Walter Meyer schrieb:

>> Classical music always was a pastime for the happy few.
>
>And yet, during WWII, countless classical musicians toured military camps
>stateside and overseas, generally performing before enthusiastic "full
>houses" comprising a cross section of the population and not just the
>intellectual elite.  ...

Exceptions under very special circumstances.  (And how many of the
enthusiastic soldiers had been sent to this concerts? How many would
have preferred Judy Garland and Bob Hope?)

Robert