Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
"Lakme" Performance
Attracting Interest
OF Washington Folk
Opera Company Presenta-
ton, Tomorrow Night, I'm
der Conductor Bimboni,
Endorsed by the Society
Leaders.

The third opera Of the season of the
Washington National Opera Co., which
Is TO be given tomorrow night at the
Washington Auditorium, is attracting
an unusually large number of leaders
in social and official life of the city.
The first appearance publicly in this
city Of Lucia Melius hailed by critics
as the greatest coloratura and the
greatest American singer, is proving a
lure that is drawing great
amount of attention. Her sing
ing of the famous Bell Song" from
"I,akme," the tuneful opera Of Deli
bes. which is to be given tomorrow
night. is already famous. The opera
will also introduce to Washington
new conductor. Alberto Bimboni.
Among the box holders for the opera
will be Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Mrs.
James f. Curtis. Senator Lawrence c.
Phipps, Mrs. William Boardman, Mrs.
Stokes Halkett. Mr.. Robert n. Harper,
Mrs. Frank Let's. Mrs. George Mesta.
Mrs. Jessica Emerson Moffat, Mr.. VIII
liam c. Prentiss. Mr. c. Basc0m Slemp
and Miss Sara Woodward.
The list Of patrons and patronesses
include Mrs. Harry S. New, Mrs.
Herbert Hoover. Lady Isabella How
ard, Senior Dona Emilia Benoit de
Teller, Baroness Nathan, Nine.
Matsudaira, Nine. Peter, Mrs.
Pelonyi. Sonora Dona Lillian de
Sanchez Latour. Sonora de Olaya,
Nine. Simopoulos. Nine. Prochnik,
Nine. Sega, Nine. Orlowska, Nine.
Bistra Radowa, Nine. Bostrom'
Sonora Morales, Sonora de Castro,
Mrs. Henry Chiffon, Mrs. Thomas
Gerard Hetherington. Frau Dieckhoff,
ire Thomas Raw
ard, Mrs. Trubee Davidson. Mrs.
Joseph c. Grew, Mrs. William Fl.
King, Mrs. Lawrence e. Phipps, Mrs.
Robert n. Stanfield. Mrs. Lawrence
D. Tyson, Senator Thomas F. Walsh,
Mrs, Chandler Anderson, Mrs. Louis
A. rockingham. Mrs. Clyde Is.
Asher. Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss,
Mrs. Charles ]. Bell, Mrs. Boyd
Carpenter Miss Mabel Boardman,
Mrs. William ]. Boardman, Mrs. F.
S. Bright, Mrs. Bessie Parker Brueg-
geman, Mrs. Charles Henry Butler.
Mrs Eugene Byrnes. Mrs. G. G. Cal
houn, Mrs. o. B. Campbell, Mrs. J.
Fl. Carroll. Mrs. Charles r. Carusi,
day, DR.. William Earl Clark, Mrs.
Myer Cohen. Mrs. Levi Cooke. Mrs.
Avery Coonley. Mrs. Charles !.
Corby, Mrs. Richard Parker Cren-
shaw. Mrs. James F. Curtis. Mrs.
Arlon V. Cushman, Mrs. w. j..
Dennis. Mrs. Frederic A. Delano, Mrs.
Alvin E. Dodd. Mrs. r. Golden Don
aldson, Mr. Edward w. Dom. Mrs.
a. c. Downing, Mrs. Tracy Bows,
Mrs. Geneva Durham. Mrs. Frank
III. Edmonds, Mrs. stephen b. Elkins.
Mrs. William G. Eustis, Mrs. Hayne
Ellis, Mime. Ekengren, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock, Mrs. II. w. Fitch, Mr..
J. s. F'lannery, Mrs. Robert V. Flem-
ing. Mrs Pierre Gaillard. Mrs. w. T.
Galliher. Mrs. Edward Everett Gam,
Mrs. r. Fl. Given. Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant Mrs. Adolphus r. Graup-
ner, Mrs. J. S. Gruver, Mrs. Sara
Stokes Hallett, Mrs. Robert n. Harper,
Mrs. S. j. Henry, Mrs. Alvin Hert,
Mrs. Frederick G. Hicks. Mrs. {. w.
Hobbs. Mrs Beale r. Howard, Mrs
Ridgely Hunt, Mrs. Christian Heurich,
Mr.. Coleman Jennings, Mrs. George
H. Judd. Mrs. William Fitch Kelley,
Mrs. David j. Kaufman. Mrs. Fred |
erick A. Keep. Mrs. David Mead Lea, |
Mrs. John g. I4arner. Mrs. John |
Lightly. Mrs Dcmarset Lloyd. Mrs. |
Nicholas Longworth. Mrs. William |
Mathew Lewis. Mr.. Lynch Luquer,
Mrs. T.. g. Meigs, Mrs. Keith Merrill,
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs. Gerrit s.
Miller. jr.. Mrs. Jessie Emerson Moffat,
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran. Mrs.
Frank w Mondell, Mrs. Thomas
Moore, Mrs Frederick ID. McKeney,
Mrs Charles l.. McNary, Mrs
Clarence f. Norment, Mrs. Frank B.
Moves, Mrs. Edwin b. Parker, Mr..
Cleveland Perkins. Mrs. Armistead
Peter, 3rd, Mrs. Thomas w, Phillips,
DR. H. Barney Phillips, Mrs. w. w.
Powell, Mrs. William Mcclellan Ritter,
Mrs. B. f. Saul, Miss Julia Schelling,
Mr.. Jacob Scharf, Mrs. Joseph M.
Stoddard, Mrs. Henry c. Sheridan,
Miss Sophie Siebert. Mr.. c. Bascom
Slemp, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, Mrs.
George Oakley Totten, Mrs. Albert
S. ]. Tucker, Mrs. Lawrence Town
send, Miss Laura E. Verran, Mrs.
Mary f. Van Slyke, Mrs. Nina C.
Van Wrinkle, Mrs. Carlton Van
Valkenburg, Mrs. A. Waller, Mr..
Austin Waller, Mrs. Edward c.
Walker, Mrs. Henry w. Watson. Mrs.
I<eita, M. White, Mrs. Roger White
ford, Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, Mrs.
NJ. w. WilIebrandt, Mrs. Charles J.
Williamson, Mrs. c. w. Wilkes. Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood, Rear Ad-
rnfral S. S. Wood, Miss Sara E. Wood
.,7a,-d opd Mrs. MorL Paid Ynfas