Last week Los Angeles stole a march on other Far Western orchestras when it opened its Philharmonic season ahead of San Francisco, Seattle and Portland. Those cities were worrying about the abbreviated seasons they would begin in November when lights flashed on in the Los Angeles Auditorium and an eager crowd pushed its way inside to hear the music which William Andrews Clark Jr. makes possible.
Fortnight ago Los Angeles attempted to express its appreciation of Patron Clark. Important citizens, including Mayor John Clinton Porter, gathered in Pershing Square across from the Auditorium....
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