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Show Brilliant Opening of N. Y. Musical and Social Seasons New York's musical and social sea-1 sons had brilliant inaugurals last night with the opening of the Metropolitan opera and the horse show twin events that for years have marked the advent of the winter's activities of the Four Hundred and the followers of art The Metropolitan offering was Put cini's "Tosca" with Geraldine Farrar in the title role Caruso, fresh from triumphs scored in opera staged in a Mexico City bull ring, shared with Miss Farrar in the honors and ap-1 plause. High cost of living also plaved a role With the orchestra chairs raised in price to seven dollais, a golden stream was poured into the box office I coffers bv ,.ne of the hr-et throoi- JJ (that ever filled the Metropolitan. Sub-scriptions Sub-scriptions for the opera season ha m reached a rerord breaking total or c $1,000,000. I |