Music: In Providence

The "Benedict Monument to Music," bequeathed to the city of Providence by William Curtis Benedict and called "an architectural melody in white marble," has been opened in Roger Williams Park. It has a seating capacity of about 30,000. The elaborate dedication program included Marie Sundelius, soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company, as soloist.

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