The New York herald., 1874-09-09

Mr.. hALL-But there Is the gilt IN power or cul-
tivation. Nevertheless, Is II 80 certain that
shakespeare's latest were best? "Hamlet" rs
15Ss-er, and Henry WILL" the latest. One
from only one spiritual source. Shakespeare, ac-
cording to Heraud's absorbingy Interesting tome
OF 500 pages on the inler life or Shakespeare (se
iecting one from a huge pile which the reporter
had been tumbing down., gives these periods:
the elementary ana dor
play and Hamlet and "All's Welr' and "Romeo."
2 TBe Historical and FantastlcJembracin
Mey Nights Drean.n g. the purely. comic-in-
! cluaing' Much ADO" las You Like It," ..Merry
agInatlve, OF simple construction, IKE "Othello,,
and OF complex struetgEe IKE "Lear,n and OF Of
purely poetic ike Macbeth" and Of abstract aud
! REPoRTER-DuriDg all these periods-and they
are chronological, / see-he certainly had for i'm
! great many COtldbordteurs, Bouccault might
say. YET have you no faith IN the cram tneorys
Mr.. HALL beg pardon-the which?
cia effect. Surely, barristers and advocates know
Mr.. HALL Smiling gi-Perhaps. Oh, yes. For in
stance, here Is Trubner book, by one William
Blades, to prove that very theory TO De sure,
clear as Holmes In lts priel way. The author
seeks to prove by the plays that Shakespeare was
/. was turned out OF his Office as Alderman for
neglect OF duty"-a schoolmaster, farmer, an
a doctor OF the insane, soldier, sailor, a musi
eian, ootanist, entomoiogist and orhithologist-
anu LOOOA AlSt-and by the way one ROBERT Patterson
mas published in London several monographs upon
the reptiles and insects OF Shakespeare's plays
then he shows him 10 be Atheist, Catholic Church
OF England man, and after discussing the Baco-
man thory proves him non -existant, ike as the
Marchioness In Caster proved Eccles to be-
Then he taxes up the cram theory and shows
Shakespeare press reader assistant IN the
puo lshlng shop OF Richard Field an old Avon play
mate. rieds place was IN Bacxriars close to the
theatre, the taverns, inns Of court, and in a
fashionable neighborhood. Hereahouts Shakes
peare enjoyed excellent opportunities of acquir-
ing a knowledge oil men and manners. Fields
fatner-ln-law had been in the publishing
business since 1874, ana the British Museum shows
how many books ne had puUshed-cer tanly
one upon music, Cavln's Bible, grammars OF lam
puages. North's "Putarchr and the works OF OVID
WHOM Shakespeare tour tunes names In different
playsl. The shelves OF the barrlsters also gave
him volumes on all known subjects.
REPoRTER-But II you concede Shakespeare to
be printer, then the Baconlan authorship must
certainly fall, because every printer seems 10 ac
qnlre knowledge OF everyt thing by species OF aD
sorpuon OF all the sciences superadded 10 intuition
Mr.. HALI.-it the latter be your major premise
then we have only to prove shakespeare printer
and the Baconian must admit the CONCLUSION thal
the bard could master all things "kn0WledgaD'c
Observe how his writings prove him printer. III
his day tue terms OF the craft and Its mysteries
were occult. In "Winter's Tale" VIII be Iound
this. "For she did print your royal father of. con
cerning youn Again. In the same play, "Altho'