Music: Philadelphia Pother

Philadelphia elders whispered behind closed doors last week. Philadelphia's youth shouted its grievances in the sedate old Academy of Music (see col. 2). Conductor Leopold Stokowski made sad little speeches, appeared deeply hurt. Curtis Bok, president of the Orchestra Association, asked the entire orchestra board to resign. When the board objected, Mr. Bok and his very rich mother, who is the daughter of the late Cyrus H. K. Curtis, quit.

Philadelphia had never known such a musical pother, such tongue-wagging and intrigue which appeared to...

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