The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Rome Finds Play
.of Pirandello'S
Most Refreshing
Society Attends Premiere
News and Notes of New
York Travellers.
Special Correspondence to THE New YoRK
IIrrAIp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Rome. July q.

New York Herald Bureau.
Rome. July q.
FASHIONABLE Rome has founa
a play which proved to be an
oasis in the middle of the sum-
mer theatrical desert. The production
IS I.uigi Pirandellos Man. Beast and
Virtue" and even to a fairly biase
continental audience presented some
rather startling features of the new
"grotesque" school. of which Piran-
dello is the leader. The Menichelli-
Migliari company presented the piece
in the Quirino Theater
Among those noticed at the premiere
were the Duke d'Aosta, Duke dApruz-
ri. Donna Maria Ruspoli. Duchess al
I.aurenzanna and Prince di Ceveterl.
Irof. Pirandello. who was present.
was vigorously applauded between
acts. His play. six Characters IN
Search of an Author" will be per-
formed at the Hudson Theater in New
York next fall.
Ambassador = Richard Washburn
Child returned from a stay OF fore-
night near Naples and will soon JOIN
Mrs. Child, who has gone to Paris, FOR
a tour of France Germany and Aus
tria. Ambassador Child and Foreign
Minister Schanzer will be guests OF
honor at the first affair given by the
newly organized American Press AS
sociation, which will take the form OF
n dinner Friday in the Palazzo Sal
vieti, the headquarters of the Italo-
American Society.
The Princess Spottiswood Mackin has
given several affairs recently. before
leaving soon for Paris. Lourdes and
Oberammergau. During her stay IN
Rome she is guest at the Palazzo d'Anise
os Countess Venturini Vanutelli, who Is
a niece of Cardinal Vanutelli, dean OF
the College of Cardinals.
At the farewell tea given by the
Princess and the Countess Venturini
there were among other guests Princess
Antic Mattel and her son. Prince An
tici Mattel: Prince and Princess de
Cassano Junica, Gen. Bonansea. Gen.
Cantuti. Col. Palombelli. Marchese and
Marchesa Morelli di Stellara. Countess
Semi Count Primoli. Mr.. Edward l..
Hearn, European commissioner of the
Knights of Columbus Father Lyons OF
the American church of Saint Suzanne.
VI. Sigismond Zaborowski of the Polish
Red Cross. DR.. and Nine. Proly and
Mons. ]. Ide Mazia.
Princess Spottiswood Mackin was
given her title by Benedict XIV. in recog-
milton of her work for the Catholic
Church.
Mr.. Thomas Dysart. Mr.. and Mrs
John Favini and Mr.. Frank Weber OF
New York are at the Hotel Excelsior.
New York visitors at the Hotel Flora
are Mr.. A. T. Ireland. Miss Margaret
Rogers, Miss Esther Rogers, Mr.. r
Rogers and Mr.. Francis Tyrref. Mrs
Blainie Benle and Mr.. w. T. Cowane, ,sQt
New York are at the Hotel Eden.
DR.. Harlan Updegraff of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Updc-
graft have left Rome for Oberammer-
gau and Berlin. Among arrivals at the
Hotel Continental are Mr.. William MUIR
ray and Mr.. Harris Colt of New York.
Among the guests at the Hotel Quirinal
is Mr., II v. Ture of New York. At the
Hotel Royal are number OF New
Workers, including Mrs. Hoxie Ander-
son. Mrs. Kenneth Lord. Mr.. j. Lord
and Mr. Ralph Homer.
At the Hotel de Russie from New
York are Miss Emilia Lucenius, Miss
Helen Osborn, Miss Helen Ufford and
MT. V. NJ. fflilyer. MI. anu MIS-. II. T.
NVoolner of New York city are at the
Bristol. Miss T. Faulkner Supple. Prof
Fletcher Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. George
G. Burr, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Faulkner
Supple and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry JACKIE
OF New York are at the Hotel des
Princes. Among sNew Workers at the
Hotel d'Inghilterra is Miss III. c. Walsh.
Registrants at the Rome bureau of
THE NEW YORK HERALD are Mr.. and
Mrs Frank X. Walsh OF st. Louis; Mr..
A. NJ. McQuade, Cadet Engineer Jack
ISaplan. Boston: Cadet Walter ]. Muir
ply. Boston, and Cadet Lloyd Johnson.
Alston, Mass. all of the u. S. S. Nan
tucket