The Washington times., 1927-12-13
NEW THRILLTO
OLD OPERAS
AT POLTS
American Opera Company
Presents Faust" in
Exciting Fashion
OPERA lovers had a great treat
" last night when the Amerl.

OPERA lovers had q great treat
" last night when the Amerl.
can Opera Company presented
'.Faust." in English-and those
who usually sleep through the
performance sat up and took
notice.
For this was music drama. ex.
citingly presented and SO differ
emily done that the better one
knew the familiar old opera the
newer and freshers it seemed. The
color and true beauty of Robert
Edmond Jones' settings and the
perfection of the direction OF
Vladimir Rosing made for strik.
ing effects and one will not soon
forget that gay. winsome and
vet sinister Mephisto of George
Fleming Houston-the son of a
Presbyterian minister, by the
way. We've seen nothing to com.
pare with this production except
perhaps the engaging "Carmencita
and the Soldier of the Moscow
Musical Art Theater.
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TINE audience which crowded
= Polls Theater warmed up to
q pitch of enthusiasm rare with
Washington's proverbially cold au-
diences. "a brilliant house" with
the President and Mrs. Coolidge
occupying a E..-.ae box, and Mrs.
Frederick Coolidge, internationally
known as a patron of music and
as the builder of the chamber
music auditorium at the Library
OF Congress, seated across the
house. She was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Mott Wooley,
of New York, who also enter
tanned Mrs Hoover, wife of the
Secretary of Commerce. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank w. Stearns were
guests OF President and Mrs.
Coolidge.
The British Ambassador and
Lady Isabella Howard had Miss
Mabel Boardman in their box.
The Italian Ambassador and
Nobil Donna Antionietta de Mar.
tino attended with Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugent Meyer, jr. Other guests
In their box were the Speaker of
the House. Nicholas Longworth;
Mrs. Frederick Keep. Mrs. Truxton
Beale, Caspar Adolph Miller and
Rear Admiral Rodger Welles.
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MFRS. JOSEPH LETTER, who
AVA has been largely instru-
mental in bringing the American
Opera Company to Washington,
entertained a box party and will
have another tonight when Mime.
Butterfly" will be given. She will
entertain guests at dinner before
the opera, and last night she had
q supper party after the perform.
ance for the members OF. the cast.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was in
the house last night, accompanied
by her brother; Richard Boiling.
Opera glasses were brought out to
survey the audience in Continental
fashion, and between acts tevery.
body" met back in the lounge to
smoke, and exchange enthusiastic
comments on the opera.
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TONIGHT Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
\ Getty Chiffon, of the British
Embassy, will entertain the mem.
bers of the cast of mime. Butter.
fly" at supper after the perform.
ance. Mrs. Letter and her mother,
Mrs. John r. williams will be
among the guests. Mrs. Williams
and Mrs. Letter will have with
them in their box tonight Colonel
Howe, Major Alvan Sandeford,
Peter o.. TreschOw, secretary of
the Danish legation. anG Mr.. and
Mrs. Andor de Hertelendy of the
Hungarian legation.
Cleveland Perkins will have as
his guests Representative and
Mrs. Parker Corning, Hamilton
Carroll. Miss Virginia Peters and
Mrs. Petit. of Albany, N. Y.
Representative and Mrs. Rich
ard Aldrieh will have with them
Representative and Mrs. Robert
L. Bacon, and Mr.. and Mrs. J. C.
White.
Mrs. Walter Denegre win have
as her guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Randall Hagner and Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Perrin, of Philadelphia,
Mrs. James F. Curtis guests
will be Miss Adelaide Wolsten.
holme, Miss Virginia Mason. Mrs.
Rose WaHach Merriam, Sir
Adrian Baillie and John Balfour.
Of the British Embassy.
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MRS. JAM CARROLL
AVA FRAZER. president Of the
Belleau Wood Memorial Associa.
ton, will give tea dance at the
Madrillon Restaurant in the New
Washington Building, corner Of
Fifteenth Street and New York
Avenue, for the benefit Of this
work. Mrs. Ogden L. Mills is
chairman of the tea dance com.
nlittee and Mrs. John Allen
Dougherty is vice chairman.
Madame Ekengren, Mrs. Walter
r. Tuckerman, and Mrs. Frazer
are also serving on this com.
mittee. Miss Caroline Thorn is
chairman of the girls committee
and Lieut.. Francis Grazing is in
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