Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
JERITZA, BOBBED-HAIRED TOSCA,
PREDOMINATES OPERA PREMIERE
Interest In Performance Riivaled by Color
full Throng Representing All Elements.
of Brilliant Capital Social Life.

seen elsewhere. and interesting to relate,
ance OF the Metropolitan Opera last
night.
The audience between acts presented
scene of surprising brilliancy and
artistic beauty the arrangement of the
grand stairway admitting of an unSur-
passed show place for costumes and dis
t;nguished persons. There is always a
decrying note, and last night it was the
fact that what should have been a
cleaning circle of handsome women and
men, rich gowns and jewels was thrown
into shadow by the poor lighting or
lack of lighting in the boxes except for
the first few on either side.
Street Scene Interesting.
The street scene was almost as in
teresting as that within the beautiful
theater, thousands of persons lingering
in the vicinity to catch a glimpse of
the audience arriving in limousines or
entering the theater the boom OF
camera flashlights adding to the noise
Even up to the end of the first act of
the opera members of the audience
were arriving and seeking their seats,
all owing to the traffic Jam part of
which was caused by those seeing the
sights outside the house.
The Vice President and members oil
his family arrived under the glamour
of camera lights. Mrs. Jacob Leandel
Loose being their hostess. Others in the
party were Mrs. sydney A. Cloman, Mr.
Edward Everett Gam and Gen. ano
Mrs. Edward L. Logan of Boston.
Also arriving early were the Secretary
OF War and Mrs Patrick Jaw Hurley
the latter, whose costume is Away!
! looked upon with unusual interest be-
ing enVeloped in an opera coat of white
velvet and white fur and wearing 1
gown OF white satin.
HOOvers Son Present
The White House box was occupied
by Mr. Allan H Hoover. younger sol
of the President and Mrs. Hoover, anC
their daughter -in-law. Mrs. Herber
Hoover. ir who had with them Mr. anC
Mrs. Palmer Fuller. who with theil
young son. George Fuller, arrived a
the White House as guests yesterday
Mrs George MeSta, one of the guar
| antors of the opera association, hac
with her the Irish Minister and Mrs
Michael MacWhite Representative anC
Mrs. Hamilton Fish and Lieut.. Col
Marco Penaroli of the Italian embassy
The Ambassador of Germany anC
Frau Won PrittwitZ und Gaffron ha;
with them the new Ambassador of Bel
gium, NJ. Paul May, just arrived, WHIT
for the first time met Washington so
ciety as body.
Nine. WI Wears Native Coat.
Nine WI, wife Of the Minister o
China, was the guest of Mrs M d.
Glare Berry and wore a charming ma.
tive coat of green and gold brocade viii
Jade jewelry Mrs. James Dudley Nor
! gan had AS guests Col and Mrs FitZ
maurice Day. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Wyeth and the new British wing com.
mander the Hon. L. J. E. Twistleton
! Wykeham-FienneS.
Mrs. Francis T. A. Junkin had will
her Miss Rosalee Holiday of Baltimore
Can't eArnold Ruemann. husband o.
/ Princess Alewandria Victoria Schless
wig-Hols tein and with him the nous,
guest Of Mrs. Junkin, and Col. NJ. c
Buckley.
Miss Alice Clapp entertained Han,
Kinder. Mrs. Charles w. Richardson
Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, Miss Jennie Site
and Mr.. Goodwin.
Among those occupying orchestri
seats were Justice and Mrs. Harlan
/ Fiske Stone, Mrs. William Howard Taft
Mrs. Richard Aldrich, who had party
of five with her: Mrs Marshall Field
&
and Mrs Leander Goodhart- McCor
mick, Maj. Georg Thenault. assistan
military attache of the French embassy
and Nine. Thenault. and Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Pack.
Other Social Leaders Present.
1 Others at the opera were Miss Edn:
! d. Howell and Miss Frances w. Todd
/ Mrs. Robert Love Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs
mr. ND Arc 10
A White, Representative and Mrs. So
Bloom. Miss Vera Bloom. former Attor
| ney General and Mrs. Palmer. Col. Raw
son Warren. u. S. A, and Mrs. Warner
| and Mrs. Horace Reynolds Shares; Mrs
Rhett Stuart. Miss Carolyn Stuart. Rev
Mead Bolton MacBryde. Mrs. Rober
/ Low Bacon Mrs. Frank B. Freyer, Mrs
/ Patton Wise Slemp, who was called Il
/ Washington a few weeks ago by the i'll
! ness Of her mother. Mrs. Fred Den
4 nett; Miss Marietta Salvant, Mr., Franz
/ Jones, Mr.. Harlan Castle. Mr.. Bever
ley H Harris, Mrs Morris Sheppard
/ Mrs. Ollie James Mrs. Walter Bruc
Howe, Mr. and Mrs. John w. Davidge
/ Judge and Mrs. Samuel Jordan Ora
{ ham, Mr. and Mrs Everett Sanders
/ Mr. and Mrs. Ennells Waggaman. Mis-
/ Waggamsn, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Atherton, Mr. and Mrs. Chaunce
Parker, jr.; Miss Bina Day Deneer
Assistant Secretary Of War and Mrs
/ F. Trubee Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs. F
I Lammot Belin.
Mrs Lamont, wife Of the Secretar,
Of Commerce, was present, as was he
daughter, Miss Gertrude Lamont, ant
Mr.. David Karrick Mrs Armistea,
Peter also attended as did Miss Bessi
Hickey. Mrs. Edward Tierney. Mis-
Jocelyn Hubbard. Mrs. Joseph Stoddsro
Miss Eliza beth Howry Mr. and Mrs