The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-06
FINE JAZZ BANDS AND AMERICAN
COMEDY LIFT GLOOM FROM PARIS

nor tail as to plot or even incl
dent. which left the intellect stupi-
fled and the reason innulte,i.
The four ~ US. when the llghts
vent ~ and We could see to talk
expressed our unanimous condem-
nation ~ that picture. We protest
ing that II Was not feprcnentntivcly
American. and they protesting tha,
they believed a. ai;ho We could
nve. from certain giisten In the
poilu'h eyes that he thought he
had II on uH"
Picture Was Sad
An. but wait' Tho next picture
was a French one. where We knew
Immediately the heroine's appalling
virtue b. the fact that she was
totally embarrassing. and that all
the arsamatica would 20 to the
wicked young woman In tho beau
tiful gowns. who. In her death bed
repentance. would be ever 30 much
more sympathetic than anybody
who had ever been good
For, five long reels that inane
merry 60 round Of temptation and
fan and repentance and ienpta-
ton and fan and repentance
dragged It's weary way. with nine
sobbing points to tho reel: but.
before u was over. our eyes having
become used to the gloom, We
turned triuuphantiy. and Jaw. in
our pollu'a shifting gaze. that We
had Il on him,
We are happy TO he able TO re-
port TO the anNiously waiting
American public that the movies
IN France are just as CHASTITY AZ
they average at home. although.
like At home. they arc not all bad.
But the muAic' IL was treat
to such starved souls as ours.
Orchestra Generous
II was good music and they
wcren'; stingy with II: they Sec
sawed right along. and shifted the
well known classical and popular
bits simultaneously 10 tit the vary
ing phases 81 the picture. even
playing The Death Of Asa" for the
final scene 81 tho rcpcntant young
woman. when. thank heavens. she
died at last
The movies have their place. II
you never thought IT before. you
would II you could look at the
faccs Of those pollus as they filed
out. humming, There were lots OF
them. come TO enjoy the music and
the movies. and the darkness and
tho hand holding.
We found ourselves hummlng.
too. fragments OF long forgotten
iirsN as We swung along the boule-
yard. and our footsteps were light
" and our hearts were lighter. and
Tor "a little time we forgot that
here was a war. az did the poilus
on leave
Moro music, We must have more
music
JAR Band, Tool
What should 1t be-heavy opera,
~ erweight or featherweight.
which last is better known as mus
cal comedy
Guess. and youll guess rightly
( you can put yourself in the posi-
ion OF those who have sometimes
liked music with their meals. Al
Sind French gentleman. who runs
theatre ticket agency, told us
bout a revue which had a Broad
way chorus. and we shall like him
'lwaysl
Tho show was all right. But
listen.
At the close OF the first act. they
a regular, genuine. inn
,orted jazz band. known here as
! "sherbo"l
We sometimes used TO sniff n
ittlo at that music. back home,
We used sometimes to think II was
ow. and common, and all that. butt
GOODNESS gracious, Il was like n
light OF the Statue of Liberty, and
he tail buildings along the Battery. !
nd the Broadway trenches, and all
he other dear delights of home!
that jazz band played again from
. balcony out in the big prone
lade foyer. all thru the long inter-
mission. played lickety- split. |
thump, whang, bang.
lam, with the trtangles and the
'ells and the big bass drum. and |
ome saxophones for the we'll |
,nown moan, and everything,
or course there can be no dane |
ng In a country whore there Is so |
much sorrow. but never have we
cen anything so INT up and ex-
ilarate concoursc OF totally |
nixed people as did that wonder
A. that marvellous, that miracu-