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...shining topper, Oscar I roamed the world founding opera houses and losing fortunes in the process of trying to rival the Metropolitan. His sons, William (who managed the famed Victoria which Oscar I built) and Arthur (who became a well-known theatrical producer) were distressed by this operamania. "I wish the hell," Oscar II remembers hearing them say, "the old man would stay out of opera...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: The Careful Dreamer | 10/20/1947 | See Source »

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