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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 lead nowhere. Stokowski was resigning, he said, because of "deep-lying differences'' with the board and its failure to appoint a suitable successor to Manager Arthur Judson (TIME, Dec. 17). Since the board seemed to be the cause of the trouble, Curtis Bok wanted to create a new one which would be more sympathetic to Conductor Stokowski. "By sympathy," said Mr. Bok. "I mean more than acquiescence. I mean an understanding and awareness of what he is trying...
...less, the board attempted a reconciliation with Stokowski. It asked him to return and conduct whatever concerts and operas he wished, implied that the "deep-lying differences" would not be insurmountable. Stokowski's friends felt that so great a conductor should have complete command. His critics felt that he was lacking in gratitude for all Philadelphia had done for him. Though the board issued no formal statement on the subject, the views of some of its members were reflected in the Philadelphia Record, partly owned by Samuel Pels (Fels-Xaptha Soap), one of the board's vice presidents...
...Record editorialized on Stokowski's debt to Philadelphia: "He forgets that the directors not only have made him the highest paid conductor in the world, but have given him a greater degree of artistic freedom than is enjoyed by any conductor of any orchestra anywhere...
...open letter crammed with visionary hopes and aims Stokowski criticized the board for not having made the most of radio. With a good contract, he said, "It should be possible to finish the season without any deficit and it might even be possible to reduce the price of concert tickets...