ty " ▁of ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁produ ctions . ▁Upon ▁hearing ▁that ▁Dan ish ▁and ▁other ▁European ▁countries ▁would ▁review ▁most ▁produ ctions ▁seen ▁in ▁their ▁cities , ▁Stewart ▁decided ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁reputation ▁in ▁Europe ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁would ▁take ▁more ▁notice . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁with ▁twenty - two ▁plays ▁and ▁six teen ▁young ▁actors , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁European ▁tour . ▁ ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁had ▁two ▁travel ing ▁companies . ▁The ▁first ▁company , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Tom ▁O ' H organ , ▁went ▁to ▁C open hagen ▁for ▁six ▁weeks ▁and ▁was ▁well - rece ived . ▁The ▁Dan ish ▁audience ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁company ' s ▁passion ▁and ▁energy , ▁and ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁was ▁invited ▁back ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁The ▁other ▁company , ▁led ▁by ▁Ross ▁Alexander , ▁went ▁to ▁Paris ▁for ▁six ▁weeks . ▁Unfortunately , ▁the ▁French ▁audience ▁found ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁van ▁It all ie ' s ▁America ▁Hur rah ▁obsc ene ▁and ▁the ▁reviews ▁were ▁negative . ▁Still , ▁this ▁first ▁tour ▁achieved ▁its ▁goal ; ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁several ▁positive ▁Dan ish ▁reviews . ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁had ▁its ▁second ▁European ▁tour ▁from ▁September – Dec ember ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁again ▁with ▁O ' H organ ▁and ▁with ▁ten ▁actors . ▁A ▁third ▁European ▁tour ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁June – Nov ember ▁ 1 9 6 7 .