"Music is the meat and drink of the people. I will lead street bands. I will give free concerts, when this Depression prevents folks from hearing music they must have."
When Conductor Leopold Stokowski made this statement five weeks ago, most people were inclined to discount it as Stokowski-talk. But last week Stokowski made good his word. He assembled 200 jobless musicians in Reyburn Plaza opposite Philadelphia's City Hall. A sharp wind was blowing across the open square. Some of the musicians sat huddled in overcoats. But Stokowski, by the time the concert was under way, had shed even his jacket, stood...
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