New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-27
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the Banhslde Introducuons, this entry would mako
it possible that what we know as " Tie
Comedy Of Errorsp may have been, somehow the same
play as Twelfth Night" But the de-
scrptlou OF Malyoios hoaxng sufficient to indemnity
the present business Of Twelfth Night and so
The fact Of that play having been performed on the
occasions mentioned by Manningham.
Dr. Foman's dary-pescryed In the Ashmolo
coIlecton-s our authority for the performance OF
"The Winters Tale at the Glob-1611, the 10 Of
Msye, Wednesday"-of Macbeth at the Glob-l61O,
the 20 Of April. saturday, and OF the diarsts
having witnessed date not gven) "Cimban, King OF
Engand7-a Of the plot Of all three OF which
plays tho Doctor gives at great length In the
library at Hatfield House In Hlrtford Quilt by CeclD
Is preserved letter dated In the year 1904 tday
and month ileglble-but probably in January Of that
year. as we should now write II, 160i-'5, when
Elizabeth was entertained by Lord southampton A
fragment Of this letter, written by Sir wafer cope
and addressed To the right honorable the Lorie
YycOunt CranbOurne at the COIrte' Is also In the
Haliwcll- Phillip collection and Is invaluable for the
record 1t contains Of the performance of the Loves
Labour's Lost" before Queen Elizabeth IN January OF
the year 16O4.'5.
SRI have sent and bene all this morning
huntying for PLAYERS lugers and such kGge eor OF
creatures, but fynde them hare TO fynde wherc-
fore, leaving notes for them to sceks me, Burbage
Us come and SAYS ther US no newe playe mat the
one called Loves Lahore Lost which for wytt and
mirth he says viii please her exceedingly. And
my ay' 5 y a az TO SS playa night
"Wnh such records as those It IS rather hard 10
believe in the BacOnian theory" visitor said to Mr.
Morgan.
al came very near believing it once
myself" he said, smiling. 81 think
was only when / camo to see how these
plays were of everyday performance and
commonly discussed and exhibited to royalty
and its visitors that the folly Of the idea of any
subterrancan meaning in them. or Of any concealed
authorship of them, dawned upon me in all its magn
tude. No. Shakespeare made them and mounted them
employed the actors and collected the profits That
he never used line a hint from anybody else Is, in
my opinion, to say he not able to know good
thing when he IT,"
Among the blocks IS photographed from the
entry the stationer's Books by which legal
security was first taken out for the Hamlet
26th July-Enercd for his COPY by We hand o, Of
Prince Of Denmarke as 1T was lStelie acted By The
Lo :Chambcrlcync his servants
As said before. there are between four and five
hundred Of these Grabbed facslres perhaps between
FIVE and six hundred would be nearer estimated.
Especially rich is the collection in old charts. maps
and plans Of London and STAFFORD. Here arc est.
mates for building the Globe and other theatres
fac-simcS OF the records in the suit brought by
Shakcspcarcs daughter for SANDER. and Of the dis
a
Judith Shakespeare at her fathers funeral; of the
famous begging letter from Quincy to Shakespeare
Of items in the accounts Of actors for properties to
be used in the Shakespeare plays-and hundreds OF
other matters.
Mr. Ilalliwell Phillips worked faithfully and well
with what reward is painful thought at the OLD
StratfOrd records rcscIlng them. page by page rom
the widowed and noisome cellars where they were
rotlng and carried them TO London for photograph
ing, mounting and binding. lie finally restored to
the Stratfom authorities. instead of mass OF decay.
volumes, preserving their towns priceless tlra>urt'
and this entirely at his own expense There Is q
story that the inhabitants of Nuremberg, jealous OK
the great clock at Srasburs, employed an art't W
rontrilct for their city an equally curious umeptce
The artist did so. and to insure thesees 1en
straighway put out the artists eyes Inc sIatl9l1i
authorities OF that date are SAID TO nave I9TsI III
The labors of Mr.. Halliwel-Pmilipps IN Huch inc
IT. seems in looking over this collection as II Mr.
wcll-Phpps had had photographs taken anu Gus
nrepared from them of every old house fence, stable
and fragment of dead wall IN Straiford ne uug
down TO the original foundations OF ohaMspeaateis
house CUl ich GaStell. a former vicar OF StIatfOrd
restored by razlng 10 the ground, and mas phOO-
oranbed cut and cectrOtyped, one can almost say,
avery stone they contain, and every mOre' Of nOyaf
which cements them. When death overlook him he
was stu at work and had he Eed wIutu nav ia a.,
least doubled HIS collections 1t Is doubtful II any
Mr., Morgan has fine portrait Of Mr. Hallwell-
pbilIinns probaby the only one in the untep STATES
The picture. which was taken on Mr.. han iI
pbilinpSs last visit to London and day or TWO DeoIe
he contracted, while searching In the PuDlc hecoruS
0mco tho cold which finally caused his death, repre-
t stout kindly and sweet faced gentleman with
mi heard and white hair The picture, which would
pass anywhere for portrait e oil g Sv S Mr MorgaH
" ,rho Soc,etv has not vet decided upon the shape In
which IL will make use of this, 10 men, prlceless Co
lection. but IS always ready 10 eAhio'I IL " '
Interested IN these matters
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