Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Unique Operu OUuLPuhs 4use "h c'o""a
NJ acts from various well-known operas
and the appreciation was well deserved
II was exceedingly good, some Of the
voices being quite beyond the ordinary
and the dancing and acting was very
noteworthy. You know those young
nsople have no director. they just 80 to
vork and practice and do II all them
sslyes and I think they deserve the
Greatest amount Of credit.
You could not blame the audience,
however. for rocking with joy. when the
bish priest In Samson and Delilah cnmt
m All dressed up in n number OF cur
tninr, wearing his wrist watch. Either
nsiiIsh gave him a hint or he realized
~ himself, for, as the performance wen,
on' The watch disappeared. and l don !.
think It was any sleisht Of hand trick
IN the part Of the siren. She. by the
wAy, has a most gorgeous voice and
xanr the famous aria from Samson
masnifcently.
The scene from Tosca was extraorli. .
nsrily we'll done. Katharine Morris
acts remarkably we'll besides dancing
and singing, and Max de Schauensee
really won the great applause OF the
evening with his very good singing and
excellent acting. He has not great
voice. but he has very good tenor and
he bns certainly been excellently trained.
II. sings with ease and expression and
shows that lie understands and knows
the value Of the work.
must say I was more intrigued
with the appearance OF Samson and the
hish priest than any one e'se. because
was trying 10 see what they looked
like. You see, they had 20 much hair
on their heads and faces. almost all
you could see was an occasional nose.
and when Samson put his head down on
Delilah's knee, I wondered how he
breathed because she certainly gave
him good shove.
Among those I saw in the audience
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Morris,
Mrs. Edward Mellor. Mr.. and Mrs. D..
Bertram Lippincott. Mrs. Barton Hirst,
, Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram Lippincott, DR..
and Mrs. Morris Lewis, Miss Frances
Wjster and Marina and Fanny with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Claghorne. Mr.. and
Mrs. Agnew Adams, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel ii. Carpenter. Grace and Eliza
beth Brewster. Nicholas Douty and a
number Of other music lovers
IJAvE you noticed the latest wrinkle? ?
IL All the girls are carrying canes
when they 20 for walks on Sunday
afternoons. I met about fifteen dihcront
ones on Sunday not all together, but
In various parts Of the country. Of
course, women have carried canes be-
fore. but the custom Is becoming much
more general. You must wear sports
suit of some tweed in plain color or
plaid, or a sports dress and cape of the
same kind Of material and a hat to
match, wool stockings ard fiat -heeled
rubber. .soled oxfords and carry cane.
and then you are decidedly ''it,' so
far as style goes. And to some types OF
women It is a very becoming get.up.
Take Marian Toulmin. for instance.
She is tail and slender and has black
hair and bright col lor. saw her yes.
consisting Of n skirt and cape OF gray
plaid and hat made Of the same ma
terial. She looked perfectly stunning.
CPEAK1NG Of Marian reminds me
~ Of the Savoy Company, though she Is
not going to be- in 1t this year. How
ever. shereminds me Of 1t because she
has taken part in it for number Of
years. Well. anyway. the Savoy has
started its rchcnrsals and they arc being
borgian Church at Twenty second and
Chestnut streets on Tuesday nights.
This year the opera is to be '.lolanthc."
Marie Xarn. who sang last night at
Katherine Morris concert. IL to hav"
the leading part. and Deborah Seal will
also have a part. as will Fanny Wister
and Sarah Bailey. Mrs. George Milling
ton will have the title role, and the
tenor is Max de Schauncsec. Lesley Joy
is In 1t. too. but ] have not heard yet Of
the other principals.
HAVE been wondering what the
L Robert Bollings would do about a
house in Chestnut Hill. You know they
rented the Duhrings' house and now
Miss Duhring wants it back this year.
and there was actually no place out
there they could get. Finally they de-
ridcd to live In q tent. but could not
rent ground for that experiment, and so
now ] hear they have bought the Fred
Dunns stable on Prospect avenue be-
tween Evergreen and Summit. which is
at present only fitted out with stalls.
IT'S very pretty stable. though, and
given time they can doubtless turn it
into most attractive small house. 1t
would not surprise me IL II became one of
the most attractive small houses about.
II person has enough Imagination to
."e what can be made Of stable, and
thc courage to do 1t, he will get some
thlng cozy and attractive. know
where one of my Sunday walks will
lead me tn is spring. Now I'll be walk
Ing from the Reading station IN Chest
nut Hill to Prospect and on down to
summit, toward Evergreen.
Mrs. Boiling was Miss Elizabeth
Ianier. a daughter OF Mr.. Charles ID.
l.anier; she and Bob Boiling were mar.
Red In Greenwich, Conn. last Mny II.
She is extremely attractive and very
much liked here. Mr.. Rolling is dis
fsntly related to Mrs. Woodrow Will
son. who was formerly Edith Boiling.
As | have often said. it all depends
\ on the point of view. A certain
young debutantc Nhom you know and I
know decided that she would not spend
all her time just frivoling this winter.
Dnt would take up some work in a
glrls club at one Of the settlement
houses. Incidentally this debutante has
sn seen a great belle and has no less than
nve quite heavy" suitors and
mme ten or more very "interestcd'
oeaux. The other day after teaching
some ct the girls at the settlement bas-
seIoaii. one OF them who has taken n
sreat liking to F. sidled up and n
rT"hhding tone asked: Say. Miss
rany?' Miss tt trying raf not 70 tsm, ssen,
surprised, s,Wp managed to gasp out,
And said the girl with sigh, Gee
you don't know how froo ,o', - ,,~'