Show I VI D Dami Damrosch Q uit ti as J Director ii a o N N. Y Symphony Y on NEW V YORI YORK Dec 16 AT AP- AP AP- AP Walter Walter Damrosch who became conductor of the New York Symphony Symphony Sym Sym- phony phon orchestra fort two forty two years jears ago at the age of 23 hia 1 resigned at the peak of at his popularity rather rath rath- er than wait walt until music lover begin begin be be- gin to whisper that he no longer is the Damrosch of old f 1 f The directors in m accepting this his his' declared It PV thc end of a musical era t Mr Ml Damrosch took too over lead lE leador- leador JJ- JJ ship of ot the orchestra upon the death of his father Dr Leopold Damrosch who founded the orchestra orchestra orches orches- stra s- s tra in 1878 His ills resignation Wll become effective at the close of the present season when at the he request of the directors he will be become become be- be come honorary and guest conductor tor He Jie also will continue to di direct direct direct di- di concerts concert for children and young people Two men cannot drive the same same team of horses or 01 conduct the same orchestra said Mr Damrosch Therefore when wh-en I decided I could no longer direct four conceits weekly or ora a hundred hunched each s season as n it seemed right to let another nother man manhave r have the whip hand In looking back 1 I seem always to have been a pioneer first with the Wagner Vagner music dramas then with the concerts for young people and children and now today w with Ith something entirely new the radio We Ve have played a concert each week for six weeks past to an audience audience audience audi audi- ence estimated to number persons One can hardly conceive it They listen in from Alberta and Hu Hu Hudson don Bay Bar down down to Louisiana and Florl Florida i. i |