The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17
AMERICAN JAZZ
RACES IN EUROPE
Music Doesn't Lose Its
Charm With
Age.
LACKS THE SAXAPHONE
our Musical Comedies Prove
Better Than Anything Pro-
duced Across Water.
By FRANK f. MASON.


BERLIN. oct. l6.--Tgn years ago
America paid fancy prices for stand
I.e room to see imported Europcan
MUSICAL comedies; today Europe
urns eagerly to America for the
latest Jazz hit. An American musi-
cal comedy will back q European
show or the boards.
The war taught New York pro-
durcrs that American composers
and playwrights can write better
musical comedies than we can bring
over from Europe" declares Gus
tt., Amueig uf New lui". who i'
purchasing European plays and
oucrcttas for the Shubort theatrical
interests. Mr. Ambcrg should know
.ur he has been Importing European
shows in the United states for the
past twenty-five years. I'VE learn
I'd that the war substitute made in
America, is better than the imported
article
New York Succeeds Vienna.
Vienna was the worlds capital Of
opcrctta before the war. There IN
every indication that New York has
succeeded to the title. Negotiations
are under way which will remove
Neunns last claim, for Americans
Strauss. Leo Fan and kalmann TO
th1United states.
Vienna musical comedies were
given the acid test during the war,
and they showed up anything but
well. Some OF the big Austrian hits
were smuEclcd to New York and
produced as American compositions.
Shorn Of the glamour OF their for
cign titles and Of the names ot their
famous foreign composers the pro-
ductiuus failed.
kalmann's latest piece. The Hol-
land Maiden" which is playing to
standing room in the big Mctropol
th,atCr Berlin, ana promises TO be
tho seasons hit. is striking exam
pie Of the season why Vienna oper-
stta cant compete with New York.
As to originality the story of Hol-
land Maiden is the worlds oldest
most venerable bewhiskcrcd musi-
cal comedy plot. It is the story Of
tho opera Martha, Waltz Dream,
Count Of Luxembourg and n dozen
others: royalty, a forced marriage.
IeoeINous prince and uripcess run
away, prince and princess disguise
themselves as ordinary folks and
fall In love anyway.
american iazz has captured AL
lied countries and has thorough
ioothold in neutral lands. In CO.
penhagen and The Hague you will
hear the latest American ragtime.
Jazz Is making its way among our
recent enemies as rapidly as their
cheapened money will permit them
10 pay for H.
Old Chcstnuts Popular.
In Berlin you will pay n whole
YaF FtfnH. .ff1 Of VlTg IAt tsn n
dollars in real money 20 dance to
Moonlight Bay" or II Want to be
in Dixie" The European has not
yet been trained up 20 the point Of
the Americans disgust for last
months aggravation. A good one
step, especially when It is genuine
American ragtime. remains a good
one-step even II 10 Is entitled wait
TIL the Sun Shines Nellie"
tntll her death Gaby Deslys, IN
Marsailles and Paris. made you pay
prices that would make a Broadway
scalper blush and hold his breath,
TO listen 10 French words sung 20
American muse. none OF which was
newer thar four ~ five wears old
Much Of the European attempt
n render American ragtime reminds
one Of the highbrow lady music
teacher who never played anything
!ess than List in her lie. but who
VIII EirEerly attempt piece Of the
qesp se1 ten-cent store music Just