The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-10
OPERA SEASON
DELIGHTFJI
INTERLUDE
First Night Slightly
Disappointing; Box Par
ties Planned Tonight
BY JEAN ELIOT

f LE1I4 SAlAC14SO aOECA = CsAAfs--~-S
= brief season, with its wake Of
pre-opera dinners. it's occasional
post-opera suppers and its parties
for various brilliant members of
the opera troupe is contributing an
enjoyable element OF the Bohemian
and the informal in q week given
over largely to official dinners.
II the first night audience which
heard tsT.a Tosca at the Auditor
Aun1 last nighf-su bstituted at the
last moment for "Otello because
OF Charles Marshalls illness
neither so large nor so brilliant az
might have been expected, Wen,
Washington will probably make up
Tor Il tonight when Mary Garden,
one Of the most popular Of prina
donnas. Il to sing in Charpentier's
Vice President and Mrs. Dawes.
Cor many years supporters OF the
Chicago Civic Opera Company, are
season boxhoiderA. They had ar
ranged to attend the performance
last night. But they were detained
so late at the dinner given In their
honor bv the Ambassador of Japan
and Nine. MatBudaira that they
missed the opera entirely. In their
HOY. however, were Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Choate and Major and Mrs.
Rupert Hughes. Major Hughes,
novelist. playwright and movie
uaagnate Is In washington IN the
role OF reserve officer, and Is TAX
ing q special course at the Army
War College.
expect to hear Louise, having
guests With them; and many other
interesting box parties are being
arranged. Representative Richard
Aldrfch viii entertain g. small COM
many at dinner. taking his guests
afferward to the opera; and Mrs.
Bessie Parker Brueggeman, who isI
season box holder, will entertain
at the supper dance at the May
flower for her guests at the per-
formance tonight.
Golden Horse Shoe
Boxes in the. golden horse shoe
encfrcling the auditorium were well
filed and close scrutiny disclosed
number Of interesting personages.
The Duchess Of Norfolk. who Isl
visiting the British Ambassador ana
Lady Isabella Howard, occupied the
British embassy box and had Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend with her-busy
pointing out the celebrities in the
audience TO the visitor. Lady
Rachel Howard. daughter Of the
Duchess, and q man or two com
pleted the party.
The duchess was handsomely
gowned in gunrnetal gray velvet,
embroidered in brilliants, a cloak
Of black velvet collared In white
fur slipping Off her shoulders. Mrs.
Townsend. always charming. wore
q green gown beaded in coral and
4 set Of lovely old coraIs- coronet
earrings and long necklace-to
match.
Ermine Cloak
Baroness de Cartier, wife OF the
Belgian ambassador, was swathed
in beautiful ern1ine cloak which,
when thrown aside disclosed n
lovely red gown: and Princess Mar
garef Boncompagni displayed Al
sable wrap which was the height OF
luxury. For the most part the
fashion display incident 20 the
opera was confined to furs and
wraps. for, with blizzard raging
outside. the yvornenfolk were nest
ling in their cloaks.
The Belgian Ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brett Noyes,
who also entertained Miss Helen
Ernst and Alexander Kirk.
The Brazilian Ambassador was
the ranking guest IN Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Moments box. Their other
guests were the Minister OF Sw1tzer-
land and Nine. Peter, and Mrs.
Emory Sands.
Mrs. Stilson Hutchins had with
her in her box Mrs. J. c. Coleman,
Mrs. ID. Buchanan Merryman, and
Count d,Adhemar.
Among Mrs. Theodore Boynton's
guests were Miss Beatrice Hender-
son and Glenn Stewart. Mrs. James
Dudley Morgan's box was occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carroll
Morgan and Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley
Digges Morgan. With Mrs. Bessie
Parker Brueggeman were Capt. and
Mrs. William Wolff Smith, Major
and Mrs. Peyton Gordon and Will
lam Deming.
In the Audience
Others noted in the audience last
evening were Mrs. Sherman Flint,
/. Mccormick Goodhart, Of the
British Embassy; Mrs. Robert
Hinckley, Mr.. and Mrs. McCeney
Werlich. Mrs. s. C.. Neale. Mrs.
Robert Dove, DR.. and Mrs. Daven-
port White, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Parsons Erwin, Mrs. Adam Wyant,
Capt. and Mrs. John Gibbons, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Wilcox, Miss
Sophie Siebert. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ernest Walker. Mrs. Robert Mac.
kenzie. Miss Mildred Greble, Mr..
and Mrs. Edouard Albion, Mannix
Walker. Representative and Mrs.
Henry Allen Cooper, Miss Mabel
Boardman. who had box and had
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Garrison McClin-
took among her guests; Col and
Mrs. Edward Clifford, Mrs. Basil
Gordon, NJ. and Mrs. u. S.
Grant, third; Mrs. Blagden Noyes,
Mrs. Frank Hogan, who was ac-
companied by her son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. John VIII
liam Guider, Miss Rosa Maye Ken
drick, Miss Mary Selden, Willmott
Lewis. and George Williams.
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RIANOS TO BE
DINNER GUESTS
The Ambassador OF Spain and
Mime. Riano are the guests for
whom the Minister OF Lithuania
and Mime. Bisauskiene are enter
tanning at dinner tonight There
will be sixteen in the company.