For some three years, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra had been groaning under the ills of insurrection in the ranks, irregular support from the public, the musical tastes of Conductor Karl Krueger and the uncompromising management of Board President Henry H. ("I like this way") Reichhold (TIME, Feb. 14). Last week it looked as if the ills might prove fatal, though not before President Reichhold, the symphony's chief supporter, had delivered himself of remarks at the deathbed.
Said he: "We're flat broke and there are not even tangible promises of money, and as far...
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