Evening star., 1926-05-23

aware OF the lame Whlcn awaits tnen
II they make the journey as planned.
Air travel in this country lags far
behind the innovation on the CONT
nent, where for feur years past pr-
vate owners have made their flights
habitually and without attracting
much public notice and commercial
flights have been regularly achieved.
Four bankers in Denver make daily
trips in their Fokkers to their noun
tain homes. covering the distance in
an hour, when it would require three
or more by the most powerful motor
cars even on the superb. roads which
surround the Colorado city. There
are some expert aiilnen in New York
who mount into the clouds wheH. they
desire a hasty trip to Newport and
many BOstOnlanS reach their homes
on the North Shore in their own air
ships or those of their friends. But
commercially the passenger route by
the air has not nourished on this side
of the water. and the nonstop flight
TO Paris will. if it responds TO the
hopes Of it's promoters. prove a lure
to those who wish the highest rate of
speed in travelling which is approx
mately compatible with safety.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Speyer.: well
known in the music world of London
and now popular reside nts of New
York City, have recently announced
the engagement of. their daughter
Pamela, an accOmpliShe i amateur
actress, To Count Hugo dc Moy OF
Munich. Mrs. Sptyer is an intimate
friend of Queen Mary and for years
conducted what was known as the
Queens Hall Orchestra. an ultra club
which gave many public entertain
mentS for charity during the London
season. She IS a gifted yiosinlSt ana
also a genius with the guitar. She
wrote a charming and amusing book
of memoirs some three wears ago
called THE F'iddler'S FareWeii.' She
has gained vogue as a poetess also
ard her latest volume. THE CanOplc
Jar" won all the prizes in this lofty
division in literature offered last year
in Great Britain. Ni-s Pamela SpeNer
made her debut last Winter and has
been among the leaders in the theitri
cal ventures of the Junior League
Count de MCy has been living in New
York since the collapse Of the Teutonic
powers. but he saved a portion of his
once enormous fortune ana manages
To keep the wolf from the door in easy
fashion. He is the son 81 Count Kari
de Moy. the Gen man Minister 10 Den
mark when the World War began.
f}avarian court circle since his boy
hood Count IIugo's mother is the
daughter of Prince Radolin of Stutt-
gart and is deemed one of the hand
soonest women in Europe and pos
SeSses a fine fortune which was not
affected by the war. Now widowed
she lives at Stuttgart in her girl
hoods home. a chateau ON the ont
skirts Of the city.
Signor Guilio Gatti-Casazzi. the di
rector of the metropolitan opera com
pany. has had an ear diligently turned
to the ground and. responding To Ger
tain premonitory whispers. he has an
nounCed the opening of the season on
November l. or exactly six months
after he had ended the brilliant re
portery of 1926. The gifted director
has bowed to public dictum in that he
has eliminated Il number of the So
called dark" operas. for nothing is
more definitely expressed than the
wish of the parterre and orchestral
play their jewels and ravishins cos.
tunes in the glittering horseshoe.
something impossible in at least Il
good half dozen compositions which
were popular last Winter. \ notable
addition to the new operas is to be
THE Henchmen. by the American n
poet. Edna ST. Vincent Military. in col
laboration with Deems Taylor, to he
sung in English. the premier coming
the first week of November. ThA;
phenomenal success in the Colon
opera house of BueneS Aires.
"Nerone" posthumous work by
Boito, is to he produced early in the
coming year. The Argentine musical
world has gone wild as the express
sion goes, over this opera. and it open
ed the Winter season in the Southern
apital a few weeks ago and will be
PLAYED continuously for another
month. All manner of novelties are
to engage the jaded taste of the New
York boxholders. Among these is La
Clara described as a choreCraphic
comedy, and the joint production Of
Luigi Pirandello and .Alfredi CaSella.