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 68 THE TOURIST'S CALIFORNIA Angeles Symphony Orchestra with the assistance of visiting artists. The Woman's Orchestra has a reputation second only to that of the Symphony. For its three annual concerts soloists of interna- tional prestige are also engaged. The Ellis Male Choir and the Lyric Club of women singers have the best standing among the two dozen local sing- ing societies. Besides these there are eleven other musical clubs in the city, and nearly a thousand professional musicians. The Sunday Concerts of the Music Teachers Association have a large and appreciative following. The Temple Auditorium is a lofty structure abutting two streets. It contains three concert halls, one of which has 3000 seats, and serves as the Los Angeles Opera House. In the Simpson and Symphony Auditoriums both chamber and choral concerts are heard. The Spreckels Theatre of San Diego has re- cently been built at a cost of a million dollars. A new stock theatre, and the Savoy and Empress Variety theatres meet the amusement needs in their individual fields. Seven musical clubs, and local orchestras are heard in frequent concerts. At Point Loma, across San Diego Bay, dramatic festivals, including the Greek classics, are pro- duced by the Theosophical colony in their beauti- ful out-door playhouse overlooking the Pacific.