A Letter From The Publisher, Oct. 19, 1953

This story starts with a young musician who wrote an opera called Charms for the Savage. He couldn't get it produced, so he tinkered with it and changed the name to The Food of Love. He still couldn't sell it. But a few weeks ago, he did manage to get one of the opera's songs arranged for a CBS symphony presentation. The arrangement was rehearsed, and at the appointed hour, a conductor and full orchestra were ready to go on the air —but only as a "standby" in case an outdoor symphony broadcast from...

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