Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-29
1snecial r,orrcsnnndence.l


~ ERLlN, oct. l6,--An;i-Ameri-
sQ canism in certain degree
MUST undoubtedly be recorded
as feature of Europe's phc-
4 nomenal tour!st-season of 1910,
Il whilM has just reached a glorious
II elimination. Germany, 1t seems, Is be-
Il coming spoiled in her old age. and
" is beginning not only to take as a mat
II ter Of course this most profitable rain
Il OF American dollars which floods the
fatherand year by year, but actually
to cavil at the manner Of its de-
scending. "Dollaritis." that indctln-
able disease TO which the American
seems to be exclusively subject, has
1 long provided ncvcr-falling food for
4 good.naturcd sarcasm on this side ut
the expense of the much-muligned
4 Yankee But this year the attitude of
\ criticism has become, for some rca-
son. a little more personal; n little
i more keen.
4 The American invasion. swollen to
enormous proportions as II has been
1 this year, will leave, ut any rate South
i Germany, the region of the Passion
Play. divided between respect for the
4 almighty American dollar and Il rather
unsracions attitude of resentment at
4 the 'all-pervading element OF ostcn-
4 lation" that goes with It. Here is n
Characteristic example of this attitude.
i as evinced in the German press itself.
4 me Munich correspondent of All in
4 h'lential Berlin paper in the course
i OF vigorous an,i-Amcrican article,
i hotly denounces the use OF the Prinz
Il Regcnten thcater in Munich for an
Il American festival season Of Wagner
performances at five dollars, u ticket
Ia fabnlous!y high price for Ger
many arguing that instead of chasing
the dollars OF over-rich Americans
with no real interest in Wagner. o
nobler object would be served by de-
Voting the theatcr. to summer per-
lormanccs at popular prices for the
German working classes.
CAUSTIC COMMENT
=, rhe great Richard himself" says
ms turbulent Munich scribe. "would
ne Mortified to witness this so-culled
wagner fcs,ival-horrificd not on ac-
count OF tho acting. which In many
vases IS magnificent; not on account of
me staging which Is of tho highest
order, but on account Of the. nature of
me audiences. 1t Is sacrilege thus to
VAST me works of our great Wagner
uelore an audience of International
H'",Mey,spiurgcrs. ignorant of art
Mr ana Mrs. Snob of Phila-
dde,pnlh, accompanied by their
daughter, the dollar Princess, are
men made the subject of IL cutting
",alysis at the hands Of the writer.
Mno' nlssecting their emotions as they
msness the Wagnerian performances.
,on'es To the conclusion that the only
mapression received Is one OF inn
I'sasurabse boredom, rendered suf-
a,aSie only by the reflection that
III, ,,, uos'ars were expended on tho
ho oMee, The Munich writer. who. may
b oc. be supposed to have
~ .ulerihg from an acute attack
dyspepsia, Is himself apparently In
,s Is of the fact that I'VE dollars
~ w no means remarkable price Tor
4 .iNl'erican to nay for the sake of
1 JJs, , good Wagnerian performance.
1 CO.. "ou'U also SEEM. TO the mere Ameri-
~ stroke of excellent Judgment on
me ,ntrt or the Prinz Rcgenten thcatcr
h.h U'sNhlze lust such season Of
n'hf'rcu Wagner performances
,gs ms year of TIE Passion Play,
v vuvn Munich Is crowded with wealthy
Th M m american ana otherwise.
Inn a ,hnater VIII be Just that much bet.
rato @ple TO afford tho suggested low
Mn summer performances for
nlnn 'e s, working-classes during the
"'ne succeeding years - -
SOURCE or IRRITATION.
ma nnu,her amusing article which an.
end dcaa recently In the German pres,
gpd, hvofs to enlightcn It's readers re- re.
,traya, the Americans methods 4 Of
tyes M ~ Wei as In respect to the mo.
"'S' nring the Yankee" touris,