same old floor, which would
be impossible to beat for dancing.
The club will have seven more meet
ings, Including this evening. The next
one will hr on Tuesday. December IA.
and then there will be three in January,
on the 4th, 18th and 25th, and on Feb.
ruary and 10.
THE Opera Supper Dance Club is
i under the auspices Of the women's
committees for the Philadelphia Or
chestra and the womens Academy Of
Music board. Mrs. Joseph Leidy is
chairman OF the club, and her commit
tee includes Mrs. Alfred Reginald
Allen. treasurer; Mrs Matthew Cryer,
Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel. Coun-
tess Santa Eulalia. Mrs. John White
Geary. Mrs. Charles w. Henry, Mrs.
Alexander Van. Rensselaer,. Mrs.
ton Yarnall Mrs. Harold Z. Yarnall
and Miss Frances A. Wister. ex officio.
Some of the club members are Mr..
Norton Downs, Mr.. and Mrs. Fraser
Harris. Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio Gates
Lloyd. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis King
Wainwright. Mr.. and US. Charlton
Yarnall. and ever so man others.
NTIIILE on the subject of opera.
w d"N't YOU wish there was some wav
Of having it begin later? have been
told that the Motrono'itan company
cannot nrranro otherwise. and so I
have hccn thinking and thinking about
II. For, 70" see. 7 have heard a good
many complaints about people arriving
late.
Up at the Metropolitan the fact that
boXholdors arrived at all hours through
q The performance did not interfere with
any one else. as boxhO'ders had an
en'rHncc and ,,a'conv all their own and
were not standing up in front of others
wh'o thcy arranged their wraps. But
YOU 500 q. the Academy the boxes are
right in front OF the parquet circle
seats an for the entire first act last
week t'.oW IN TIVE seats back of the boxes
had thei" Wow interrupted all the time
by Il" tardy arrival of the boxholders
and their guests.
am sure that not one of these per-
sons who inadvertently interfcred with
the comfort Of others realized this fact,
AZ thev are used to going to the other
house without having to think abou'
anything but getting off their wraps
and making themselves comfortable. And
think If they do realize it they will
perhaps have their dinners earlier. even
at 6 o'clock if necessary. to let them
reach the oprra on time. It would be
good solution of the difficulty for
opera and theatre parties both to have
the dinner before the affair an hour to
half hour earlier than heretofore, or
else corhnr the entertaining to after the
opera or theatre.
know great many persons who
go to theatre parties often have seen
most Of the things three or four times,
and so they don't mind if they are late
and miss part OF the show. But, you
see. the other people who are not so
fortunate as to have been invited often
To the theatre are just little anxious
to see the play or the opera ana, attci
all, they have spent good sums for
their seats and they should be able