The Washington times., 1910-12-25
NO AMERICAN MUSIC,
SAYS COMP OSER
Be- 5ian Declares Other
Countries Have a Pc
culiar Style.

Seated in his room at the New VII
lard. surrounded by stray sheets Of
haIf-compOsed music and the latest
issues Of music periodicals, ivan
CaryII, who Is responsible for the
score Of the latest LiebIer production,
Marriage a Ia Carte today deliver
ed hiEDseIf Of a few pertinent remarks
about American music and kindred
topics
Despite the fact that this is Nr-
CarylTs nineteenth visit to the United
States he arrived in Washington for
the first time Friday night. and has
been utilizing most OF his tine since
in rehearsing the orchestra for the
opening performance at the Belasco
tomorrow night.
'Yes. I've been so busy since I
came here" remarked the composer.
who Notwithstanding the fact that
he IS a Belgian, spe4ks perfect Eng
Iish. that I've had little or no time
to see your great lily. I intend to
spend most Of today sightseeing
that's TO be my Christmas present 70
myself
No American Music.
Il have been in this country so
often, that New York and a few Of
the other large cities are perfectly
familiar to me In the performance Of
''rThe Girl of the Golden West which
1 had the pleasure Of seeing IN New
/ York on the opening night, I had one
of those rare things which come TO
Us middIe-aged people so seldom-an
/ absolutely novel sensation 1T IS a
pity that America has no school Of
music no peculiar style, ike the
countries abroad have If one speaks
I OF TIE French school. or the VienneSe
school, or the German school. a Ger
tain almost composite or concrete KIND
/ Of music comes into ones mind, but.
I an sorry to say, there is nothing
/ of that sort in America
But in the Girl Of the Golden West
/ I had an insight into what might be
/ accomplished with American topics
/ and American ideas. True, there Is lit
I tie or no real American music IN It.
I but that is doubtless due mainly to
/ literally speaking-in which the ge-
muses. Of the country may be deVel-
| oped at no expense to themselves
True. you have your Victor Her
/ bert. your Souss, and others who have
/ real American idea OF music, but il
I Is not as distinctive as that Of the
other great nations Of the world. You
should have a special college SubSi-
died by the Government, In which the
young men and women who possess
/ z talent for acting and music could
4
| at little expense TO themselves
In Paris, Berlin, and Vienna
Such is the case in Paris, in Berlin.
and in Vienna The schools there are
subs died by the government, and the
/ government employs the best actors
and artists to teach there-thus Civ
/ ing the ambitious an opportunity to
Improve themselves along their chosen
/ lines This viii probably come later,
but I am told that there is very little
| chance for 1t now
1 As the thought Of what would hap
/ pen should any daring person suggest
| an idea OF a GOVernment-endOWe
J school Of acting 10 Uncle Joe, Jim
Tawney. or other eXpOnentS Of econ
. Ony. a smile fitted across the face Of
] the interviewer. and he heartily
( agreed with the foreign composer that
there W.. very little chance for il
new"
Should there come q time when this
is carried into effect, as It doubtless
/ viii come" continued AR Caryll. 4
/ certainly viii look for some great
! compositions from Americans and the
birth OF q real American school OF mu-