Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-10
ALBUQUERQUE VISITS SHRINE
OF HISTORY AND THE ARTS AT
SANTA FE DURING THE FIESTA

The annual Santa Fe fiesta, the
2l0th this time, becomes more and
more popular with the Duke City
people. Perhaps back in the early
days, say in 1922, it was quite the
thing to engage passage in the old
stage coach or to make the trip
by horseback for the fiesta, but
now it is so delightfully."- available
by motor that scarcely anyone need
miss 1t.
Few people did miss 1t this year,
from all appearances. Albuquer-
queans were so thick about the
plaza and in the fiesta theatre
that a Central avenue nod was
quite sufficient as a greeting. Some
took in the fiesta on their way
home from thhe mountains, others
on their way out on a camping
trip, many went up Sunday, spend
ing the holiday Monday at the fl
esta and returning Tuesday.
The ancient city was more ka-
leidoscopic than ever in it's fiesta
raiment. Around and around the
plaza went an endless procession
of Indians in their bright reds and
buckskins, khaki clad tourists
proud little native girls in cerise
silk, balloon vendors, artists, easily
distinguishable fiesta singers in
the gold and red Spanish costumes,
gayly dressed "flapperitas" selling
programs, enthralled visitors and
beaming residents, each in his fl
esta best.
Indian Fair.
Inside an evergreen screen that
fronted the Armory was an exhibit
of Indian art and handcraft that
was alone worth the trip to Santa
Fe. Marvellous pieces of bead.
work, blanketry, silversmithing
basketry and pottery from all over
the west were on exhibit. Planned
originally as the first annual In
dian fair and exhibit of the south
west, the project expanded until il
included the finest specimens o.
Indian hand work from all ovel
the western country. Trophie!
were given for the best exhibits and
articles were sold to the visitors
A representative of the Indiar
commissioner, Mr.. Boone OF Wash
ington, added an official touch tt
the fair. Across the street II
tents was a Joint exhibit of the bio
logical survey and the forest serv
ice.
Artistically built, in the wa!
Santa Fe does things, was the new
open-air theatre in the patio of thu
old museum which was inaugural
ed by the 1922 fiesta. A regula
ton stage with adobe prosceniun
arch and splendid lighting effect
furnished an effective setting fol
the numbers on the formal pro
gram Of the fiesta. The audience
sat rooted with evergreen boughs
A special section was reserved fo
the Indians who came for miles II
participate in the fiesta program
Varied Program.
The historical parade OF thu
opening day, the pageants, dance
and dramas produced especial,
for the fiesta, the Indian dances
the chorus numbers, were all mos
entertaining. An innovation thi
year was the appearance of tn
Fountain trio of Spanish dancer
and singers who gave their mum
bers with a dash that aroused
storm of applause from the au
dience and numerous prophetic
as to their success on easter
vaudeville stages if they should en-
ter the profession. Some of TIL
most famous Indian dances of tn
southwest were given with beauti
full effect.
Among the prominent person
in attendance at the fiesta was tn
Indian Princess Tsianina who ap
reared on the program each day
The princess comes to the fest
each year. Miss Elizabeth shep
ley Sergeant, the writer who MAD
Tesuoue famous with her Jour
nal of a Mud House." was in iron
+he pueb1o for the fiesta. William
Allen White, the we'll known Kan
sas editor, sat in the press bo
with his wife with whom he firs
came to Santa Fe thirty years ag'
IN their honeymoon. DR.. Kidde
of BOSTON whose archaeological re
search work in New Mexico, is o
GREAT importance, was among tn
learned men who had gathered i
santa Fe for the science associa
tion meeting. A party of promin
ent railroad officials was also Il
attendance.
Little Louise King, diminutiv
toe dancer, formerly Of Albuquer
me, charmed her audience with
number of Spanish dances. Mrs
Mercedes Stanton, an opera SINCE
of California. whose home is here
sang several numbers on the pro
gram. Mrs. Colbert G. Root. for
merly of Las Vegas, but now o
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