The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-10-20
FILMS HIT OPERA
Germany Shocked at Deteriora-
ton Of Public Taste.
People Are firing Of ths Diet Of Ideal
ian Portrayed on Stage and IN
husic-Prefer The Movies
Americans Blamed.


Berlin.-Tasies change. The NOV
les have gFand opera. classic and
heavy drama on the ruh a. i,e many.
he home OF grand opera aad the intel
iectual stage PriFy councillors. high
brow professors with long boards
and much learning. great musicians
famed composers and playWrights
thunder IN vain IN the daily press
against the deterioration OF taste OF
the opera and theater going public
Learned psychological dissertations
are being written, seeking 70 explain
the "inexplicable preference or the Ger.
mans for movies. -operettas and
trashy light stun 10 grand operas and
classic dramas" /"
Figures talk. They ten the story
OF a new bent and change IN the Ger
man character. More than dozen
theaters have failed. no less than
eight Of them in Berlin. since spring
Their places have been taken b. elab
orate movies" From many German
cities comes the wall that the m0v.
les are crowding the legitimate drama
and grand opera to the wall.
The Germans. at least that portion
which comes under the ~peepul. want
10 be amused. And q goodly portion
OF those who consider themselves /
above the peepui' also seem TO be tir
Ing OF the diet OF intellectualism. ideal /
Ism and musicism. portrayed and
sung on the stage for years
The German T. getting less seri. /
Gus. In the gayety or Berlin. Munich
and other cities which are imitat.
Ing these he has discovered that In
letting go" OF himself he hns lot
of iun new 10 him He IS acquiring
z taste for what the bespectacled pro
'eFsors characterize as "evanescent
rash He wants 10 be amused. lie
tired OF being edited And he
ioesn't give a rap about the psychol.
'gy OF what is causing The change In
Ms mind and character lie waits
not knowledge. and he
soes where he gets It, That place
Gems to be the movies.
Intellectual Germany affects TO be
more or less shocked at this tendency
0 be less serious minded. 1t is ar
ued that this deterioration" does not
rgue wen for the future OF the ma
lon "Deplorabie Americanization OF
he German stage. is what some writ
RS characterized
The theatrical managers have de-
Jared war on the movies At a con I
srence attended by representati {
practically AT the important the
tefs end operas IN fiit, sApire IL was
ecided that hereafter no actor, act.
sss or singer may act for the NOV
's, under penalty OF immediate dis
lissa But that has not Increased
ie box Office receipts OF the theaters.
IAN American invasion Of the mo-
on picture theater field itself is TAX.
Ig place. Two New York men, A. IA.
'ood and r. J. Goldsoll, have opened
ght in Berlin IN the last three
onths. and expect to have more than 4
score In operation throughout Ger
any by fall Several OF the bankrupt
eaters were bought and turned into \
movies" They also built a new one
lIoining the American church-a
'autiful unique structure entirely
indowless, which had tremendous
n since it was opened. despite the
gh admission. ranging from 25 cents
sl.O0. That circuit is strengthen y
s it's drawing power by adding va
ETY. artists to the movies which q
an innovation in Germany. 4
The several variety shows in Ber- 4
/ are high priced, and the ordinary e
)rking man cannot afford to pay the i y
ranging from rs cents to
100. The Americans seem to have n
nsed this craving for amusement OF q
Is class and are catering to the 81
mmon people with popular prices. d
On the whole admission TO NOV n
IN the big German cities is high
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