Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-06
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II NSOAIAIuCu rIOIu rage O-1J
Capitol, to let the enthusiastic
committee have the theater-fol
"a consideration" Representative
and Mrs. Bloom. accompanied by
their daughter Vera attended al
three of the operas.
1t was a comparatively small
committee of local enthusiasts
Miss Elizabeth Howry, who made
her own debut in opera in Wash
ington, was one of it's most tire
less workers. Mrs. Katie Wilson
Green. then the leading music
impresario of the Capital, hao
charge of the business arrange
ments. It was Mrs. Green who
pleaded with the planners of Con-
stitution Hall to build it so that
opera could be presented prop
erly. One of the reasons for the
failure of the Metropolitan Opera
Company to come to Washington
more often is the lack of suitable
setting where the auditorium is
large enough to help ,defray the
cost of production.
Miss Howry spent a part of the
past winter in Washington and
has returned to Jamestown, R. l.,
and opened her home there for
the season. She and her sister
Mary, have lived in Jamestown
for the past few years and the
former is developing thriving
young business for herself in the
real estate field. She is not ex-
pected back in Washington in
time for the performances April
70 and % but stated on more
than one occasion during her re-
cent visit that, should she return,
she would work just as hard for
opera as she did 81 years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Wyeth,
recently moved to Connecticut
from Washington. were guests at
the 1881 "Tosca" of Mrs. James
Dudley Morgan. who also had
with her her SON. law and daugh-
ter. the Military Attache of the
British Embassy and Mrs. Maurice
Fitzmaurice Day. The Days and
Mrs. Carroll Morgan were with
the senior Mrs. Morgan at an
other of the performances.
The late Hans Kinder, then in
the throes of establishing the
National Symphony Orchestra,
was among the guests of Miss
Alice Clapp, another of the box
holders for the season.
FoithfuI Supporters
Mrs. William Howard Taft,
widow of the Chief Justice and
former President and mother of
Senator Robert A. Taft, now a
candidate for Chief Executive,
was a faithful supporter of the
opera as she was of all things
musical. Associate Justice and
Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone were
there, the Commercial Counselor
of the British Embassy and
Mrs. Leander Mccormick Good
hart, Mrs. Robert Low Bacon,
Mrs. Ollie James. Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Davidge, Mr.. and Mrs. Chaun-
cey Parker, jr., DR.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Wells, Mrs. John Allen Dough-
erty and Mr.. Mannix Walker. who
was with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest G. Walker.
Assistant Secretary of War
and Mrs. F. Trubee Dawson. now
again in official circles of the
Nations Capital. were at the OPEN
ing performance. Also present
were Mr.. and Mrs. F. Lammot
Belin and Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve
Hoover.
Maria Jeritza. Lawrence Tibbett
and Giacomo Lauri-Volpi sang
the leading roles that opening
night. The closing presentation
was Deems Taylor's Peter Ibbet-
son" sung by Lucrezia Bori.
Edward johnson and Lawrence
Tibbett. In between there was a
matinee when Lily Pons and
Lucrezia Bori starred in Ambrose
Thomas "Mignon."
Vice President Curtis. with his
son-in-law and daughter, Maj.
and Mrs Charles P. George, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gam were guests