11 FEBRUARY 1955, Page 20

Tint Apollo Society's poetry recital on February 6 was an

eclectic and enjoyable experience. The first half was all Adam and Eve, with rustic tunes and scenes; there was Gluttony forsaking the church for the pub and swallowing instead of the Sacrament up to a gallon and a half of beer; above all there Were the simple songs of shepherds and those around Jesu and His divine mother. Irene Worth's voice, Christopher Hassall's versa- tility ranging from blandness to knowingness, Julian Bream's lute-playing, together with the words of Langland and anonymous mediaeval writers, took us back to green fields, and innocence.