HOWARD EDIE’S MISSION.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1294, 11 February 1915, Page 36

HOWARD EDIE’S MISSION.

THE CLAIMS OF MUSIC. Mr. Howard Edie, who has been strenuously engaged in Auckland in heralding the advent of an important musical event —the Cherniavskys—has found time to carry out one of his hobbles, and has given dramatic readings at the Theosophical rooms. His numbers were “Gitinzali” (The Song Offering) and “Chitra,” a play by Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian poet, whose works have created tremendous interest. Tagore won the last Nobel prize, and is claimed by Yates to be the greatest poet of the day. It is possible that on his return to Australia Mr. Edie and Miss Seaton, elocutionary teacher at the Melbourne University, will produce “Chitra” at the Auditorium, Melbourne. Mr. Edie will take the part of Arjuna, a famous character in “Bagvad Gita,” the Scriptures of Yoga, while Miss Seaton will interpret Chitra. The Cherniavskys could have no more ardent advocate to press the claims of music than Mr. Edie. To a “Review” representative he admitted that one of his great desires while in New Zealand would be to boom the International Society of Artists formed in London for bringing back to the crafts the art of our forefathers. Their idea is to bring into the poor man’s home works of art in the form of util.tarian utensils —to transform the ugliness of the cottage into a little art gallery. And music will be the medium of development.