Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1948 — Page 43

- SUNDAY, OCT. 17, 1048

Symphony at Crossroads Financial Difficulties. Mounting;

Supporters Await Board's Decision

By HENRY BUTLER DOES INDIANAPOLIS want a symphony orchestra? . s Indiana want the orchestra? the city and state think Fabien Sevitzky's Symphony is a cultural asset and a booster of Hoosier prestige, they may have {to act fast to keep the orchestra from folding at the end of this season. Those who know the orchestra’s financial plight are wearing Would sound mighty good locally, long faces. Though no official concert-goers admit, statement has been released, it is| Internal Revenue people here believed the Symphony's board of [estimate that Hoosiers last year directors, meeting Tuesday, may|tpent some $50 million for.enterhave important and dishearten-|tainment.

THE TT Wilts redt 2 Toscanini at 81 Gives No Sign of Taking It Easy

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (UP)—Arturo Toscanini is 81 but you would never know it from the taxing program for his new season

‘which opens next Saturday.

During. his 11th season as conduetor-of the NBC Symphony! Orchestra he will conduct 16 concerts, from October 23 through

December 11 and from February concerts will constitute a Brahms cycle. Another concert will be a

presentation of Verdi's Falstaff Mexico's first operas sung by

and he may conduct a second opera during the fall. |

» . " | THE FIRST foreign prechestra

to visit the United States since the 3

war, the Orchestre National of France, begins a tour of almost 40 cities with ij initial concert in!

ing news for the orchestra's ad-

» mirers. A MEDIUM-SIZED downtown

ona Indianapolis movie house reports TICKET SALES for the com- an asbual gross of around $700, ing season are below par. Costs oo he Symphony's box-ofes tion year for the city and are up. The city appropria state was under $80,000. } for - the orchestra has been cut Proponents of greater financial 60 per cent, And some of thelaid to the orchestra, either public

most liberal contributors who last Or private, declare the orchestra's

nitely continue their aid, portance to Indiana. » ities are NO MORE TRUMPETS 2—Will these youngsters, typical of a Srehestsa , Sito nationthe 30,000 children who heard the Indianapolis Symphony last sea- |wide slump in show business. Son be hearing the Symphony's final concerts this season? People are paring their ‘entertainment budgets. Even the big, supposedly rich Eastern orchestras are singin’ the blues and wishing they could find a milliondolar baby. ”

» . WRITING IN the New York Times Howard Taubman discussed the survival problem of major orchestras and the Metropolitan Opera Co. Mr. Taubman sald symphony managers and “Met” officials agree their type of entertainment can't be expected to show a profit. High quality means high cost. The Metropolitan, which played to packed houses most of last season ($7.50 top price), wound 8 with. a2 $220,000 tori But| tertainment tax to-tneles Sam, —f

he ; ar Ga ETE PEN SUNDAY TTA. .. | Orchestra and opera managers

Want MODERN See. MERIDIAN {believe repeal of the federal tax

"Res on their non-profit organizations and see at your own convenience. We are open every Sunday and every would help. evening so that couples may ship together, and both be pleased with the # = ® ; money saved in this low overhead location. HERE IN Indianapolis, Dr. - 3 4 Bevitzky’'s orchestra’ last season paid $13,352.84 in federal taxes— nearly as much as the city’s ap"|propriation cut.. Some observers believe tax repeal and consequent lowering of the Symphony's $4.20 top to $3.50 might give the orchestra’'s boxoffice a shot in the There's general agreement among Symphony fans that the orchestra needs an endowment fund. Last year, according to figures released by orchestra managers, the Cincinnati Symphony got $108,000 from fits fund; the Philadelphia Orchestra, $68,-

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year helped raise the $100,000 for small fraction of Hoosier enter-|0 ra, is having a time for himthe 1947-48 maintenance fund tainment revenue gives a false _ in 3 1avh Roity where he is have indicated they can't indefi- Picture of the Symphony's im-|staging an operatic season for the could be

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