The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-03-27
Community Theatr Scores,A gain in Program of Vachd Lindsay Master Poet
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THE MASTER POET READS.
In q voice. mellow, resonant. Rex
ibie. Ngchci Lindsay. master poet and
masterful reader. a thoroughbred
troubadour. instructed inspired and
entertained o large audiences In Rodey
hall Wednesday night.
IL WAS the fatal night before final
examinations. but the student body
VAS out en- mnaae 10 have their souls
nlied with the melody OF majestic
thoughts and music.
IL Is easy TO know why this sandy
haired son OF he open Is acclaimed
one OF the greatest poet OF the times.
For poetic Imagery, Imagination. orig
innlity n tho musical beauty Of
poetry. no living verse maker can ex-
eel Lindsay. And oh, The voice OF him
ms he recitcd and carried htn auditors
TO China, 70 fairyland, into the ART
can 1ungies. 70 the Panama canal. TO
a Louisiana camp meeting or along
the tran OF the Santa Fc where honk-
Ing horns Of auto travellers announced
that "the United States was speeding
by over the Santa 20 trail" In many
OF his ~rhapaodies, he became just a
voice, speaking from the clouds or the
Jungles. laundering out savage wrath.
or dropping to the lullaby of world
breczes as they aided the red rose
Of the occident 10 voc n wed theI
liiy-white lotus OF the ORIENT ~ tho
elements OF the west and the east unls-
ed In the waters OF the Panama canal.
And ~ he himself expressed IL.
though neither n lady or a bird, he
must impersonate both" And he did
In a marvellous way In the opening
number. THE Chinese Nightingale" "
The mysticism of this poem alarmed
everybody ana coniured up q wonder
- scene of n thousand years ago IN
China, there where all could visualize
the stopped Laundry mam ironing away
- - H. "a - - -
Tho Song OF the Spice Tree" was a
gem OF fanciful sentiment.
The masterpiece OF the evening
M OF his day OF classic poetry-iH
Lindsay's The Wedding OF the Rose
IND the Lotus" = This. in spiritual
Imagery, portrayed the west as sym
bolized by the rose associated with
an romance OF life, and death OF this
British hower) and the east typined
by the lotus blossom, n described
the electric when the east
and west were united In the rushing
waters OF the Panama canal.
The Moon" The Moon Flower"
The Bridal Wells Of Fairy Queens and
Ghosts" were things OF rare sentiment.
Following this WAS tho forceful rcn-
dition OF the unusual poem, The
Congo" that rcsoCnded with echoes Of
the Jdngle. and OF primitive man beat
ing out his soui'a religious ecttacies on
the drum. The rolling OF the WORD
Congo gave to hts audience n
glimpse OF the brutal African In war
dance, n In his canoe pulling up
stream. or shouting TO the gods IN the
tree tops. Parts second and third In
this depicting the high spirits OF the
negro, and the more familiar rhapsO-
dies Of the negro in amp meeting
both echoed with the original strain
OF saVngery the primal black expressed
on the Congo. A wonder poem his.
Il may be the power OF the voice gave
the pictures as no lines could do.
The santa Fo Thar was another
uniquely Lindsayosque production. As
the poet trampod along the historic
trail In Kansas, he heard and initiated
the various auto horns advancing, bel
lowing, n rotreuting In clouds Of
dust. He npologizod FOR not being able
to initiate "the aounds OF thu horns Of
peoples souls as they passed" This
u difficult because souls have 30 many
horns and ~ many different sounds.
The Song OF the Rachel Jane" ana
thu "Caliopc" were concluding num-
bers. In the midst OF congratulations
after the program. Mr.. Lindsay said.
The audience was wonderfully in
spring. ! felt YOU were not pulling
, rOcnlcitrunt husband who had been
dragged TO tho meeting nginst his
wishes and robcllinE In every nerve,
The audience seemed willing to be
present"
Mir. Lindsay has gone TO Santa =,
J and Taos. Certainly he will express
his Impressions OF his trip In verse
but II win be dinerent-nothing like
ANY one may oNuort.