"Under the Stars"

Midsummernights in Hollywood are again sweet with "symphonies under the stars." Last week the Hollywood Bowl concerts entered their eighth season.

Nine years ago, when Los Angeles was recovering from growing pains, several businessmen felt the lack of adult entertainment during the bright summer months. They formed a board, organized a series of concerts to be given by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor Walter Henry Rothwell at first refused to lead his musicians in the businessmen's venture, but later, after Conductor Alfred Hertz of San Francisco had proved the worth, the benefit, the dignity of the plan, Conductor Rothwell admitted he was wrong, joined in. Outstanding among the Los Angeles men who brought summer music to their community was William Andrews Clark, Jr., sole guarantor of Los Angeles symphonies. He donated a cement lining for the huge natural amphitheatre in Hollywood.

This year the Hollywood Bowl directorate has broadcast new policies, plans, hopes. There will be fewer conductors, many more artists. Admissions are slightly higher. The guest conductors have been limited to three:

Bernardino Molinari, who inaugurated the 1929 season last week. During his initial appearance last year he electrified Bowl patrons, antagonized Bowl musicians. By the end of his visit musicians confessed they had learned much from him, patrons requested his return.

Eugene Goossens, returning from London for his fourth season. He will direct condensed, concertized versions of Carmen, Tannhauser, Die Walkiire. In the famed "Bacchanale" ballet of Tannhauser will appear Michel Fokine & Vera Fokina, their Ballet Russe of 40.

Bruno Walter, the most energetic figure in German music. Presiding genius of opera in Berlin, Munich and Vienna, and of Munich's Music Festival, he will go to Hollywood late in the summer after supervising the Music Festival in Berlin. Herr Walter, dominant, is reported to have resigned from the Municipal Opera of Berlin because he could not combine all the three Berlin houses under his sole direction.

Friday nights are solo nights in Hollywood. Among artists scheduled this year: Alfredo San-Malo, "Latin America's greatest violinist"; Pianist Elly Ney, direct from no concert engagements in Europe; the Fisk Jubilee Singers, negro folksongs; Norma Gould & Ballet; E. Robert Schmitz, French pianist, who will play Alexandre Tansman's Charlie Chaplin Concerto.