Show n Few People in U. U S S. S Support Good Music National Survey Reveals NEW YORK March larch Less than I 4 per cent of the population or of the United States supports support 00 good 1 music The little city or of La Porte md Ind i leads the entire country countr with 9 i per percent percent cent or of Its Inhabitants attending concerts a regularly percentage tar far higher than in New ew York and Chi Chi- caso cago S 'S STis is shown in a survey sur of musical musical mu- mu conditions recently completed by Engles concert manager manag Regarding Regarding Re- Re garding the results or of this survey Mr Ir Engles said yesterday The public in musically mu- mu accessible communities ranges from rom considerably less than I 1 per cent to 9 per cent of the population pop pop- La Porte md Ind a little city of stands alone in the 9 per cent group g with 1376 of Its population attending concerts regularly Newark 0 ranks SECond see SEC ond with a record of 6 per cent A number ot of other small notably notably not not- ably Portsmouth 0 Kenosha Wis and AUrora Ill average 5 per cent or slightly higher Metropolitan centers like Chicago Chi Chi- ca cago o and New York pull the national national na- na average down In those two citIes de the un mu musi- musi i- i lea Ies I 1 or nr rent reni ot or the people go 0 to concerts It it i sate safe to say that the average for the country runs below 4 per ier cent However the situation is not as bad as the n figures res seem to Despite the low percent percentages the country Is making definite advance musically Many communities which only a few years ears ago were entirely without music or of tile the better t type pc now support an ambitious annual series o of subscription concerts New York Chicago and Philadelphia Phila- Phila delphia cannot be said to be musical cities En Engles les declared Although New York Is undoubtedly undoubtedly edly the greatest musical center Inthe in inthe the world as far as opportunity for hearing music Is it ha ba baa haa a comparatively small musical population pop pop- he explained Out or of som six million inhabitants there are not more than who attend concerts con con- i carts That Is iI a hi hili h esti- esti plate Philadelphia has one of the finest orchestras and amI orchestra in the countr country It pas pa's tribute to this orchestra with oVEr overflowing flowing audiences but but- It gives littie lit lit- tie tle support to outside musical events Chicago o ranks second to New ew York In wealth or of musIcal opportunity op- op and has about thE Same ame mall email po or of OEr Tt It w c toy hy n the list lIRt ot of subscribers to the Chicago CivIc Chic opera th the Ch cag Sy Symphony orchestra orchestra or- or chestra and the theother other outstanding musical events held there that they include practically the same group ot of people people-a musically loyal but decidedly tie tie- concentrated group BOSTON MOST MUSICAL Of the large centers centers cen- cen Boston is the mos mosi genuinely g musical It Is one of the few cities which place musicianship above box Not only does it support Its own orchestra but also numerous visiting artists It ivill pay to hear the tine fine musician mu- mu even en though he is not a popular popular pop pop- ular box office attraction elsewhere It seems to regard for a as l it above l the artist |