The Washington times., 1929-04-23
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"SHOW BOAT"
OPENING
Mrs. Hoover Prevented
From Attending; Diplo-
mats in Audience

The First Lady Of the Land
was unable to be present at the
opening Of the Movietone produc-
ton of "Show Boat" last evening
at the Rialto, but there was a
generous representation of other
distinguished ladies' in the boxes
that lined the theater and among
the audience that filled every
available space.
Mrs. Hoover sent telegram
from New York, where she had
Ronh with the President earlier
In the day, regretting that she
would not return to Washington
in time to witness the gala open.
ing Of Carl Laemmle's picturiza-
ton of Edna Ferber's popular
novel.
The Brazilian ambassador, s..
Gurgel do Amaral, entertained in
his box the members Of the em.
bassy staff. Nine. Won Prittwitz,
wife of the German Ambassador,
occupied box and acted as
hostess to members Of staff of
the German embassy. The Am
bassador had expected to be pres
ent, but was detained at a Red
Cross meeting.
Senator and Mrs. Walter Edge
were the ranking guests in the
box party entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Grosvenor Backus. other
guests being Mr.. and Mrs.
Chauncey Parker, jr., the First
Secretary of the British Embassy
and Mrs. Shone, Miss Dora
Parker, Con1dr. and Mrs. Charles
Cecil and Floyd Crosby.
The Minister of Austria and
Nine. Pichnik and Representative
and Mrs. Sol Bloom also enter
tanned guests.
Mr.. Laemmle occupied a box in
the center, having among his
guests his brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Siegfried
Laemmle, of Germany and New
York; Mrs. w. B. Shinn, of Phila-
delphia, and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Moore.
Among others noted were the
Peruvian ambassador, DR.. Herman
Velarde; Nine. Alfaro, wife of the
Minister of Panama; the Persian
Minister, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Andrew T. Long. Mrs. Thomas F..
Walsh, Mrs. Henry H. Rousseau,
Edward Van Devanter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Legare, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Huston Thompson, Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood, Mrs. Rob.
ert E. Lee, William Phelps Emo,
Sir John Broderick and Lady Bod
erick, Mrs. Hamilton Fish, jr.,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Willard
Brownson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
DENLY, the Secretary Of the Italian
Embassy and Nine. Mascia, the
Secretary of the japanese En-.
bassy and Nine. Togo. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles s. Hamlin, Mrs. Frank B.
Freyer, Mrs. Howard S. Nyman
and Mrs. Upshur Moorhead.
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Sponsored by such distinguished
women as Mrs. William Howard
Taft and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
the presentation of "Coquette" al
a benefit for the fellowship fund
of the American Association o.
University Women, brought &
brilliant audience to Polls TheateI
last night.
Representative Florence P
Kahn and Representative Rutf
Hanna Mccormick were members
of an interesting box party
The Columbian Women Of George
Washington University had g
box. Others in the audience were
Commissioner and Mrs. Sidney
Taliaferro. Mr.. and Mrs. Leandel
Mccormick -Goodhart and Miss
Frances Hill.
DR.. Joseph Sizoo. chairman Of the
membership committee of the
Junior Theater, has invited mem
bers of his committee to a lunch
con tomorrow at l o'clock at the
Cosmos Club, when plans will be
discussed for a campaign to Sc
cure an adequate supporting mem
bership to insure the continu
ance of the theater next season.
Mrs. Robert c. Howard is secre
tary Of DR.. Sizoo's committee
which includes Mrs. Walter Tuck
erman, Mrs. Hewitt Wells, Mrs
Florence Keys willard, Mrs. John
j. O'Connor, Dion Scott Birney
and Isaac Cans.
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The Junior Sodality of s.
Aloysius Church will hold a bene.
fit card party at the Notre Dame
School hall. North Capitol and K