. Men who made San Francisco. Will L. Greenbaum W ILL L. GREENBAUM. San Fran-ciscos leading impressario, was born inSiicramento in 1866, and was raised and edu-cated in the city of San Francisco. Gradual-iiv; from the Boys High School, he made a•itudy of perfume chemistry and for many yearswas head of the largest perfume manufactur-ing company west of Chicago. An accom-plished musician, he organized the Hinrichs-Eeel Symphony Orchestra, which later becamethe San Francisco Symphony Society, withFritz Scheel as conductor. Gradually he driftediiito the managerial profession, associating inbusines
. Men who made San Francisco. Will L. Greenbaum W ILL L. GREENBAUM. San Fran-ciscos leading impressario, was born inSiicramento in 1866, and was raised and edu-cated in the city of San Francisco. Gradual-iiv; from the Boys High School, he made a•itudy of perfume chemistry and for many yearswas head of the largest perfume manufactur-ing company west of Chicago. An accom-plished musician, he organized the Hinrichs-Eeel Symphony Orchestra, which later becamethe San Francisco Symphony Society, withFritz Scheel as conductor. Gradually he driftediiito the managerial profession, associating inbusiness with Alfred Bouvier. After the deathi>l Bouvier, Mr. Greenbaum gave up the per-fume business and devoted himself to theatrical,operatic and concert attractions. He has bp^ught to this city Pietro Mascagni. the Metropolitan C onipai-y. the Mclba Com-p<-ny, the San Carlos and Milan Opera Companies, the Damrosch Symphony Orchestra, theChicago Symphony Orchestra, Nordica, Calve. Eames. Gadski, Paderewski, Hoffman
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