The Archive · 1939

Young Orchestra

The youngest orchestra, ranging in ego from four to eight years, is making its screen debut with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Babes in Arms," opening today at the Roxy.

Orgenized by Karl Moldrem, who has been forming musical groups among tiny tots for 28 years, as A hobby, the Moldrem Baby Orchestra consists of sixteen child prodigies assembled in Southern California and includes some of the most potential future greats of the musical world.

Consisting entirely of string instruments, violins and cellos, the baby orchestra plays entirely by note and ix capable of playing any piece of musi¢ intended for children of high "It's a Wonderful World"

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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