Midsummernights in Hollywood are again sweet with "symphonies under the stars." Last week the Hollywood Bowl concerts entered their eighth season.
Nine years ago, when Los Angeles was recovering from growing pains, several businessmen felt the lack of adult entertainment during the bright summer months. They formed a board, organized a series of concerts to be given by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor Walter Henry Rothwell at first refused to lead his musicians in the businessmen's venture, but later, after Conductor Alfred Hertz of San Francisco had proved the...