The New York herald., 1921-10-26
Left RghtMrs " Everit Macy and Mrs Marshall Field
Mr. and Mrs Marshall Field and Mr. and Mrs. "
Everit Macy Join the Boxholders.

Whom society assemblies IN the Metro
politan Opera House .or the premiere
on the night OF November II IL will be
found that more changes in the person
mel OF the parterre row of boxes than
usually come with the lapse OF a year
have taken place. Mourning has elm
mated five families which for several
decades, and in some Instances since
the beginning OF the opera house, have
been identified with the Metropolitan.
Several other families of equal social
importance have absented themselves,
preferring Europe or travel TO n winter
Ia New York No definite arrangements
have been made to fiji those vacancies
in the parterre row. although 1t is
safe TO predict that the eight or ten
boxes thus affected will not be un-
occupied.
Interest In the newcomers in the
parterre row centres chiefly in Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall Field OF Chicago. who
plan TO give a greater part of their
time in the future to New York. They
have taken over Mr.. Henry z. Davison's
interests in box No. p from which Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Steele and Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas w. Lamont also will yiew
their opera this winter. Box 21 is th.s
maintaining its tradition as 'financic-s'
box
When In New York, Lord and Lady
Beatty will be guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Field, who are relatives OF the British
sea fighter and his American born wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Field likewise are re-
lated TO Mr.. and Mrs Vincent Astor
and TO Mr. and Mrs. Arthur X. J.. T..
Tree. who were married a year ago last
May I'm the London home of their other
relatives. Lord and Lady Astor.
Mr. and Mrs. V. Evorit Macy viii
enter the partcrre row this season. having
taken for certain performances No. Is.
OF which Air. and Mrs Charles II. Alex
ander. who have sailed for Europe. are
-srt owners In the past Mr.. and Mrs.
Macy were grand tier and orchestra
natrons Another newcomer will be DR..
Norman r. Titus OF AT Park avenue,
who viii have Box rs, owned by Mr.
William Ross Proctor for certain per-
forinanccs.
Parterre nbsentees because OF mourn
ing VIII include members Of the families
81 the late Mr.. George Peabody Wet
more. Mr.. Henry Reese lIoyt. Mrs.
James Spcyer, Mr. Henry A. { Taylor
end Mrs Ogden Mills. al of whom had
been owners o. icssees OF parterre boxes
for many years. Mr. and Mrs Arthur
Curtiss James. who are sailing around
the world on hoard their steam yacht.
the Aloha. will not be back IN new
York until after tho Metropolitan sea
son has closed Mr. and Mrs. =. Hay
wurd FERRY wiz have tho use ~ their
box. No. IL. for many of the perform
nncee.
Mr. and Mrs. Waiter s. Curnee. Mr..
ana Mrs william NJ. v. Hoffman. afr.
nd Mrs. Charles Devcreux Wilton. who
win be abroad. and Cart. warren G.
Reach who IL in mourning. also will
b. absent Capt Beach has. however
kept HE share 81 tho performances IN
Mr. Frcderic A Juiiiiard's box. Nc 3.
for the use - his friends. Mr.. and Mrs
Robert walton Goelet are expected 20
replaln In France Until tho latter part
~ the opera fenarr ~ least MI. And
Mrs. Hcrbert Too Pratt have taken Mr..
Gcelets box. No. -. for Monday nights
siurinu the early weeks ~ thc SEASON.
Mr. ana Mra Frcdcric r. Pratt nave
taken Mr. JafneF box Cor certain of the
WcdnsN1sv performance MA White-
taw Roid. Who expects "a pass most of