Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
Id is n second or third class player

and is a second or third class player
all his life.
The secret Of producing fine or
chestral players or fine performers on
any instrument is for the pupil to re-
main under instruction until his teacher
pronounccs him fitted to do professional
work. This involves, naturally, the se-
lection of a capable and honest teacher,
but that is too big subject In itself
to be treated Of here.
THE managers Of the Detroit Orches-
i ira have made public the cost of the
orchestra for the current season and,
while the cost side looks somewhat like
the cost sheet of grand opera com.
rnny. the most striking feature Is the
difference between the cost Of the orr
ganization and the receipts from the
sale of tickets. Thus far this year the
orchestra has cost $377, 900 in round
of tickets was only $115. 900. Tho
private subscriptions amounted to
about s21o 900 md the deficit is
$50. 900.
According to the statement OF Presi-
dent Murphy. Of the orchestra. the
private subscrintion of $212.OO0 was
nrincinally made up by himself and
Mrs. Horace Dodge, each Of whom gave
$50 900 to the .tynd. Both Of them
will not contin1kssheir subscriptions
"until the peoplSF Detroit show that
they really desire the orchestra and
will help to maintain it,"
1t is an unfortunate feature of the
big orchestras that the expenses OF
maintenance are so great that even
if every seat for the entire season were
disposed of, there would still be a de-
fcit. The halls are not sufficiently
large to allow an orchestra to be self.
sustaining, and IL they are increased II
size the orchestra must be enlarge,
also, and the point where the orsaIii,
cation becomes unwieldy is sool
reached.
THE position of having praeticalt!
L every seat for the SEASON sold ts'
been reached by the Philadelphia Or
the endowment fund has made matter
much easier from the financial view
point. But the time was not so i0nI
ago when the annual deficit Yas q thin,
which made cold cRills play tag alon
tina spine Of the Board Of Manager
every spring. The early struggles o
keeping the organisation and encourag
ing sufficient public interest 10 hll tn
Academy twice week would make in
teresting reading II told by Alexande
van Rensseiaer, Andrew WheeIev
Charles A. Braun or some of the other
who fought for twenty years bsfor
the point of unqusstioned success we
reached.
1t is not at all likely that Detro,
will lose Its orchestra. Civic pride,
nothing else, will do much to keep Il
Ean Francisco, st. Louis, Mime
, apolis, Seattle and other cities hav
. gone through the same experianf
e during the past two years and the or
e chestra of every one Of those cities wa
retained.
= In a manner, the Detroit manage
!. meht has only itsslf to blame for u
y predicament in which It now nnds II
: self. A couple of yeass ago, when thcJ
! was keen compsttion for competent OF
. ehestrsi piaye,s, 4 vs. & &eoT!ocH' '
= off the lid'' in the matter OF salaPi.
and there scanned to b some truth
the assertion. A . result OF a coup
8 Of "raid~" on Eastern orchsltraS, sais
IS ries went up greatly IN those organ
,s zatisns which had the choice Of psyir
y more or Of losing their bent mep.
. Thus, At that tine Ost!ost AAsss>
= now tke ttsns fes ps1aNs IA, ,Y0U p
4 come. But 1t is more than likely tn
r; the money for ytts unpleasant procse'
a' ing will be raissd.