The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09

ing OF Dreaming; Mitchell Dawson's
poem Is called THE Malice Of Shad-
ows," Adolf VOLTS poemettes pre-
tend to be from the Chinese, Man
Rays drawing Of MY First Born" is a
study Of an electric fan and Marcel
Duchamp's drawing, Combat de
Boxe,' looks precisely like an engi-
neer's estimate of. say, the wind re-
slstance upon the Flatiron Building.
The mere recital of the titles sounds
droll. but alas, the actual drawings
and poems are not particularly anus
ing. If the tea tables take to T " T
1t will be decidedly because there Is
nothing else at the moment. TN r
Goes not startle as it should, for most
of its stun seems already familiar.
Tho prose of Mr.. ArenDerg and Man
Ray owes too much to Gertrude Stein
and lacks her convincing sincerity. In
like fashion the drawing by Caino has
the formula OF Matisse, but not the
J force. The one contribution that
seems TO hint at personal expression,
| the Theatre of the Soul" Is moreover
translation from the Russian of Nj
/ kolai Evreinof, although even here the
/ theme Is a well worked one--that of
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: ready exploited, though in tanner fash
! Ion, in the "Autocrat Of the Breakfast
! Table"
1t Is very desirable, however. that
T " T should meet with sufficient
success to warrant its continuance, as
vehicle is certainly needed here for
art explorers. For that reason it ought
! to be confessed at once that it's form
( could be improved. Its makeup is not
{ overpoweringly attractive. 1t is
monotonously printed. on shiny plate
paper and has the appearance OF the
! commercial reports that are usually
! fired into the waste basket without a
! glance. So much can be done with
types by those who love to play with
them that it seems a pity not TO have
such help as types may give.
A few discreet quotations will give
you the flavor of the new publication.
Mr. Arenberg's Vacuum Tires: A
Formula for the Digestion Of Fig
ments" winds up in this way:
yet in spite of a Sunday ceiling TO
! the same schedule, condensed into the
I bucket Of a Melba lipstick, the traffic
cop will empty the ladder to an equal
number OF rounds. This bandage is
the legislature of taxis to taxider-
mists, hanging the dessert for brick
layers to little remains OF cube root
The uptown exit may or may not be In
manuscript, but as a result of the
| binomlnal theorem of closing time the
water mains, whenever they are d.
rected TO funerals, will make a vacuum
flash"
Any one with an ear must notice
that the "binomial theorem" gives a
distinct jolt 10 the rhythm.
Man Ray in his Revolving Doors
does not disintegrate to Mr.. Aren-
berg's extent, and although his word
combinations are just as unusual, one
may peer further into them.
THE Meeting: Three beings meet
ing in one plane are contrasted. a vel
low concave. red convex and a spira
blue. There is a mutual affection OF
color over the areas that two or three
occupy together, resulting in a modi.
tication OF their color, but not of theil
form. Still it is possible to see the
areas held in common as distinct add
tons. As in the other scenes the line.
form a not too literal boundary for the
plane"
"Decanter: In this case the rotor
Is tilted purely in q spirit OF enjoy
ment; the mould that is produced by
the contents is quite adventurous, but
carried out with all the elaboration OF
d preconceived design. II acquires
courage from its sudden change OF
function; built to reject, It become.
an instrument of acceptance"
THE Dragon Fly: The lozenges Of
different colored Wills TO ascension are
, g. fairly accurate record of the crea.
lures struggle. The silver is con,
vention for what is unfulfilled. If the
creature consulted it's will only il wa:
bound to be dashed against the un
known. The base is always there FOL
preservation
But the moroccan that will be mos
relished by those who love modern ar
least, and who are always looking 70,
outrageous examples. is the poem
"Etymons," by Adon Lacroix the frs
verse OF which runs as follows:
1 mot so
DA d. ME
| OMA DO RE TT,
II III MATA DCRA
| DI o. g DURA
II TT MA TOITURA
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