The Washington times., 1925-01-27

Russell N. Shaw entertained at
j the opera, his guests including MRS:
Pearl Moore Gray and Miss MurleI
Eleanor Gray.
Mrs. Delos Blodgett had with
| her in her box her sister, Mrs.
| Charles G. Matthews. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Henry Parsons Irwin ard Captain
and Mrs. st. Pierre Gaili;Ard.
NOtables Occupied Seats In
Rear of Auditorium.
It was interesting, too, to see
tucked away in the back OF the
auditorium-the only place they
could get seats-such notables as
the Ambassador of Cuba, Doctor de
la Torriente, with his daughter,
Mile. Marie Luise de la Torr1ente,
the Minister of Greece and Nine.
Simopoulis, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh,
| the Misses Patten, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Garrison McClintock, Mrs.
Sylvanus Stokes, jr., with pretty
Miss Anna Hamlin, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock, Mr.. ana Mrs. c. c.
Glover, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j.
Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bell,
Mrs. John Philip Hill, with Miss
Marion Trumbull, and Doctor and
Mrs. John Crayke Simpson.
an Internationally late hour, but
this was due in part to the unavoid-
able difficulties attendant upon
breaking in a new auditorium, with
an unfamiliar seating plan and
many of the exits and entra noes not
yet in use, and partly to Washing
tons genius for tying itself up in
| traffic jams. The demonstrations
between the acts, too, prolonged the
performance, but so happily that
no one could resent this on such
an historic occasion.
In spite of the late hour at which
the performance closed. there was
an informal supper party at the
tWillard with Mr.. and Mrs. Albion
as hosts, and the artists of the eve
ming, headed by Chaliapin. at which
a few of the devotees of the opera
were guests. And this brought the
evening to a peculiarly happy close,
| for the great Russian artist ex-
pressed his delight with the work
of the company and promised to
sing for the Washington Opera
again!
| In spite of the size Of the audi
torium, the entire audience seemed
able to both see and hear. And it
is a beautiful building, done in soft
creamy tones with rich velvet hang
ings-altogether an acquisition OF
which Washington may well be
proud.
Among the others who heard the
| opera last night and saw musical
history made were: Congressman
and Mrs. Henry Riggs Rathbone,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Mondell,
Miss Ruth Donaldson, Mrs. Joseph
Major and Mrs. Ennalls Wagga-
man, Mr.. Mccormick -Goodhart, Of
the British embassy, Baron Flessen,
Of the German embassy, Doctor
Bedoya, of the Peruvian embassy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend,
Miss Dorotohy Mondell, Mrs. Bor-
den Hartman, Countess Gizycka,
Raymond T. Baker, Congressman
and Mrs. Fred. Britten, Judge and
Mrs. Samuel Jordan Graham, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Davis, Miss Josephine
Davis, Mrs. Charles Laird, Herbert
Hengstler, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger J.
Whiteford, Commander and Mrs.
John Harrison Knapp, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hight, Colonel and Mrs.
Howard Dickinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Trowbridge Tittman, Mr..
and Mrs. G. Logan Payne, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Reid Yates, Congress
man and Mrs Adam Wyant, Mr..
Banda, of the legation of Ecuador;
Mr.. and Mrs. Colin Clark White.
Nine Hauge, Miss Pauline Wilcox
and Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot Stevens.
MRS. COOLIDGE ATTENDS
BOSTON SYMPHONY CONCERT.
Mrs. Coolidge VIII attend the con-
cert of the Boston Symphony Or
chestra at Polls Theater this after
noon. With her will be Mrs. Louis
rockingham, wife Of Congressman
rockingham, Of Massachusetts,.
The Italian Ambassador, Prince
Caetani, will be the guest of honor
at dinner this evening of the
Counselor of the British Embassy
and Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon.
Among the guests will be Major
Christie Miller of London, who is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Chiffon.
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Baroness de Cartier, wife Of the
Belgian ambassador, is spending
some time in New York.
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GILLETTS HONOR GUESTS
AT MRS. DIMOCK'S DINNER.
The Speaker of the House and
Mrs. Gillett will be the guests of
honor at dinner this evening Of
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, who will
entertain a company of thirty
eight distinguished guests. Among
them will be the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Weeks.
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The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs Wilbur will be bosts to
company of fourteen at dinner
this evening in compliment to the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Theodore Douglas Rob
inSOn.
The Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
Davis will entertain a company of
twenty at dinner tonight in their
apartment at Wardman Park.
Among their guests will be the
Secretary Of Commerce and Mrs.
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