Evening star., 1925-01-27
Opera Inst Night Breaks
Tradition for BrilI:ancy.

Opera Lnst Night Breaks
Tradition for Brill:ancy.
The largest audience ever seen in
q private playhouse in the Capital
was gathered in the new auditorium
last night, when thousands of persons
attended the presentation of Faust"
by the Washington Opera Company
Never was more brilliant or notable
company gathered here for such an
occa sion, the interior of the building
presenting a mass of splendidly
dressed women. while the less elab-
crate but bright-hued gowns of others
who occupied seats further back, gave
color to the audience throughout the
great chamber.
The opera was well on when the
President and Mrs. Coolidge arrived
from the budget meeting and slipped
go quietly into the tag-draped box
that only a few near by knew they
had arrived until the act closed and
the orchestra played the national
hymn. The visit OF Chaliapin to the
presidential box was a thrilling in
cident to the audience and an un-
usual one even in the Capital The
President and Mrs. Coolidge had with
them the Ambassador of Italy, Don
Gelasio Caetani; Senator William Is.
-hChlHltN, MS niece, MISS Julld MA
It's, and Mrs. TruNtOn Beale. Mrs.
Coolidge wore a charming gown Of
pearl white embroidered in crystal
beads ana d tulle scarf.
The Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
Davis entertained at dinner, later
taking their guests to the opera,
where they occupied several boxes.
The company included the Secretary
of War and Mrs Weeks. the Secre-
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ator and Mrs. James +. Watson. Sen
ator Samuel NJ. Shortridge, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Albert H VestaI,
Representative and Mrs John D.
Fredericks. Representative and Mrs.
Cyrenus Cole, DR.. and Mrs. Charles
Richardson. Mr. and Mrs Mark Pot
ter, Mrs. Henry +. Dimock, Mrs w
Harry Brown and Mrs. Hanrahan OF
New York
The Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Wallenberg were among the guests
of Maj. and Mrs. George Oakley Tot
ten, Jr., who entertained their guests
at dinner preceding the opera
Senator and Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes
were hosts to Representative and Mrs
Ernest r. Ackerman, the Governor of
Porto Rico and Mrs Horace n. Town
er, and Mrs. Brewster Warwick Sen
ator and Mrs. keyes entertained at
dinner before the performance
Representative Henry Winfield Wat
son and wife entertained at dinner be-
fore the performance and took their
guests later to their box.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemmot BeIin were
hosts at dinner, later taking their
guests to the opera, where they occu-
pied a box. The company included
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin. Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Page and Mr.. Richard Flournoy.
Miss Mabel Boardman had in her
box the Minister of Portugal. Wis
count Alte; Mr. Justice and Mrs
Edward E. Sanford, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Warren and Mr.. and Mrs. An
son Phelps Stokes. Miss Boardman
entertained her guests at dinner pre-
ceding the opera.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis White had in
their box Senator and Mrs William
Cabell Bruce, the Assistant Secretary
OF State and Mrs. j. Butler Wright,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin II. Brew
ster of Baltimore
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood had
with her Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George
Barnett, Mr.. and Mrs. Hampson Gary,
Maj. and Mrs. Robert Goetz and Miss
Mary Morgan.
The secretary to the President, Mr..
c. Bascom Slemp, had among guests
in his box Representative and Mrs.
Robert L. Bacon, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Mott Gunther.
Mr.. William Phelps Emo had in his
box Mrs. Henry c. Corbtn, Mrs. George
Ehle and MI. John Batchelder.
With Mrs. Delos A Blodget were
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin,
Mr.. and Mrs. David, St. P. Gaillard
Mrs. David Du B. Gaillard and Mrs
Charles G. Matthews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest @. Walker en-
tertained in their box Gen. and Mrs
Dalton, Mrs. r. Ross Perry and Mr.
Mannix Walker
Col. and Mrs. Arthur O'Brien enter
tained Senator and Mrs. George Whar-
ton Pepper, Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey
Lowell Cabot, and Admiral and Mrs
Leigh c. Palmer
retary of Commerce and Mrs Hoover.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Mrs. Ste
phen B. Elkins, Representative and
Mrs. Fred a. Britten, Representative
and Mrs. Henry r. Rathbone, the
counselor Of the German embassy and
Frau Won Lewinskt. the Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Wilbur
J. Carr, Mrs. James r. Mann, Col
and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank w. Mondell, Col. and
Mrs. Robert \. Harper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter r. Tuckerman, Princess Can
tacuzene, Mr.. and Mrs. Hampson
Gary. Mrs. Noyes Blagden. Mr. and
Mrs Robert Bell, Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann and Mrs. John s. Hoy of Al
bany, n. Y; Judge and Mrs. william
Bailey Lamar, Col. and Mrs. Daniel
B. Devore, Mr.. and Mrs Beale r.
Howard, District Commissioner and
Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph, Col. and Mrs.
Kaufman, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic d.
McKenney, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude n.
Bennett.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Hartman, Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. John Allan
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