Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-06-02
A DRAMATIC RELIC.
Representation of IL London Thenter II
Shakc>poIrc's Time.

lsCDrCS cntat1Ol OF u IoHubh AuS0NSA
Shakc>poIrc's Time.
An interesting dramatic relic has just
been sent 70 tho British Museum on n loan
by the University Of Utrecht, says the Lon
den Times. II Il a representation and
description of the Swan TEeatcr In SCUM
warE, in 1896. The picture was discovered
IN a manuscript work in the Utrecht library.
The author was ono Van Buche!l, who filed
this commonplace book with notes on vari-
Gus subjects. Among others Is Inc picture
Of the Swan, With !c;te--press On tho op-
posi;e page. Tho former is described rs
drawn ex cbservatio uious LondoucnsISrs
Johannes Do Witt, and Z po'nt OF doubt IN
connection with IL - whether the picture
was actually copied from enc drawn b- De
Ni;t, or whether II w-S draw by van
BiChCll from oral descriptions 10y DC IT.
The litter was = Dl:ch scholar aud prcb-
CGdIry OF the sixteenth century, who
Travelled widely in foreign ~couU,r!,s tproSa.
bly, because he vas Z Roman Catholic. 70:
whom Holland would not be comfortable
just thoo), and noted what he saw. The
thcaicr is represented rs containing three
galleries, one above the o,5cr. with 4 tiled
roof ABOVE the top cEc, b., open 70 the sky
in the center. INK stag5 IS supported On
wooden posts, painted like marble, 80
that remarks Dc Wiz. "it might deceive
the most saEac!ous." Il IS believed 10 have
bccn removable. s. that tho Gmph!.heatcr
might bo free Whenever il was wanted
for buil or bcar batting. The green
room 10. represented as N erection III
tho space behind tao stage and apparent
" open TO the public y!ew. De wiz dc.
scriUed u to Van Buchcn us built solilly Of
Hints and possessing accommodation for
5000 persons. It Is possible that q large
number could stand in the amph,theatcr on
q Level wiki the stage, in no other way can
We account Tor this surprising statement.
He SAYS tacrS were f0Gr ihcaters in Loa.
con which der!vct their names from var.-
Gus 5;gus aud each had performances every
day. Tie two principal o-cs were on iue
south sid o:;hcr river and were called tho
Rose au! the SSTan-SA.Ecspearc's Globe
did not t:oa exist and there were two in
the north in Elshopsga:c street. = fifth
was used Cor bull an: bear batting, and &c
c0rding 10 DC Wit presents = most dc.
lizhIful spectacle" The best, he says, was
the Sw2-, Q. "a!cA he gives 4 picture. be-
! Cause Of its occ9nmollli1n and its arch!-
lecture, which seemed 20 him TO be q sur
vival OF the Roman a!nphitheater, and il is
because Of this latter circumstance that
Van Bgchcll preserved the pi &c. In the
, play il progress on r.c stage * Sarc
in cOHvC-SntiOn, and some one enters 10
them, probably 4 messenger; but il is prob.
2 aD.ct thai this Is j fancy scene ard comes
from no lliTIbctGan drama. Tho drawing
and le::c--Erc55 were 0rough. ID light by
Dr.. Carl Gacdcg'z, who has Published with
Mueller, o! Bremen, 4 fac-simile OF both,
with adi5Cussioa on tho suffice; in Il pam.
pA!ct entitled, Eur Esniniss der Alien
C,.schcu Bghnc," which is intended rs u
contribution to ShGkcspcErcaa literature.
Il has been generously .euttE the Utrecht
University authorities lothe British Museum
for the Inspection Of students oil the E.iza-
l-,hln Iral,.-