They would let you know that while the lecture series and courses on political and non-political subjects were held here, the Hall also established its reputation as an arts' center in the first fifteen years of its existence. They would brag about the fact that Edna St. Vincent Millay in her public debut read here in 1928, furthering an already established association with poetry. They would notify you that the Hall began producing music and that the next few seasons The Town Hall Endowment Series featured artists including Sergei Rachmaninoff, Ignace Paderwaski, Lily Pons, Fedor Chaliapin, Yehudi Menuhin, and more.