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so repulsive with their unrestrained, repetitious ecstacies and
prejudiced mechancetes that one shivers at the thought of mak
ing the slightest comment on a performer’s work; however I
hope I have conveyed that the program was highly pleasing and
that I am trying to endorse Gautier.
POETS AND MUSIC. On December ninth, in Paris, George
Antheil gave a first audition of his “Two Sonatas for Violin and
Piano.” He was assisted by the American violinist, Olga Rudge.
One number on the program was called “Sujet pour Violin,” by
Ezra Pound. For years Ezra Pound has made a study of an
cient musics. He has now written an opera to the text of Vil
lon’s “Testament.” He has engaged the interest of George An
theil in his opera and together they have transcribed and scored
it for production.
EXHIBITIONS. The Societe Anonyme will hold an exhibi
tion of the works of Archipenko, at the Kingore Galleries, from
January 20th through February 9th. Archipenko is in New
York at work on important commissions. The Whitney Studio
Club will expose the work of Maurice Becker and Ernest Fiene,
from January 5th through the 20th . . . the Whitney Studio
Galleries will open the first of its six exhibitions, sometime early
in January, exposing the paintings of Charles DeMuth, Walt
Kuhn, H. E. Schnakenberg, Charles Sheeler, Eugene Speicer,
Allen Tucker, Nan Watson. The New Gallery opens a show
on January 8th, which will stay until the end of the month, mod
ern European, French, German and Russian. The Little Re
view will expose a group of Rayographs, from January 10th
through February 1st ... in conjunction with these chemical
paintings by Man Ray, we are exposing temperature regulators,
chemical apparatuses, self-aligning ball-bearings and other
“ready-made” art objects.
CONTRIBUTORS. It may interest some of our more human
readers to know that Jacques Baron is the youngest poet in