The New York herald., 1922-11-14
Army, Navy and Diplomacy
Represented in the Notable
Audience.

When the audience had assembled il
did not take eyes behind countless
opera glasses long to pick out two in
teresting figures. guests in the boxes
They were Mrs. John W. Mackay and
Gen. John J. Pershing. Mrs. Mackay
was with her son, Mr. Clarence H.
Mackay. In Parterre Box 80. 1t was her
first appearance at opera in the Metro
politan in many years, as, until she
came from abroad to be with her son
here, she had lived in Europe. For
many years she was regular patron
of opera at Covent Garden. Gen.
Pershing was with Mr.. and Mrs
Henry White and Mrs. Hamilton Nick.
Twombly in Box Il.
The Morgan family was represented
in Box 35 by Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert l..
Satterlee and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul q.
Pennoyer, the latter the son-in-law
and daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Pier
pont Morgan. Mrs. George W. VAN
derbilt was with Mrs. Richard Gam
brill in Box %. In that party also
was Mr. j. Coleman Drayton, whose
son-in-law and daughter the Assistant
Secretary of state and Mrs. William
Phillips. were with Mr. and Mrs. M.
Orme Wilson in Box 9.
Diplomatic Corps Represented.
The Diplomatic Corps at Washington
had representative In ViscoCnt
a. Alte. the Portuguese Minister. who
-ts - II. u.aI Tr.s
John Aspegren in Box ;. Nine.
Domicio da Cana. wife OF the
Brazilian Ambassador to the Court OF
st. James's. who has been visiting rela-
tives and friends here for several
weeks. was with Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert
II. Gary. in whose home here she was
married to the Brazilian diplomat. In
the absence of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Steele. Mr.. and Mrs. Eliphalet Mott
Potter were in their Parterre Box a
with party.
Mrs. James p. Amsden came from
Versailles. KY, to attend the premiere
with her daughter. Mrs. James r. Hag-
gin. Among the new arrivals In the par
terre row we're Mr.. and Mrs. Harry sin
clair. who were accompanied in Box %
by Mrs. Phoebe Sinclair. mother OF Mr..
Sinclair, and Miss Josephine Farrell. a
sister OF Mrs. Sinclair.
The local consular service was repre-
rented by Mr. Tenistocle Bernardo. the
Italian Consul-General. who, with Mrs.
Bernardo. was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Aimerindo Portfolio in Box AZ. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward +. Hutton had their opera
guests at dinner previously. and later
took them to the opening of lie Cercle
Connu In the Ritz-Carlton.
Capt. Sir ]. T. Charles was TO have
been a guest OF Mr.. Austin p. Fletcher
in Box '52, but his duties as commander
OF the AqutanIa which sails to-day,
prevented him from enjoying the musical
and social spectacle. Mr.. and Mrs Rol-
lin Z. Grant were guests of MIR. and Mrs.
Nelson s. Clark.
Society dined early or promptly for
the opera this season. Several OF the
parties were in the parterre boxes be-
fore Baron Scdrpid broke in upon tn.
merriment OF the sacristan and the
acolytes. which means that the premiere
patrons were in their places by the time
the first act was half way over The
first intermission. or 3 AS o'clock. found
most OF the parterre boxes filled. but as
in the past. the holders of grand tier
boxes were the earlier arrivals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Astor and their
party we're in box in time TO Join In
the usual short but noisy greeting 70