Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1917 — This Enterprising Age. [ARTICLE]

This Enterprising Age.

What are we coming to? If people in Los Angeles can hear a New York concert over the phone, as was done in connection with the Mendelssohn Glee i club golden anniversary, why not develop the idea practically? Then Mrs. Hi Fyfe in Seattle will ring up the Metropolitan opera telephonic box office and say to the operator : “Switch me on for the second act of I want to entertain some guests after dinner.” In that way the papers throughout the country could have their critics “cover” the New York, Boston or Chicago musical events. And if the critic disliked the performance—simplicity! Just ring off. »