The Washington times., 1922-05-07


stood up to sing the BEAUTIFUL
HAL. Pennsylvania"
their guests.
1t was largely 4 Pennsyl-
vania audience-State and Uni.
versity-And old Polls Theater
blossomsd like . giant Mower bed
since the house was filled with
pretty girls In eay evening frocks
attracted by the presence Of 90
many college boys. and all prepared
for the dance which Mr.. and Mrs.
Charies J. Bell were giving after.
ward. Their son, Robert W. Bell. 10
ana Wig man. 20 the Bells always
entertain for the organixa tion.
The dance vas just for the mer,.
bers Of the cast and girls TO
match" 1t was the msrriest sort
OF party. with the principals from,
the cast repeating their moot sue.
csssfui stunts. and the co-,paav
savs three cheers and . tiger for
Mrs. Bell ere they clipped away 10
catch an early morning train for
Philadelphia
GENERAL PERsHHNG. who is
giving a series OF Sunday
luncheons. and 10 having one to-
day for the Secretary Of War snd
Mrs. Weeks. entertained last Sun
day for Lord and Lady Astor. That
evening they dined en- famille with
the British Ambassador and Lady
Gsddes. On Monday they went to
Philadelphia. and from there on
down into Virginia, Lady Astor's
cid home.
On Sunday Afternoon. however,
interest was divided between Lady
Astor, for whom Mrs. Medill No
Cormick was entertaining at tea.
and Nine. d'Alvare1. the great
Peruvian singer, who was giving
q recital before a company Of
friends of her brother. the Marquis
Alvarez de Buenavista, the popu-
lar secretary OF the Peruvian en-
hassy. Some people tried TO take
In both parties, but nobody who
went to either one wanted to leave
even to 20 on to the other.
The most striking feature OF
Mrs. Mccormick reception WAS
the number Of old stasers. men
Hike Senator Dillingham; and Sen
ator Lodge, who don't 20 about
very generally. that turned out to
DO honor to the little American
lady who holds Z seat in the Brit
ish Parliament. II was 4 rather
small company, with q distinctly
official cast to it, since Senator
McCorpnick's colleagues were 10
numerously represented, and on
the whole I should say it was ore
Of the most distinguished assem-
blagss Of the present season, sx.
cepting possibly some Of Miss
Mabel BoardmAn's Monday ev..
ninss At home.
Mrs. Mccormick. you know, al.
ways has had q flair for gathering
celebrities about her and getting
the right people together At the
right time. During the war, when
everybody from everywhere came
drifting into washins ston, she or
ganised a series Of Sunday evening
supper parties, At which visiting
lions were entertained from time
70 time in delightfully."- informal
fashion: and nowadays one il pretty
sure to meet everybody worth
meeting At her home.
YOUNG BUENAvIsrA had
brought together q most repre-
sentative company Of music lovers
10 hear his sister sing, and they
carried away q lasting memory Of
charming Nine. d'Alvarez and her
glorious golden voice. A wonder
full voice. perhaps the loveiiest
ever heard In Washington"--to
quote Mrs. George Ehle, who has
heard all the great singers Of the
last twenty years here and abroad
and what's, more, there's n re-
markable intelligence behind II! \
As delightful a. she is In recital.
opera is Nine. dAlvarsz' natura,
medium, since she IL a great ae-
trAss as we'll a. q great singer. So
her promised appearance In one Of
her finest roles II something to
look forward to-and she II plan
ming to sing Carmen" With the
Washington Opera Company next
season! You probably remember
that she was the Delilah in the
production Of "samson and De-
lilah," which this organization put
on in Baltimore q few weeks aEo:
and great regret was felt that her
engagements prevented her play
ing the role when the company ap-
pesred In washinston. At pres.
ent. Nine. d'Alvarez 10 with tho
Chicago Opera Company.
A. he has merely haehsior quar-.