Today we honor Viennese composer Oscar Straus ( (6 March 1870 – 11 January 1954)
The Chocolate Soldier by Oscar Straus
Was once the global rage
But now it’s rare for an opera house
To mount it on the stage
Confectionary bullets are
No longer cause for smiles;
The operetta repertoire
No longer fills the aisles.
Envoi
And thus, alas, it goes with fame.
Sic transit, as they say:
A solid hit’s as fragile as
A chocolate soufflé.
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