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This and some nearby photos are preparations for the first live New York symphony radio broadcast. The New York herald for August 12, 1922, ran the following story: "STADIUM MUSIC BROADCAST. Symphony Orchestra Concert Sent Out First Time. Last night was the first time that a great New York symphony orchestra had its music broadcast by radio, and reports which came In during I he evening indicated that the venture was entirely successful. The special microphone developed for the occasion made It possible for the actual music of the Philharmonic Orchestra's .stadium concert to be heard over a territory with a population of 75,000,000. The broadcasting began at 9 o'clock, daylight saving time, and lasted for an hour and a half. The microphones utilized last evening were of such sensitiveness that all sound. Including the music, applause or what not. was converted into an electric current of strength that varied In accordance with the character of the sound waves that impinged upon the diaphragm." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045774/1922-08-12/ed-... Lewisohn Stadium, College of the City of New York, built 1915, demolished 1973. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewisohn_Stadium

The New York Tribune ran a more detailed account of the broadcast. The orchestra was conducted by Willem Van Hoogstraten. chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1922-08-13/ed-...

See also photo in the New-York tribune. [volume], August 27, 1922, Page 3 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1922-08-27/ed-...

Art Siegel B-59 Thank you both for the newspaper citations. We'll note the record.

See for details of the event shown here.

It was in the Lewisohn stadium of CCNY, now demolished>
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_College_of_New_York#Lewisohn_S...

This must be the "parade and demonstration of the work of the Third Ambulance Company of the New York National Guard and the nurses unit of B. Altman & Company" described in query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C01E5D7123BE0...

This is Lewisohn Stadium at City College of New York, built in 1915 demolished in 1973, with Shepard Hall (still standing) in the background. In September, 1916, Metropolitan Opera singers put on two operas at the stadium, Wagner's 'Die Walküre ' and a second program of 'Cavalleria Rusticana' and 'Pagliacci.' Hard to say which production these actors were rehearsing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewisohn_Stadium digital-archives.ccny.cuny.edu/exhibits/lostworld/lewisoh... query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C07EEDE1F3FE2... www1.ccny.cuny.edu/ci/centennial/uptown_shepard.cfm

Thanks art for all of the additional info. We'll add the date and the location to the catalog record.