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Opera opened most brilliantly on 
Monday evening with a _ crowded 
house and North Shore society rep- 
resented in very large numbers. 
Boxes, orchestra stalls and balcon- 
ies were filled with prominent fami- 
lies. Beautiful gowns and jewels 
added to the splendor of the scene. 
The opera presented was Saint- 
Saen’s Samson et Dalila with Maria 
Gay and Zanatello in the leading 
roles. In the Eben D. Jordan box 
were Mr. and Mrs. Jordan, Miss 
Dorothy Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Rob- 
ert Grant, Jr., and Miss Rosamond 
Dixey. Mrs. Jordan was in black 
with white lace and diamonds, her 
daughter in rose pink satin and chif- 
fon. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jefferson 
Coolidge occupied one of the lower 
boxes with a party including Mrs. 
Coolidge’s brother and_ sister-in- 
law, Mr. and Mrs. John 8. Law- 
rence. Mrs. Coolidge wore white 
satin with rhinestone embroidery, 
and Mrs. Lawrence, rose pink satin 
veiled with chiffon. Mrs. Eben S. 
Draper, who had a box full of 
guests, was in black liberty with 
pailletted embroidery and touches of 
pale blue. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. 
Bradley had some young people in 
their box, including their daughter, 
Miss Rosamond Bradley and Miss 
Eleanor Cotton. Mrs. Bradley wore 
black satin with drapery of white 
lace, her daughter was also in black 
satin and Miss Cotton in cream satin 
and chiffon with pailletted embroid- 
ery. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan L. Am- 
Manchester 
were in the Clarence W. Barron box. 
Mrs. Amster’s gown was of rose 
pink brocade with lace and dia- 
monds. Mrs. Gordon Abbott, gold- 
eolored satin and chiffon with 
touches of white. Miss Elizabeth 
Bigelow, one of the prominent debu- 
tantes of the winter, in China blue 
satin draped with net embroidered 
in gold. Miss May Loring, with her 
fiance, Mr. Samuel Vaughan, in 
turquoise blue velvet. Mrs. Boyl- 
ston Beal, black tulle over white 
satin with touches of silver. Mrs. 
Samuel Carr, tapestry blue satin 
with much white lace. Mrs. John 
Babson Thomas, pale blue satin and 
chiffon with pailletted embroidery. 
Among Herbert Sears’ guests were 
his daughter, Miss Elizabeth Sears, 
who was in white and Mr. and Mrs. 
Philip S. Sears, the latter wearing 
black satin and tulle. Mr. and Mrs. 
S. Reed Anthony entertained Mrs. 
Nathan Anthony and Miss Primrose 
Colt. Mrs. Anthony wore a beauti- 
ful costume of white and gold bro- 
‘eade, with diamond ornaments, and 
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with pink roses on the sleeves and 
bodice. Miss Adele G. Thayer, black 
velvet and jet, necklace of pearls 
with diamond pendant. Miss Kath- 
erine Foote, white satin-striped 
gauze, necklace of pearls. Others in 
attendance at the premiere were 
Mrs. P. V. R. Ely, Mrs. Wm. A. 
Russell, Mrs. Philip Stockton, T. 
Dennie Boardman, Prescott Bige- 
low, Samuel Carr and John Babson 
Thomas and many others, 
Miss Colt was in rose pink satin and 
gold embroidery. Mr. and Mrs. 
Frederick Ayer, the latter in royal 
blue satin and gold lace and neck- 
lace of pearls; Miss Katherine Ayer, 
pale blue chiffon over pink satin and 
pink rosebuds at the corsage. Also 
in the Ayer box were Mr. and Mrs. 
Charles F. Ayer and Mr. Alexander 
Wheeler. Mrs. Wallace Goodrich, 
nile green marquisette over satin of 
the same tone, fichu of white lace 
