New Britain herald., 1926-02-11
Distinctive Operas, the latest Thing in Jazz Opera and Original Composition Draw Much Praise.

Chicago. Feb, II LP) -- Distinctly American music has had it's day in court and won popular seasonal verdict.
 Probably in no previous year has such a rich fare been provided for native music lovers. They have been treated to original forms of music from jazz symphony to grand opera in a series of productions ranging from New York to San Francisco In addition, opera In English received a decided impetus and American singers won con- siderable notice,
 Composers of tho toppest notch have had a hand in transcrihing the native and popular musical themes Rhythm, syncopation and just plain jazz have crept into the scores along with the best of the old folk songs and the one time popular ballads.
 Two Chicago Operas
 Two operas were produced in Chicago along with symphony of purely American tunes. New York witnessed the premiere Of one act jazz opera, several symphonies and other scores in the blue" medium or the modern manner. An opera .by an American libretist and composer was given it's Amer ican hearing in San Francisco. and q symphony in the moro formal manner was produced with success in St. Louis. Other musical novel, ties Of American origin generously sprinkcd the musical season.
 For years there have been plenty Of first rate American composers but their opportunity of a hearing was comparatively slight. Some oi the best of the moderns were driven 10 the field of light operc and musical comedy. Today they have not only been given q hear. ing. but the momcntary success O. their work has brought them com. missions 10 carry on. Such namc as George Gcrshwin, Deems Taylor Leo S0Wcrby, John Alden Carpen ter, W. Franko Harling, Eric De Lamartor and Charles Wakehclt 'adman. are beginning to loor prominently in the news.
 Tho Jazz Opera
 Grr~IWiN, who has q number o musical comedy and light oper sucrrssps 10 his credit, broke tn icr into tho jazz medium with hi "ithare3lY in Blue" which Pau Nhi"m1n's land helped to popu 'HriZo. lIo followed il with a jag rmphpny, r;ano concerto in I fIayrd this season by the Ne, N"rN Symphony orchestra, cor dHrrd hy Walter namrosch. an 'G@u rssayod q third musical dt Nr'iso,in-nf in "135th Street." Cal" ac. jazz opera with it's local in il" Harlem black h"lt.
 jargcn. an orchestral work h looms Taylor, who wrote inc live lr Incidental mcSic for the ball, ja "I'.gZnr on Horseback" als %3s pYotpcrl in Manhattan. whil E,r. rurprntrr's "Skyscrapors" wi l.. nrrecntni by the Mctropolita oa ~a' tiQriug 1926
 .Tn9 staid and correctly outfittc r..rrns Of tha Chicago symptom o.rdastra con'.r;s were treated { q. work or considerable rhythm rroNorious' in Mir. DcLomartcr "Artcr Walt Whitman" a syn uuony composed entirely of Amc ian mncs.
 Fl'rc were melodies that ran ri 0" Inc stage ten and fifteen yea a-r1. others from the Kentucl mountaiNs. still others from Il nor rrccnt dance orchostras. q ii:uding Into what the compos caljrd 'symphony for fun" Chic.Eo also heard this season n.ot,rN orch's;ral work by M E,Wcrhy. while remembering q interest created several years al hy Carpenters "Krazy Kat" aI Scenes from q Pcrambulator." Opera in English also took { rnvard curve when the Chica Civic Opera company produc Aldo I'rnnchctti's "Namiko Sar and Mr. Harlings "A Light fro S. Agnes" A third Amcrict opera. Cadman's The Witch
 Salcm," originally scheduled presentation last season, was hC !, ;- \