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Horizons, v. 2, issue 2, whole no. 6, December 1940

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H O R I Z O N S    7
WAGNER AND FANDOM

That other I seek in vain;
Unswayed must a free man assist me;
Near me are nothing but slaves.

Finally, here's another excerpt from The Valkyrie. It [] from the third act, in the long scene between Wotan and Brunhilde. We've changed Wotan's name to Jack Chapman Miske, Brunhilde's to Ray Palmer, and get quite a remarkable result. This is what went on between them when they met at the Chicon. (It's a bit subtle here and there, so you'll have to puzzle it out: It fits remarkable well, though we've changed only perhaps a half-dozen words. We can't guarantee that's it's word-for-word what [illegible] said when Miske first started berating R.P. for his work at Ziff-Davie, but it's probably pretty darned close.)

Palmer: Was it so shameful, what I have done
    That for my deed I am shamefully [an?] scourged?
    Was it so base to warp thy command, that thou
    For me such debasement must shape?
    Was't such dishonour what I have wrought
That it should rob me of honour for eye?
    O speak, Miskie! see me before thee: soften thy wrath.
    Wreak not thine ire, but make to me clear the mortal
    Guilt that with cruel firmness compels thee to
    Cast off thy favorite child!
JChM (gloomily): Ask of thy deed; 'Twill surely show thee thy guilt!
Palmer: But thy decree I carried out....
JChM: With ease weens't thou to win then the heart's fondest wishes?
    When burning woe in my heart I bore,
    When rankling distress my rage awoke,
    That while deeply loving, my love untold
    In my tortured heart must be hidden:
    When 'gainst my own self
    I in suff'ring contended, and from my spleen
    Of spirit in wrath sprang, wasted with longings,
    Languished with woe, the furious wish did I form
    In the wrack of my tott'ring world, these
    Eternal wrestlings to termine:
    Yet lapp'd wert thou in thrilling delights,
    Blissful emotions, unrestrained might,
    Thou drankest lightly the lovely draught,
    While I, Miske though I be, bitterest hack-stuff must bear!
    Thy so light-turned soul let henceforth lead thee
    From me see thyself released!
    Thus shall I shun thee, nor share more with thee
    My thoughts and wishes whispered: apart,
    Ne'er more in company work we; so, while
    Life days shall last    may I, Miske, not give the[e?] my blessing!

Would you care to see more of these? If you do, ask and ye shall receive. We've picked only the most obvious places from two of the operas: he wrote about a dozen more and there are doubtless spots in other composers' works that would work also. Let's hear from you.
........
Filler, pure and simple: This past summer Russell Bros. circus came to Hagerstown. As advertisement, an auto disguised as a rocket-ship drove through the streets of town. On the side was a sign: "Do not shift into low gear at less than 200 miles per hour." The rocket tubes looked suspiciously like weather-stripping. From loudspeakers blasted "God Bless America".

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H O R I Z O N S 7 WAGNER AND FANDOM That other I seek in vain; Unswayed must a free man assist me; Near me are nothing but slaves. Finally, here's another excerpt from The Valkyrie. It [] from the third act, in the long scene between Wotan and Brunhilde. We've changed Wotan's name to Jack Chapman Miske, Brunhilde's to Ray Palmer, and get quite a remarkable result. This is what went on between them when they met at the Chicon. (It's a bit subtle here and there, so you'll have to puzzle it out: It fits remarkable well, though we've changed only perhaps a half-dozen words. We can't guarantee that's it's word-for-word what [illegible] said when Miske first started berating R.P. for his work at Ziff-Davie, but it's probably pretty darned close.) Palmer: Was it so shameful, what I have done That for my deed I am shamefully [an?] scourged? Was it so base to warp thy command, that thou For me such debasement must shape? Was't such dishonour what I have wrought That it should rob me of honour for eye? O speak, Miskie! see me before thee: soften thy wrath. Wreak not thine ire, but make to me clear the mortal Guilt that with cruel firmness compels thee to Cast off thy favorite child! JChM (gloomily): Ask of thy deed; 'Twill surely show thee thy guilt! Palmer: But thy decree I carried out.... JChM: With ease weens't thou to win then the heart's fondest wishes? When burning woe in my heart I bore, When rankling distress my rage awoke, That while deeply loving, my love untold In my tortured heart must be hidden: When 'gainst my own self I in suff'ring contended, and from my spleen Of spirit in wrath sprang, wasted with longings, Languished with woe, the furious wish did I form In the wrack of my tott'ring world, these Eternal wrestlings to termine: Yet lapp'd wert thou in thrilling delights, Blissful emotions, unrestrained might, Thou drankest lightly the lovely draught, While I, Miske though I be, bitterest hack-stuff must bear! Thy so light-turned soul let henceforth lead thee From me see thyself released! Thus shall I shun thee, nor share more with thee My thoughts and wishes whispered: apart, Ne'er more in company work we; so, while Life days shall last may I, Miske, not give the[e?] my blessing! Would you care to see more of these? If you do, ask and ye shall receive. We've picked only the most obvious places from two of the operas: he wrote about a dozen more and there are doubtless spots in other composers' works that would work also. Let's hear from you. ........ Filler, pure and simple: This past summer Russell Bros. circus came to Hagerstown. As advertisement, an auto disguised as a rocket-ship drove through the streets of town. On the side was a sign: "Do not shift into low gear at less than 200 miles per hour." The rocket tubes looked suspiciously like weather-stripping. From loudspeakers blasted "God Bless America".