Evening star., 1925-12-06
ROMEO AND JULIET
TO MARK Z DEbUTS
Marguerite Moore and Sigurd
Nilssen to Make First Ap-
pearances Tuesday.

Romeo an3 Juliet, second of the
Ss<--,x. of five operas to be given by
the Washington Opera Company un-
der the supervision OF Edouard AL
bion, will be sung Tuesday evening
- the Washington Auditorium at 'Sl3
G'elock.
This performance will marx the
operate debut OF two singers, one OF
whom Miss Marguerite Moore. now
of the Metropolitan Opera Company,
received the greater part OF her
musical training N Washington.
Miss Moore, native If Florida,
came to Washington to study In
university. and while taking up Ser
scholastic work, began TO study voice
Engaged by Metropolitan.
Her study continued Throughout
her scholastic work and after com
pletion of the latter she returned TO
Florida where she became haeiiipel
OF a small operate company. Hhne
singing in this company she came 10
The attention Of the MetrCpottan
rnanag cement
She will sing the role Of Stephano
iii the opera Tuesday. Many OF her
former associates here are preparing
to attend the opera. to hear her.
The second debut is that OF Sigurd
Nilssen. who took the place of Charles
TrowbridGe Tittman In the role OF
Friar Laurence Nilsson. a member
of the original De Reszl1e quartet,
made an excellent impression when
here in concert last year. lie With
drew from the quartet to take up
uperatic work and Will be heard IN
this work for the first time in Romeo
.nd Juliet.
Tokatyan to Sing Romeo.
Armand Tokatyan. a leading tenor
OF the Metropolitan. who is well
known 10 those who have Journeyeo
from this city TO the Metropolitan.
will make his bow 10 Washington
audience for the first time in the role
Of Romeo.
Thalia Sabanieva. wife Of the con
ductor OF the Washington Opera
Company, a pItma donna Of the
Metropolitan. Will sing the role OF
Juliet, and Ivan Ivantzoff leading
baritone Of the Washington Opera
Company, will take the role OF Mer'
Quito.
distinguished list Of patronesses
has given support 10 tho opera.
Many leaders In social. official and
diplomatic life are included in the
list, as follows:
List of Patronesses.
Mrs. Harry s. New. Mrs. Curtis d.
Wilbur. Mrs. Herbert G. Hoover, MRS.
James ]. Davis. Sonora de Riano. Lady
Isabella Howard, Frau Wallenberg.
Sonora de Alfaro, Frau Prochnik,
Nine Sega. Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard.
Mrs. William NJ. Butler. Mrs. vii
liam H. King. Mrs. Charles l.. Nc
Nary. Mrs. Lawrence c. Phipps, Mrs.
David A. Reed. Mrs. Robert Nelson
Sransfteld, Mrs. James Z. Watson,
Mrs Louis A. rockingham. Mrs.
Joseph c. Grew, Mrs. William ID.
Mitchell. Mrs. Leland Harrison, Mrs.
Belin. Mrs. Copley Amory. Mrs. Min
nigerode Andrews, Mrs. Clarence A.
Aspinwan. Mrs. William ]. Board
man, Miss Mabel Boardnan. Mrs.
Mark Brooke, Mrs. Charles J. Bell.
Mrs. Stephen Bonsal. Mrs. James NJ.
Seek, Mrs. Charles Henry Butler,
Mrs. Rudolph Behrend. Mrs. a. Z.
Berry, Mrs. Mitchell Carroll, Mrs.
Boyd Carpenter, Mrs. Richard P.
Crenshaw. Mrs. James F. Curtis. Mrs.
James W. Carmalt. Mrs. Wade II.
Cooper.
Mrs. Tracy Dows, Mrs. +. Golden
Donaldson. Mrs. D. J. DUNCAN, Mrs.
Frederic A. Delano. Mrs. George Ehle.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins. Mrs. Hayne
Ellis, Mrs. William Cororan Eusttce.
Mrs. Amos A. Fries, Mrs. Charles NJ.
Ffoulke. Mrs: Frederick Dent Grant.
Mrs Luther f. Gregory, Mrs w. T.
Galliher, Mrs. Samuel Jordan Graham.
Mrs. j. S. Gruver Mrs. Beale r. How
ard, Mrs. Robert L. Henderson. Mrs.
f.. A. Hartman, Mrs. Christian Heu-
rich, Mrs Francis S. Hight, Mrs.
Robert y. Harper, Mrs. Henry NJ.
Hoyt. Mrs. William F. Ham. Mrs.
James f. Ives, Mrs. Hennen Jennings.
Mrs. David J. Kaufman. Mrs. Robert
Lansing, Mrs. William Mather Lewis.
Mrs. Charles J. Mathers. Mrs. Gerrit
:. Miller. .r.; Mrs. Eugene Meyer, jr.:
Mrs. Edward B. Meigs Mrs. James r.
Mann, Mrs. A. NJ. D. Mccormick. Mrs.
Frederick D. Mckenney. Mrs. Keith
Merrill Mrs. c. S. Mitchell Mrs.
Henry May, Mrs. Francois Berger
Moran, Mrs. Frank Brett Noyes, Mrs.
Clarence Norment. Mrs. Arthur
O'Brien.
Mrs. Duncan G. Phillips. Mrs. G.
Logan Payne, Mrs. James Parmelee.
Mrs Leigh c. Palmer. Mrs. j. Eric
Powell, Mrs. G. Bryan Pitts, Mrs Ed.
win b. Parker, Mrs. Cuno III. Rudolph.
Mrs, W. L. Radcliffe, Mrs. II. l.. Rust.
Mrs. Robert B. Roosevelt, Mrs. Henry
- SHellddili hTS- SylFanuS stokes, Jr-,
Mrs. Sophie Siebert. Mrs. Frank Fl.
Simonds. Mrs. Stokes Halkett Mrs
Walter R. l.. Tuckerman, Mrs Joseph
P. Tumulty, Mrs. Corcoran Thorn,
Mrs. John W. Thompson. Mrs. George
Oakley Totten, Mrs. J. A. l.. Nanden
Boch, Mrs. Henry ". Watson, Mrs.
Earnest G. Walker. Mrs. Tom WI
HannS. Mrs John L. wilkins. Mrs
Francis White. Mrs. Edward Douglas
White, Mrs. Henry White Mrs. Clar-
ence C. Williams Mrs. Ennals W.
WaGgaman. Mrs. Joseph I. Weller.
Mrs. Walter A. Wells, Mrs. Bates
Warren, Mrs. Wilkes Mrs. Charles r.
Williams. Miss Margaret Woodrow
Wilson and Mrs Marx Reid Yafes