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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1923
Page
5
A packed Atlanta Auditorium witnessed a radiant Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor performance led by conductor Gennaro Papi. Soprano Galli-Curci and tenor Gigli drew praise amid lavish gowns and a jewel-toned night, as society ladies in elegant attire filled the house.
The Georgian Terrace hosted a glittering post opera dance after Lucia di Lammermoor at the Auditorium. Guests included Davies Warfield of Baltimore and many others from Jacksonville Chattanooga Manchester and Macon. The ballroom lounge and garden spaces featured tropical plants palms and roses as an orchestra played into the early hours. A long guest list noted entertainers and hosts such as Mr and Mrs Ward Mr and Mrs Hudson and Miss Lucile Conant among many others.
Visitors will be entertained at a tea-dance this afternoon at the Georgian Terrace. The guest list includes Mr. and Mrs. W. Everett, Miss Hazel Hadgron, Miss Sulnink, Gavion, William Jones, Marion Dabney, Ruben Garland, Miss Lillian Joy, Carrie Chance, Marion Meline, and many others. Fashions featured include gowns of white crepe beaded in crystal, blue crepe de chine, black lace, Canton crepe, orchid chiffon, and fuchsia chiffon with pearl and crystal embellishments.
Miss Ponselle, famed soprano, discusses her weight loss of about thirty pounds tied to golf. She credits golf with steadying appetite and keeping pounds off, plans to perform in Africaine after enjoying lavender accents and a sunny Georgia golf outing. She praises golf as wonderful while sharing fashion and social notes from the Georgian Terrace scene bearing toward spring entertainment.
A lengthy social column lists numerous box parties and guests in Savannah. Highlights include Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dargan, Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Willian HE White, and Mrs. Fay T. Murray of Nashville. Also noted are Mrs. Elizabeth Carsons, William H. White III, and multiple couples from Savannah and New Orleans attending events with Miss Emmie Nixon entertaining guests from Jacksonville and other cities.
Meo and Meas da 7 Montgomery were guests of My and Mrs WIE the Candler in their house. Numerous attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Henry deGive entertaining Stuart Cramer of Charlotte and Major Stuart Cramer of Washington, with boxes occupied by Senor and Senora Jose Pennino of Havana and other figures from New York, Havana, Rome, and Florida.
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