The Washington times., 1930-04-24
N0TABLES AT
OPENING OF
OPERA
Social Registerites Turn Out
For "La Poheme" at Fox
Theater Last Night


Sparkling jewels and beau
tiful gowns against a back
ground of golden tinted
walls and crystal chandeliers
made an appropriate setting
for the opening Of the Metro
politan Opera little season
at the Fox Theater last eve
ming.
The Capitals most dis
tingushed audience turned
out to do nonor to the song
birds and to Puccini's tune
full La Boheme. Practi-
cally every seat in the house,
and at a "ten-dollar top" at
that, was sold. The boxes,
the golden horseshoe of the,
MET" transplanted to
Washington, were filled.
Every box has been taken
for the entire season.
Not only was the Social Regi-
ster represented almost one
hundred per cent but as one
hostess laughingly remarked
"below stairs" was equally en-
thusiastic. Mrs. Sol Bloom who
arrived unusually early at the
theater explained that she had
done so to accommodate her
chauffeur who wanted to re-
turn home and bring his wife
to sit in the gallery.
At the last minute Mrs.
Hoover decided not to go as
she is still too crippled from
her recent fall to make the at
tempt. The Vice President, Mr..
Curtis, however, attended as
the box guests of Mrs. Thomas
F. Walsh. Others in Mrs.
Walsh's party being Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty, Brig.
Gen William E. Horton and
Paul Ludikar of the Metropoli-
tan cast, who sings in Andrea
Chenier" tonight.
Crowd at Door
An interested and eager
throng of spectators clustering
around the entrance to the
theater to witness the arrival
of the notables, gave the Vice
President an approving hand"
as he left his limousine for a
few minutes before entering
the theater to pose for the
cameramen and bow to the
gallery.
Mrs. Gam wore a stunning
gown of white embroidered
with pears and silver paillettes.
Her hostess, Mrs. Walsh. also
wore white with a magnificent
diamond necklace and long dia-
mond earrings.
White was the predominant
color. White satin velvet and
tulle for frocks with coats of
ermine and white fox. Mrs.
Ormond Lawson-Johnson wore
a beautiful gown of white satin
with short coat of satin
trimmed in fox. AS her only
ornament she wore p -
of creamy pearls the color Of
gown and furs.
Happy Over Success
Mrs. Robert L. Bacon, chair
man of the Washington Opera
Association. also selected a
gown in the prevailing color.
white tulle with a short coat
of green velvet. Mrs. Bacon
was bubbling with delight over
the success of her first. attempt
as producer and held quite an
audience in the. lobby Of the
theater at the close of the per-
Torrance.
Mrs. Karl Klemn was charm
ing in white assemble. a gown
Of white satin worn with a coat
Of white ermine. Long earrings
and a necklace of pearls COM
pleted her costume. Mrs. Sum-
ner Welles, the former Mathile
Townsend. also wore white, a
stunning frock Of the popular
egg shell" with a coat of
sableS. Mrs. Warren Delano
Robbins, seated in the orchestra
with her husband and daugh-
ter, Miss Helen Robbins, wore
a sable coat over a black lace
dress. Miss Robbins wore white
ermine and pale green taffeta.
Mrs. William Mcclellan Ritter
chose white lace end chiffon
with a black velvet coat trim
med in eige fur. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ritter entertained as their box
guests the Ambassador of Mex
leo and Sonora de Teller and
the Attorney General and Mrs.
William Dewitt Mitchell.
Gold and Sable
Mrs. Tracy Dow, a member
of the Washington Opera ASSo-
citation committee, who was
hostess to a box party includ-
ing the Speaker of the House,
Nicholas Longworth, and the
German Ambassador and Frau
Won Prittwitz, were a gown of
gold brocade with a coat of
velvet and sable.
Seated in the orchestra was
Mrs. James j. Davis, wife of
the Secretary of Labor, who
attended as the guest of Mrs.
Sol RlnnKn ond her donohtnr