The Washington times., 1923-01-23
Opera Opening
Scores Social
Success

eUOON0
For all the competition last eve
ling the first night of the
Washington Opera Company's fine
reduction of 'Rigoletto' was an
unusually brilliant event. It's an
i wind that blows nobody good.
ioweVer, and while the performances
lst evening may have suffered q
It in point OF attendance there
hould be an even greater interest
n the matinee on Friday at which
he performance will be repeated.
for our opera companY's produc'
ton OF ''T2igoletto" 10 something
that no one can afford TO miss.
It was an enthusiastic audience
which heard the thrilling music OF
Verdi's opera and q most distin'
guished one. There was. moreover.
an atmosphere of friendliness ano
interest with much visiting aDous
from box to box.
Miss Mabel Boardman had q box
and entertained q company Of dis'
tinr1iehAd guests 8 including Con.
gresham and Mrs. LOuia Erotning'
haan. Ms aaad Mrs. Chandler Ander.
eon. Major g. q. D. Bridge. OF the
6I1I1Sn eLlun1oye 1AsA =
A. Piakk Andrew.
Princaea Ghiixa was hostess to the
guests who had dineA with her, the
party including Mrs. George Ehle
Mrs.. Robert 81. Mackenzie. Nine
Zaldivar, Senator Samuel Shortriuge
Can't. George w. Steele, jr., ". =
N. Richard FIournoy, and Hugh
Webster. After the opera the
company went to the reception q
the Pan-American Union.
Mrs. Wilfred DuPuy had with
her Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant
Princess Cantacuzene, Mrs. Alex
ander Ramsay Thompson, Senator
Key Pittman, Gen. George g
Squier, Leanders Mccormick Good'
heart and Clarence Stetson. Mrs
DuPuy took her guests to the recep
ton at the Pan-American Union
afterward.
Mrs. Joseph schwarz entertained
I'm her box the forIners AmbaSsadoI
/ "a Russia and Mrs. George .
Marye, Capt. and Mrs I. MishtoW'
and DR.. and Mrs. Alfred ". Khe
Mrs. r. Il. Gown had in her boz
Mr.. and Mrs. william Corcorarl
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Effingham Law
renee Townsend and Mrs. Frederick
p. Chaplin.
Mrs. Elonzo Tyner had In her
box Miss Katherine Sutherland
Miss Virginia McKennedy, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. C. Calhoun, DR.. LessinOff
Of the Bulgarian legation; DR.. San
tiago r. Bedoya, Of the Peruvian
embassy, and Alvarez de Buena
vista, OF the Peruvian embassy
Later the company went to thu
Pan.Anerican Union and then tc
supper at lie Paradis.
Mrs. William H. West entertained
in her box last evening Senator
and Mrs. Howard Sutherland. DIR
and Mrs. william Clarke, and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Selden, jr. Later
they attended the Pan-American re
ception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter A. Drury en-
tertaiM d at dinner last evening
taking their guests to the opera and
then to the Southern Relief ball and
the Pan-American reception. Their
guests included Senator and Mrs
William NJ. Calder, Senator and
Mrs. James Reed, Senator and Mrs
AtIee Pomerene, Congressman and
Mrs. Bland and Senator David I
Walsh.
Among those In the audience were
Major and Mrs. George Oakley Tot
ten, who had Judge and Mrs. VII
liam B. Lamar. Mr.. and Mrs. 8. G
Lawrence and Miss Eva Tidblat
among their guests; Mr.. and Mrs
Theodore w. Moves, who were &C
companied by Congressman and Mrs
Samuel e. WinsIow, Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, Mrs. Clarence Day. Mr.
and Mrs. Ennals Waggaman, DR.
and Mrs. E. C. Schroeder, Mrs. John
G. Fremont, Mrs. Charles Trow
bridge Tittman, Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Walker Holcombe. DR.. and Mrs
Tom Williams. Mrs. Robert Hinck
ley, Miss Alice Hartman and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hight.