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Vol. 12

fEBRUARY, 1923

No. 2

CONTENTS

("'I','r _ _,_ •. " by nf,lJI,y Edwards

r:.lito,illl .: hy the J·:.lit~r this time

.l/(J/;"",./I hy Clcantlm Carr

.'1. J "I/"ililll' : , : Drawn by Zo1tan 1 lalmi

"11"".1". /'d'mp' is Going to Spain.'! ! .

........................... .Toreadauric hy his [rienrl H. E. 9

/"Iilttill.:': c................................................................. hv 1.1;1\' Parri,h 10

1'0 .. "'" ... hy Helene MhJ\ins and Gretchen ('Iood 11

:-,,1/'/ l'rint ...... uppears 10 res .. mule a female nude by Jacobsen 12

I:"d~,·",I(". 1"'/ Y aood this time.:., . 11

Th> .""'"}' of Gn'('nwich Villa~e History, hy Ilo-,\'1. Edwards 16

.'1'1< irut .1Iap of tile Village lrawn by H. E. 17

~"ri,·t.\· 0)' Jan.' WhMis 21

("'1("('0/'" Son« u.bl't~.1 hy the Editor 22

S'''·'''.int! o] IJO(lI.-.~ hy II. II.' 23

},,/'" j)t'("/;,:r Dclnus ns an Art Critic........... . 24

.I1r. ,,"III/mlll' (/f/(l iUr. Glilluill. horrid picture by DrrkN 25

O/Olll"r ./or i.otrbrotcs Jrorn here IIml there 25

.11,. 1.!/lI·II"., (;//;'/{', with a heading by Ih'nJrlck Van Loon ...... · 28

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STORY or GREENWICH VILlAGE

~ompiled f~-cm rnost ol'iain2\l Aour~e.1l III...! written ~olnp .. eh¢n..4jble to both UlOt·OlU &: ~~ .nisioic

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fiy ROBERnrS EDOVARDVS n.v-I..

From Ilrr rnrlirst siuns of culture 10 th« (;"ltll"r A;:,' of tlr!, Litrrat uro and UUlik-;lIdlldilli! th« live" of EIr{!I'nt' and Ros» ()'N,·ill. Nm'" [/,on. 1)(' (.11-'S1'r1''<. Lucien Care», Sinclair I-"I/"i". IIm"ld tI,· '·oln.·II'·rldrirk Irill"m VIlI' Loon, /ltd,f;'lIclltoll Vo,.,,·. Edna SI, n,,"'erlt .1'1;11",1". Nqnt." Boyd. Fin)',/' , IIZ",. jJdrry Kvmp, M'I:':

Hodrnheim, Thoma» f.'tI,~I'Ir",·. Ninn . Wilc';;,: /'111";:1m. BO/Jb,' (md ,1!llrior;.., Lones J'''ill Znrucl«. Zn/Urn. Hecht, TOIn Phelan, Tommy /l1II1f •. Jii! Cook. Ili.., lIIij,'r. Eddy If/ard. Clorn Tice, Mork Tobv, C. F o rnaro, NII;!1r Ferris. 1-:,h,·1 Plnmmcr; Normon Jllm/'''''n, Mil')' Carulvn Dauirs '{",vnll' Holcomb, Douaie Macdort!!-II/, John ~/oan. Art }'o"n/!'. Robby l.orbcr. Ire Rem.,,.,,. Theodore Drriser, [ohn. 0", Posso s , Orric l olins, Susa» Clnspel}, Don Corley, not 10 men/ion /tIm;y of Fflmk Shn,-'. ""Ilr relrbritics.

EARLY LEGENDS

We have very fel:' .authcnticwr itings of the uhoriginnl dwel]ers of that part of OIH commonwealth known as Greenwich ViIlag". So many times has that romantic region been submerged hv invasions of wandering tribes, who ruthlessly destroyed the inci ,lient cu Iture of the unfortunates they~ dispossessed. There is, however, a legend that the early founders of art and literature In America came from all over Manhattan, Boston and New Haven to bathe ill the .antiseptic waters of Minetta Creek, as a prevention against smallpox. Now, of course, we all know that among

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Pre-Bohemian Map of Greenwich Village

1.lIr ancients, hathing of any sort was but a prc-sal.batical pursuit, a sort of religious cleansing, a scanty ceremony rather th.m a thorough sopanescous immersion as is done now in our drgenf'ratr days. But, of course, it is obvious that auv kind of washillg lend-cd 10 make our hardy progenitors immune to anything. There is reason 10 doubt that these early washers did milch to Iruuul any culture at all. Most scielltist~ insist that washing is lhe gl"calest possible deterrant to civil izntion. Pcpe and other Village historians give us very meagre detaila.of this great ablutional pilgrimage. Still, we venture to add that 'it is one of the greatest ironies, of history that this prophylactic invasion should

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lia,"" I'n'cHu"~t'd a ~tril'lly nou-washing J.,nlwlllian enHlin;!I'lIt that W'I~ 10 IIC tlw h(':H'on li;!hl of cu II II 1"1' ill the 11t'1': w .. rld, ~o to speuk. But this took llIallY years,

Pre-Bohemians Bathing in Minnetta Creek

Ther(' arc othr-r le;!I'lIds 10 the r[ef'\ that ~!Ta'"e di~~ers f rom III!' I'O.\ff'r':. field, allll IIalq.nllf'il who offir-iatcrl in the early colouiu] fcstiYili('~, IWlill)! dlO~I~1l tIl{' marshy rf')!ions of \Va~hilll!' ton ~qllarc 'IS Ilwi r sr-at of activitr«. huilt rude hilts for themselves, anr] Iwn'. with their df'~('cndiHlts. stemlf'astlv resisted invaxion from thr vurious herds of barhariall~ wh;1 have ",im'e al!'"11 amI :1p:aill inundated" this ferlile region,

TilE CELTIC 1NVAS10N

It was not 101\;:: after, when llolivar was marching: ill triulllph 1111 1'f'rlln<1 a 11(1 Chow ;l.lain was driving tlrc ,\\allchus alld Sa III· u r ai~ out ot COl'hin China, that the first f.'Teal- Hihl'rlliall or Celtic invasion occurred, No\\", it is Hot known whether anv art flourished <It this lii;)c, hut the supposition is that the ~arl)' Celts busted the ~pol~ OUl of allY unfurtunate who had the outward al}' pcararl('c of hein~ I"'/fel(', Th(,51) wild people rr-named tlw Villa~!' the Ninth Wnrll-':"'alld 'il remuined the Ninth Wartl uul i] the I(,;dicals renamed it "the Villal-!"e"-hlll that will he l •• III fater, "A~ vr-t uo natinnu] 50li{iHritv harl hC1'1l developer] among the \' illa~t:r". so that al!1ll~ with ih[' Indians, Ihe Holhunlr-rs, und thc

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II,nl;!IIH'II. 1111'\' \\('1"(' d"I"\'al,',I.al ('\'N\" ~1 .... ','1 ",'fll('1", ~(. il was !llal Ih('~.~ n'ri·l .. C"It~, by ,Ollie "Iroke of ,Ii 1'1 tl 1Il;t("Y IIr l,rlll(' f'"Te, 1",<"all1(, the 1l1l('j,,.lor.' of all \hl' polin:IIH'1I ill j\"w :\11l~ll'I"d,"n,

CELTIC CLLTL" B E

The Cdl~. \('I'Y Illiidl as the T(,IIIOlis. w" ... · ,,,,"I. 1" "~Ialoli:,h a -vstem of "'1I'1;nst~ for the ~p1"f'atl IIf Ihl'ir "i\ilizalilll!, Th",,!! .\\I'rf' ('aIled Salllph: H("ml~. mid play~d a parI - imi l ar I,. Ihat "f th,. lI1olla"taril's ill :\1<-<1i"\'al Ellrnl"" :-lal""r"I"1 illl(l ,10 ... sci"Il"(' "f hoxillg W('I"i"! ,le\l,I0I'C'l1 in thrsc ",,1 rr ;'·"_ all ",f \\"llidl IliI;; ·.\IIIU'. uwuv willi ill tlw )!r,t~at fallal;,',,1 1110\ ('IIWIlI Ihal "\\"f'pl Ih,. «onntrv latr-r. ~O\f thr- slage i~ ~f'I·f"r IIH' :l1'1"·;lrall ..... of Ill1' ,llIrd\" Ion-runner- ill the ("ali>;" of art allo! I ill'l"al II 1'1',

Th« Cf;h" Wf'r,~ lint ,1""li;lt'd \1.1 huvv c\"'rrlhillg III th;~I1I,,'h,'~ I""n'\·,'r. for IWI\" tril,,·, IH'gall to "lIrg" a1." II 1 th .. ,,101 Ililllh lIilrd_. Lul.ins l"all1i' ill grral hllr<l,'" 10 Ih,· ,olllh "I' 11"'1I1.·:tnd 51[l\~_ Sl'llIil{" :HHI 111111, '1111"':11"0'(1 1l1y,lf'rillll"l\' ill 11.,· LiC!lllh "In'd r('gi"n. The Lalill" lrad,',l ill trupil'al fmil" Kill. Ihe S"'ll1il"~_ 11110 fa~lti"I1P,1 lit ... furs till'\" bartei'f'(\ fn'1I1 110 ... 11I,liall~ ililo 1I1Idf". l"iq)t'~, I'lt'. II was 1101 un 1I1l11!;Ual sii!ltt in \\·""hill;.:lfln :-\')lI:lT'" 10 see the Lmiu Irmlin~ Ill!' hanuua and till' lillW "ilh Iltl' ~"Illil!! [ur mcrr-hunt unti l th ... Cdl rlrovo them nul jtl~1 In ,11""- hi~ 'HIIhorily, .

I'ljmTA~ PL1{SECLTIO~

It i~ pr(lilahl<: that Ihillf!~ \\"pr,~ "l,olt! ill l!ti~ "Ial,· \\111'11 \"ar;,'"~ I"'''pl., \1'1',,[,,1 ill Ihl' ai:l~ and nafh h,';!all I" """k ~ll .. ,n,'r 1"1'''lti pllrilal1 )HTSC(,lIliol!. A~. w(' all k uow, 111",,1 "I" IIII~ 111<'1; ",),I"r'"" ",,"iiill'l1l W:I" unrlr-r Il,e SW,I\" of this ~1('1"Il \,ildl-bllrnin:,.:: i""1. :\"'11\' wril ers who rdll~f'rl 10 '\\Iil<' ill 11.,· -t vl ... "I" 1.1 n- I-:I;i" alld

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Hol l .. hooks had heen rudelv I.'x)Jllq!lIted from Boston and Lywl. II was considered a Christian duly. to boil anvhody who painted pidUH'~ 011 the Sal-hnth. or any pictures of secular subjects. Lik,'wi~.· t'raWIiIl1! fi(ltl\t'I"~ Wt'I"(' barbecued hy the K. K. K. ii \'ir)!inia. Manhmd aud Kf'lIl1lf'k\'. It was with the Frnuks ami Liuuriun Irib~s tlllil theso strug:glill1! artistic people eventuul lv found ~11t'ltcr. The arj istocrnls 011 North Washinf!lo'\ Square wcn'·tno Itll~~' playin:r a t the new :rame "Society" to notice these poor rcnp1!adl~s. and Ilip Celts had become allsorbpd tfyill:r to steal the citv ;111<1 Albanv ill a Form of civilization they invented

called politics.' "

!TAL Y TO THf~ RESCUE

:\nw it would IIl1t seem probable that the "pen in/! of a few chenp hal ian restaurants could S(J alter the surface of Anieri.can culture, hilt such was the case. Over a pot of. steaming spaI!h,·\ti. f .... filietl hv Chianti. the Great Culture of Greenwich Vii. In~1' was born.

(To be continued)

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