The Washington times., 1929-04-22
"THE PLAYS
THE THING"
TONIGHT
Notables to See 'Coquette'
and Show Boat Box
Parties Planned

with "Coquette" opening to-
night at Polls Theater and Show
Boat" at the Rialto, society Is
demonstrating considerable in.
terest in the. drama-legitimate
and celluloid.
Mrs. william Howard Taft and
Mrs. woodrow Wilson are ex-
pected to attend the performance
of "Couuette," which is being
sponsored by the local branch of
the American Association of Uni
yersity Women in connection with
the drive to raise a 81 ,O00,O 900 fell
lowship fund to found research
fellowships for women.
Others who will be present are
Mrs. James J. Davis, Mrs. Joshua
Evans, jr., Mrs. Leander Nc
Cormick- Goodhart, Mrs. ]. j.
Myers, Mrs. Nina Van Wrinkle,
Mrs. Harvey Wiley. Mrs. John c.
Merriam, Mrs. w. H. Hill, Mrs,
Charles J. Bell, Miss Helen
Nicolay. Mrs. Clyde Warburton,
Mrs. C. w. Wright, Mrs. Aspin-
wall, Mrs. w. A. Slade, Mrs. Hal
Ter, Mrs. W. G. Mendenhall and
Miss Jean Dean Cole.
This is the first time "Coquette,"
one Of the outstanding successes
of the New York season. has been
seen in Washington, and it
boasts in the leading role a
Washington girl, Miss Helen
Hayes, who is a Smith College
A supper party in compliment
to Miss Hayes has been arranged
to follow the play, with the men,
bers of the local branch Of the
American Associa tion of Uni
versity Women as hosts. Mrs.
Karl Fenning, who has just been
reelected president, will preside.
SHOW Boat" is not a benefit
unless for those Of us here who
have been waiting anxiously to
see the Movietone picture so
widely heralded. But its first
presentation in the Capital will
be a gala event. Diplomats and
dignitaries will be present in
large numbers Some will enter
tain box parties and others have
arranged to take dinner guests to
the show.
Representative and Mrs. Sol
Bloom will have a dinner before
the show, having as guests Sen
ator and Mrs. William H. King,
Representative John @. Tilson, the
Counselor of the Norwegian Le-
CATION and Nine. Lundh. Nelson
T. Johnson. Assistant Secretary
of State: his sister, Miss Eliza
beth Johnson and Miss Vera
Bloom.
The Brazilian ambassador, s.
Gurgel do Amaral, is to have a
party with him in his box. Mr.. and
Mrs. Grosvenor Backus are enter
tanning a dinner party OF IA, who
will go with them to see Show
Boat" Others booked to be pres
ent are the Minister of Austria
and Nine. Prochnik, Sir John
Joyce Broderick and Lady Brod-
erick. of the British Embassy,
and signor and Signora Mascia,
of the Italian Embassy. Carl
TIaemmle and Florenz Ziegfeld,
who were associated in the pro-
duction Of "Show Boat as a pic
ture. are bringing parties OF
guests from New York for the
opening.
Mr.. and Mrs. LarZ Anderson
have left Washington for Weld,
their place at Brookline, Mass,
and will go shortly beyond the
seas" for an extended period of
travel.
James Harrison Edes ANNOUNCE
the engagement Of his daughter,
Juliet Parker. to Wallis Alves. OF
Eldorado, Kan. The wedding will
take place the latter part of this
month.
Miss Anna Louise Abadie has
returned to Washington after
spending two weeks in Troy, N. T.,
qualifying for position ag spe.
cial sales representative for a
large collar manufacturing con.
cern.