Evening star., 1927-11-27
Tribute to French Art
In Grand Opera Program

France has recognized the tribute TO
it's art accorded by Director General
t,douard Albion through the produc-
ton of four French operas in the OPEN
ing week of the grand opera season.
and the French Ambassa dor. NJ. Clau-
del. is among the boXholders for the
week
Among the other boXholders are
Senator Lawrence e. Phipps. Mrs.
William ]. Boardman, Mr.. Charles
Henry Butler. Mrs. Lawrence ID. Ty-
son. Mrs. James F. Curtis. Mrs. George
Mista. Mrs. G. /. Corby. Mrs. Geneva
Dunham, Mrs. l. r. Emerson. Mrs.
John H. Gibbons. Mrs. Irving Glover,
Mrs. Stokes Halkett. Mrs. Hennen
jennings. Mrs. Frank Let's. Mrs.
Francois Berger Moran. Mrs. Edwin
r. Parker. Mrs. Frederick Parkhurst.
Mrs. William NJ. Ritter. Mrs. Mary
Stewart. Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood and Mrs. George &. Thorpe.
OF necessity the number of boXhold-
ers is limited, compared to the long
list Of names Of those who held boxes
at the operas in the Auditorium. The
festival this season will be housed in
Polls Theater. but the number of
boxes i'm the theater is not nearly so
large as in the Auditorium. SO many
of the boxes have been taken for so
long that many persons who were late
in returning to their homes from Eu
rope and elsewhere have contented
themselves with groups of seats in the
orchestra and ma NY interesting parties
have been ARA nged. The ball TO be
held at the Mayhower Wednesday
night. December I. is open TO the
public.
The opening opera MiSnOn.
week from tomorrow night, will be
presented before one of those brilliant
audiences for which the Washington
National Opera performances have hc-
come famous Every branch of the
official life Of the Nation will he rep
resented. Mrs. Charles G. Dawes.
wife of the Vice President. heads the
list of patronesses. and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth wife of the Speaker of the
House, is chairman of the committee
on patrOneSses. the other members of
which are Mrs. Stephen r. Elkins.
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman and Mrs.
Edouard Albion.
Among those who will attend are
Nine. TelleZ, Donna Antoinetta de
Martino. Sonora F'errara. Nine. OlaYa
Nine. Bostrom. Nine. Morales. Mile.
Jeanne CretZiano. Nine. Van Eoyen,
Mrs. Louis Prandeis. Mrs. Harry S.
New, Mrs. Curtis d. Wilbur. Mrs
Herbert Hoover. Mrs Henry Chiffon.
Mrs. Thomas +. Bayard, Mrs. Charles
l.. McNary. Mrs. Louis 4. Frothng-
ham. Mrs Thomas w. Phillips. Mrs.
Ogden l.. Mills. Mrs. Mckenzie Moss.
Mrs William !. Donovan, Mrs. Cop
ley Amory. Mrs. AIinniserode An
drews. Mrs. Chandler Anderson, Mrs
Charles j. Bell, Mrs. Perry Belmont
Miss Mabel Boardman. Mrs. Bessie
Parker Bruggeman. Mrs. Godfrey L..
Cabot. Mrs. Avery Coonley. Mrs
Parker Corning, Mrs. Richard Porter
Davidson. Mrs. Frederick A. Delano,
Mrs. William F. Dennis. Mrs. Tracy
Dows. Mrs. Hamilton Fish, Mrs. Fred
erick Dent Grant, Mrs. Eugene Hale.
Mrs William Hard, Mrs. Alvin r.
Hert. Mrs. Christian Heurich, Mrs
Frederick G. Hicks. Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins. Mrs. Frederick A. Keep.
Mrs. David Meade Lea, Mrs Joseph
Let's, Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo,
Mrs. Frederick ID. Mckenney, Mrs
Joseph Noelle, Mrs. Frank 3. Noyes.
Cleveland Perkins, Mrs. Armistead
Peter, Sd; Mrs. Cuno Rudolph, Mrs
Edwin F. Parker, Mrs. Henry C. Sher-
idan and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend