The New York herald., 1922-02-13
ART VOTARIES HEAR
VAGARIES ANALYzED
joyful Feast at the BiltmOre
Where Only Science Inter
feres Once.

Art came into it's own for several
hours last night at dinner OF the
Society of Arts and Sciences at the
Biltmore Hotel when 500 votaries oi
various phases gathered and listened to
discussion of that ample topic from
many different angles and even more
viewpoints. The only time science raised
it's head was when Otto II. Kahn, the
toastmaster, attempted 10 introduce his
talent in strict alphabetical order and
with q ten minute allowance. but this
method collapsed under artistic pres
sure.
Mr.. Kahn. one of the few present not
professional artists of some sort, justi-
fed his presence by explaining that al
the age of IL he was the author of two
five act tragedies. and that 1t was the
perusal of these by his parents which
led them to put him into the strict busi-
ness school where he got his start toward
banking.
II believe America is essentially art
loving. and appreciation Is the first
stage of creation in art" he said. in
paving the way for discussion OF ar;
in America. This country is coming to
be one of the highest striving and great
est culture in the world. No longer can
II be called the land of the dollar: in
fact. l doubt if II ever could have been
called that truthfully."
Artistic In n Modest way.
This country endeavors, to appear
matter of fact, but actually is emotional
and artistic in a shame faced way, Mr..
Kahn said. and added that talent for all
the arts is latent in this country and is
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couragement. Pausing then to explain
that Mary Garden was absent owing to
the fact that she had been compelled to
go to Atlantic City to rest due to the
twin trials of illness and overworla Mr..
Kahn thcn let loose the flow of artists.
To tell what they said and how they
said 1t would require all the apparatus
of all the arts. Here they can only be
indexed in the order OF their appear
ance.
Louis h. Anspacher. professor. de-
clared that tht movies have freed the
stage of much rubbish, but there Is
still a long way 10 go. The audience
is the thing that is wrong with the
theater." he declared when you havs
the right sort OF audience you'll have
the right sort of play"
George Grey Barnard, sculptor, sug.
gested that young painters. sculptor:
and other artists be placed in the mills
mines and other industries of thi.
country to ply their arts, bringing
how the meaning of these things &
their fellow employees. and at the sam,
time recording truthfuIly this part of tn,
life OF America.
Clare Sheridan. sculptress, said sh,
didn't want ten minutes to talk in
that she shared the idea of others IL
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hunting ground for foreign artists wa.
without talent of her own, and woult
have stayed at home IL she had knowr
the truth, but was glad that she hao
not known the truth.
Richard Bennett, actor. said n,
thought DR.. Straton must have ono,
tried 10 be an actor and failed, be
cause otherwise he could not hate anc
Willy class so anxious to spread
wholesome JOY, and that he thought
the public had intelligence enough tt
do it's own censorship of art.
Everybody Laughs Freely.
Eugen Ysaye. vioinst, said some in.
teresting things in French at which
every one laughed heartily, including
those go far away they could not hear
very we'll.
Sophie Irene Loeb. writer and presi.
dent OF the Child Welfare Board, said
she wished Mr.. Kahn and others in
terested in art would build great con-
servatory in Westchester county only
TO the poorest OF the poor. so the raw
material of the East Side might be de-
ve!oped into talent
Charles Dana Gibson said that he
was beginning to worry about whether
his department. in art was going to be
neglected ut the dinner and put il very
much back on the map by speech in
which brevity and humor contended for
supremacy.
Richard le Gallienne, poet, borrowing
Al OF Miss Sherldan's ten minutes, said
SEINE very cutting things about Anglo
SaSons. including their reprehensible
propensity for distributing Bibles and
bathtubs to so called inferior races at
the roint Of six shooter and endeavor-
ing 70 gain spiritual as well as COM
mercial clutch on the rest of the world.
"lrnorant missionaries and half baked
professors" OF the race were condemned
for menacins the rights Of other nations
In art and conscience.
Cutson Dorglum, sculptor. spoke
about edition time.
Those present included Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Chandler Christy, Daniel Froh-
ran Yvctte Guilbert. Supreme Court
Justice Charles T. Guy. Helen Molle-,
Lawrence Eeaupr and Mr.. and Mrs