Evening star., 1927-12-04

gThe most brilliant and fashionable
Tldience of the season will greet the
fSscning of the grand opera season
NAen the curtain rises on the first per
zAfmance of the Washington Nationa,
euera tenth season festival in Polls
Theater tomorrow night With Mig
Essn" as tho opera.
NAn interest which some time since
Eassed beYoLd the borders Ct Wash
Figton and became nation wide has
gailv become intensified in the Ma
tsonal Capital itself and seldom has
there been such a widespread interest
sys ~ evidenced on every side in the
re. formance of "Mignon" tomorrow
night.
The names of 155 Of the most rromi-
nent women in the National Capital
are contained in the list of patroneSses,
which has been announced by Di-
rector General Edouard Albion, whose
guiding genius, is responsible for the
brilliant event.
Mrs Charles G.. Dawes, wife of the
Vice President, heads the list or IA,
tronesses. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
nife of the Speaker of the House, IS
chairman of the committee on patron
eSScs.
g.N'ives of amba ssadors. ministers and
ether officials of the diplomatic corps;
of almost every branch of the eXecu-
tive departments, of the judiciary, OF
the House and of the Senate are
among the patronesses..
MANY parties have arrived from New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chi
saco and other cities to attend the
brilliant opening festival. That the
festival is not entirely gathering of
society, however, is indicated by re-
= ports of transportation companies
connecting the National Capital with
: nearby towns and cities from scores
:. of which persons are coming by motor
% bus and train.
- The children of three Presidents will
= be in the audience when Alberto Bim-
-eboni raises his baton to begin the
Overture Miss Margaret Woodrow
Wilson and Mrs. William Gibbs Nc
Adoo. children of President Wilson,
and Mrs Nicholas Longworth, daugh-
Ter Of President Roosevelt are IN
z-Washington for the festival, and Rich
;-ard Cleveland of New York, son of
President Cleveland. is coming with
party of friends.
= Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Emerson have
"a arrived from Baltimore with party
--of friends.
= Reniamin Strong, governor of the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
: also will have a party of friends as
his guests at the festival opening, ana
will entertain in the course of the
week in honor of Miss Dorothy Speare'
--soung American soprano, who is to
make her American operate debut as
Afirnon with the world-famous
1uella Melius, American coloratura,
as F'ilina and Maurice Capitaine,
the French tenor sent by, France to
represent it's art in. the festival, VIII
sing Welhelm.
= Mrs. Ray Baker of New York also
will have a party of friends at the
opera, and Mr.. d. H. McAlpin, I'd, is
-eoming from New York.
- REQUESTS for boxes for the opening
have been denied for
some time by Director General Albion
solely because of the comparative few
who can be accommodated in the the
in comparison with the
auditorium and in comparison with
the great opera house which will he
.---fhe home of the Washington National
Opera in a season or two.
= France will be well represented in
: the audience, in recognition of Mr..
-Albion's tribute to its art in produc-
ing four French operas in the open
Ing week, and the French Ambassador
will have a box throughout the week
and, practically the entire embassy
staff will be represented in other
boxes or in seats.
X X X
- Among those listed for attendance
are Mrs. Charles G.. Dawes, Lady
Isabella Howard, Nine. Claudel, Nine.
zJulieta NJ. de Pueyrredon. Sonora
-sDonna Aanoinette de MARITIME, Sonora
Donna Antionette de Martino, Sonora
-ia Ferrara, Mrs. Harry S. New, Mrs.
Herbert Hoover, Mrs. Curtis d. viii
bur. Sonora de Olaya, Nine. Simopou'
los, Nine. Prochnik, Nine. Bostrom
z-Senora Morales, Mile. Jeanne Cret
= ziano, Nine. van Royen, Mrs. L. D.
= Brandeis, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
: Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard, Mrs. Wood
bridge Ferris, Mrs. John B. Kendrick
--Mrs. Charles l.. McNary, Mrs. Fred
Prick NJ Sackett, Mrs. Robert Stan
field, Mrs L. d. Tyson, Mrs. Hamil
ton Fish, Mrs Louis A. rockingham
Mrs. Thomas w. Phillips, Maj. and
--Mme. Lombard, Mrs. Henry Chiffon
Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo, Mrs
y copley Amory, Mrs. George Mesta
Mrs. Chandler Anderson, Mrs. Min
Andrews, Mrs. Charles ]
= Bell, Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, Mrs
g Perry Belmont, Miss Mabel Board
81. man, Mrs. w. j. Boardman. Mrs
-Beale R. Howard, Mrs. r. s. Brook
- ings, Mrs. Bessie Parker Bruggeman
=. Mrs. Charles Henry Butler Mrs