So said the English writer
Neville Cardus in 1947. Writing for the liberal Melbourne paper ,
The Age, he waxes lyrical of the fundamental decency of the people of post war London, using a description of a concert at the Harringay Arena as an illustration of his point and providing a glimpse into what it was like to attend one of them.
Imagine 10,000 ordinary folk listening to classical music where now we go to buy paint and hammers.
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July 7, 1947
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