Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-11
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
At ST. JOHNS COLLEGE
Mr.. Henry j. HadfieId in His
COstumed interpretations Of
Rudyard KipIing.
THE SINGER OF HIS CLAM
An Excellent Program Enjoyed Last
Night at'McDoweII Hall.

Kipling has his critics, and those
who dislike, as we'll as those who ad-
mire him and his writings. but even
his most eaustic critics could scarcely
hear Mr.. Henry j. dad6eid interpret
Rudyard Kipling, the Singer OF His
Clan, without being won over as an
ardent admirer of the great writer
and poet.
Under the department of University
Extension of St. Johns College, the
first of a course of six lectures to be
delivered during Lent on Monday
evenings in Mcdowell Hall. was in
augurated last evening by Mr. Had
fields delightful Interpretation of
Kipling.
Two years ago Mr.. Haddeld was
heard here in a similar entertain
ment, but last nights program was al
most entirely different. Those who
heard Mr.. Hadfeld previously knew
great treat was in store for them.
Mr.. Hadfield is a man of striking per-
sonality and marked magnetism. He
is an Euglishman by birth and his
home is in London. but he spends
much time in America and always
maintains an American home in New
York City. He has given his life
work to just such interpretations as
the one last night, although his roper
toire is not confined to Kipling, but
includes Browning, Tennyson and
Longfellow, as well.
Mr.. Hadfeld's s enunciation is per-
f,nk -u1Io h1a of
is clear and distinct, and almost every
letter of every syllable is pronounced.
Mr.. Hadfield's facial expressions are
wonderful. He suits the action to
the word and the word TO the action
in all OF his recitations and selec-
tions. His gestures are easy and
natural, as his words are clear and
distinct. He divided his evenings
entertainment into two parts first.
the Humor and Mystery of the East
and West, or Kipling the Singer of
His Clan. a1d second, of the Anglo In
dian Cycle. His selections in the
costume of an East Indian Merchant
Prince wsr. realistic and convincing.
A collection of Anglo Indian sefec-
tIons including "The Post that
Fitted, "Pink Dominos, /" "A Code
Of Morals and Municipal were
humorous and delightfully."- presented.
Then he gave a series of a British
Infantryman, which were, perhaps,
the gems of the program. These in
cluded Back to the Army Again, y
1.-The Eathen, "Cells, - Gentlemen
Bankers" and that most human of
all selections of KipIiug, ''Manda-
lay" In this Mr.. Hadfield excelIed
and received round after round OF ap-
plause.
Although recovering from recent
severe illness, and suffering from a
severe cold, which put aim under
great strain, Mr.. Hadfield was delight-
ful in all Of his interpretations, es-
pecially in the ''Ballad of the Boil
var, the Ships Engineer. He rose
to supreme heights in "The Palace, "
"The King Who Was Also a Mason"
and his rendition of with Scipdia
to Delhi, Scindia's Faithful Trooper"
was magnificent effort full of force,
fire and temperament of Mr.. Had
field is peculiarly Characteristic.
During the evening at intermission
| in the program Mr.. Hadfeld gave de-
lightful sketches of Kipling, the man,
the genius and poet, whom he COM
pared to a great sheet of bTotting
paper who absorbed everything in
sight. Kipliug's mind, Mr.. Hadfeld
said, is like an octopus, whose antae-
nae reach out and grasp within its
tentacles the whole world the four
corners of whose pulse Kipling always
keeps his fingers upon so closely is
he in touch with the life and char
acter, as we'll as the peoples, of all ma
tions.
The evenings entertainment was
delightful and if the initial lecture Of
the course in the Department OF
University Extension at st. John s
is indicative of those to follow, liter
airy ana cultured Annapolis has 9
great treat in store every Monday
evening at Mcdowell Hall.