BOSTON OPERA HOUSE. 
After the performances of Satur- 
day, when the ever-popular “Jewels 
of the Madonna” will be sung at the 
matinee and a gala bill including 
“The Secret of Suzanne” and_.acts 
from “Lacia,” “Faust” and ‘‘Giocon- 
da” will follow in the evening, the 
Boston Opera House will close its 
doors, not to reopen them until Jan. 
4, I9I15. 
As already announced in the Bos- 
ton press, the coming season is to be 
reduced to twelve weeks, hence the 
late opening. The directorate board 
is of the opinion that the shorter 
season will result in improved con- 
ditions from every point of view,— 
~ there will be a larger attendance, 
more enthusiasm, a more brilliant en- 
semble made possible by the increas- 
ed patronage, and a more varied rep- 
ertoire. 
To bring about the last mentioned 
result, the endeavor will be made to 
arrange the operas so that 24, in- 
stead of 18 (as in the past) will be 
given. To this end each opera will 
be presented ‘twice instead of four 
times, thus dividing the performances 
into two series; instead of four. Mon- 
day and Friday evenings, and Wed- 
nesday evenings and Saturday after- 
noons will form the two series, when 
the same operas will be repeated. 
Therefore those who subscribe for 
Monday and Wednesday evenings, or 
Monday evening and Saturday after- 
noon, or Wednesday and Friday 
evenings, or Friday evening and Sat- 
urday matinee, will be able to hear 
the entire repertoire. 
The subscription sale was open to 
the public last Monday, in a most 
gratifying fashion, giving ample 
proof that the curtailment of the sea- 
son meets with the approval of the 
opera-going public. The demand for 
seats is much greater than it was at 
this time last year, and although a 
subscription ticket for the coming 
season is proportionately one-third 
less, the total receipts are far in ad- 
ance. ‘The subscription office will be 
open daily through the summer from 
10 to 3, and there seat plans may be 
consulted and applications filed. The 
terms call for a payment of 25% 
when the choice is made, and the bal- 
ance does not fall due ’till the tick- 
ets are ready for delivery in the fall. 
The Old Lady Again. 
Mrs. Kawler—lIs it true that your 
cousin, Mr. Perkins, is married? 
Mrs. Blunderby— Yes. Robert 
_ has joined the benedictines. — Bos- 
ton Transcript. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Your Telephone World 
“Why, I couldn’t find his name in the telephone 
directory.”’ 
This is the reply I get occasionally, when I ask 
a subseriber why he didn’t send a toll or long distance 
message, and thus quickly settle some important busi- 
ness or family question. 
As it would be practically impossible to include 
in one book all subscribers to the Bell System, each 
book is designed to include a given radius within which 
there are numbers frequently called. 
If a Bell subscriber who lives outside this radius 
is wanted, you can reach him quickly and easily even 
if his name and number do not appear in your tele- 
phone directory. Just ask for the oll Operator and 
give her the name and address of the person you want 
to reach. It really makes no difference whether he is 
in Skowhegan, Sioux City or New York—wherever he 
is, 1f within range of a telephone, he can be reached 
if he is connected to the Bell System. If you know his 
number, give it, but it is not necessary except on local 
calls or Two-Number Toll Calls. 
The next time you want to reach some distant 
friend whose name you cannot find in the telephone 
directory, just call the Toll Operator and tell her your 
story. She will try to help you, and may be able to 
vet a message to your friend, even though he has no 
telephone, and bring him to a Pay Station to talk to 
you. 
I. W. ROLFE, Manager. 
March 27th, 1914. 
PEST 
Easily Explained. 
Jane—Missus objects to your 
milk. We keep findin’ bits 0’ wood 
and things in it. 
Milkman—That’s all right, Miss. 
The fact is our cow’s got a wooden 
leg —Exchange. 
Stale News. 
‘*Are you familiar with the Mex- 
ican situation ?’’ 
‘“‘Only up to eight o’clock this 
morning,’’—Detroit Free Press. 
Also the Canal Zone. 
Teacher — How many zones are 
there, Bobbie? 
Bobbie—Oh, a whole lot. There’s 
one torrid, two temperate, two 
frigid, and a whole lot of postal 
zones.—Boston Transcript. 
Old Saw With New Handle. 
The pessimist Fletcherizes his 
quinine pills. The optimist gets 
treed by a bear and enjoys the view. 
—Yale Record. 
