The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25

Broadway was mentioned; and when they
boosted their offers the lady said "No,"
very fatty and finally.
Helena Gardner is said TO be the English
name adopted by Czecho. Slovakian girl
who found her own much too unpronounce-
able when sho began to win laurels as o
singer in Berlin and later In Paris. Two
New York producers wired their European
agents they were willing to take chance
on Miss Gardner They we're Gabbergasted
when the agents cabled back that Miss
Gardner appreciated their kind offers, but
she wasn't willing TO take chance" on
Broadway
Loopodine Konstnntin and Mile Robex
Lankeffy are two other famous European
beauties, both favorites where the Rhine
and the Nevn few. who couldn't see the
Hudson with u spyglass. II was predicted
by Paris and Berlin correspondents OF
American theatrical magazines that both
these beauties would be among the stars
on Broadway next year. But that was
several months ago. The last word from
abroad is that Miles. Konstantin and
Lankcfry shake their heads at all offers
to induce them to cross the Atlantic.
Broadway producers admit they ara
rather staggered by these fat refusais, for
they are fully aware of the fact, conceded
by the rest OF the world, that they are the
gods on Olympus. That narrow canyon OF
light Hanked by the Fortles and the Fifties
streaks across the very top OF theatredom.
Digpahillv tha I'd ~
Inns Unter den Linden, the theatre avo-
nues OF PetrQgrad and Vienna and Rome.
one and all OF them are but byways on
theatredoms map compared to Broadway,
whore the sheer power OF money sooner
or later has drawn the stars OF the world
all, that is. but few.
Five beauties are known TO have said
"Nol" 20 Broadways call; there may be
more. What the reasons Of the FIVE were
are YaTiously reported. Some feared the
unknown land, some loved their own land
too well; others priced their European sue
cess too highly TO risk New York failure.
They preferred the proverblal position OF
the big frog In tho small puddle.
In the case Of Mile. KIisincoyick, tile
Polish Cleopatra" gossip assigns a more
romantic reasOn-a certain Russian noble.
man who was her patron In pre.war days
WNtn ht lhflbucu on ucT Jewels anu now
ers, who has lost his fortune now and
whom she Is, IN Turn, befriending refusing
TO leave Austria, where she has attained
her greatest success, so long as that de-
parture means leaving him behind.
Yet, while these soughtatter tayorites
are shaking their heads at Broadway be-
cause Of home-love or timidity or some
grand passion" while the gates are
opened wide TO them who decline to step
inside the flower garden, Broadway pro-
ducers' Offices are lammed with girls, ask
ing wlstfully for Just a chance 10 show
what they can do.
Some OF them are fellow'Countrywomen
OF these naughty beauties. They came TO
tho States, contract or no contract, pe'
cause It was GolcOnda. Instead. they nave
found the flower garden full Of thoms.
Cramped into walkup flats In the Forties,
dining of doughnuts in dairy lunches,
wearing out their shoes and their hearts
tramplng from one booking ofice TO an
other, It ia no wonder that they and all the
million dreaming girls in the United States,
confronted by the five captious beauties
who said "No!" take a long breath and
gasp unanimously, my goodness mel"