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Show SAYS SHE'S ALL AMERICAN Oscar Hammerstein had the proudest proud-est moment of his life recently when King George gave him a handshake in -the beautiful vestibule of the London opera house. It was his majesty's first visit to the opera house, to which he went to attend a concert in aid of the League of Mercy. The king, accompanied by Queen Mary, Princess Mary and Prince Albert, Al-bert, was received there by Prince and Princess Alexander of Teck, Princess Prin-cess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, the Earl of Chesterfield, Lord Far-quhar Far-quhar and the Countess of Chesterfield. Chester-field. After the ladies had been presented to their majesties, the dowager Countess Coun-tess of Chesterfield introduced Mr. Hammerstein to Prince Alexander, who presented him to King George. The king, grasping Mr. Hammer-stein's Hammer-stein's hand, said: "I am delighted with the effort you are making here today and it gives me great pleasure to come to your house." The star item in the program was an abbreviated garden scene from "Faust," sung by four Americans Felice Lyne, Lydia Locke, Orville Harrold and Henry Welldon. - At the close of the performance the queen summoned Miss Lyne, who still was in costume as Marguerite, to the royal box, saying: "I must compliment you upon your beautiful voice. I understand you are half American." Miss Lyne archly replied: "No, your majesty, I am all American." |