Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-13 | Page 1 | 'He's a Darling,' Says Prima Donna of Husband-to-Be

H Hs H es s a D Darling 0 Says Prima a Donna Dornita of f Be 1 Mary Lewis Metropolitan Star to Marry So Son of Premier of Hungary HANDSOME TALL DARK WONDERFUL Count Von Bethlen Is Prospective Bridegroom of Former Follies Girl NEW YORK TOnIC March 13 AP AP- AP Mary Lewis young oung American prima donna who made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera company this season has has announced that she Is engaged to marry Count Bondy von Bethlen the son of Count Stefan Stefan Stefan Ste Ste- fan on von Bethlen premier of ot Hungary Hun Hun- gary She referred to her fiance as Bondy flondy although th th- th first name of Count Stefans Stefan's son is Andreas Bandy Bondy is la a ha handsome young tall dark darl wonderful darling she saidI saidI said I met him Just a short time ago ago ago- since my toy return to New York He was at a IL party given by Artur Halml Hilmi the portrait painter He is studying banking here Now I wont won't tell you another thing about him except that despite be beIng being being be- be ing a a. count and the son of a a. brilliant brilliant bril bril- father hes he's a perfect darling darlin- Miss 1 Lewis who ran away from the home homo of her foster parents In Little Rock Ark to Join a a. stork company appeared in the Follies before going to Europe to study for operatic work She made her debut with the Vienna Opera I company and wa was given a contract I by the Metropolitan l Opera company upon her return return to the United States last fall I I I Mary MaryLewis Lewis I Makes il Appearance PP l nc NEW NEWYORK YORK March 13 CAPAn CAP CAP- AP APAn An immense audien audience e had an opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op of gratifying its curiosIty curiosity curios curios- ity tty regarding the new new American opera stars Marlon Marion Talley Mary Lewis and Lucrezia Borl Ron took tool the three principal women's parts In the special performance of ot Of- Of s 's Tales of Hoffman to today today today to- to day in the Metropolitan opera house The performance was to provide scholarship funds Roberts Roberts' Roberts Roberts' Roberts Roberts' Rob Rob- erts' erts college of Constan Constantinople the American University of Beirut and the Constantinople Women's col col- col lege legs There was a very good attendance attendance attendance atten atten- dance and the profit after all expenses expenses expenses ex ex- ex- ex were reduced exceeded A similar profit already Is assured for the second performance of the opera with the same cast which has been arranged and al already already already al- al ready ready sold out for March 24 Miss Talley and Miss Lewis took their roles each for tor the first time T Sh She's s 's Engaged to I I I 4 Wonderful Darling Q 0 I p p I MARY LEWIS