The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-12-18
The University shakesperian Clah.
UNIVERSITY OF N. CAROLINA,

University, none are Of more i'm
portance and their yolue i'm Il special
work than .his Club. 1t has accom-
plished more than al othe like clubs
Of its kind in the State to inspire and
enthuse a critical study of the great
est master of the English language.
1t is most decided success among
the students. Its meetings are al
ways largely attended aud the exer-I
cises both varied and interesting.
Its members are all thoroughly en-
thused. This is largely due to its
wise management and deep inter-
est shown by the most critical of
ShakeSperian students, DIR. Thomas
Hume.
The last meeting Of this Cub was
one of its most successful. The sub
ject discussed was that most charm
ing of all Shakespeare plays -Cym-
heline. Thinking your Club would
be especially interested l give brief
scheme Of it, and the different SUBJ
jects treated. Cymbeline-the story
In Boccaici" and HOlinshed dramat-
ic treatment of legendary periods
ohakespeare's romantic dra las of a
peculiar class. Blending of tragic
and comic elements, Imogen Posthe-
mus and Othello, Ichimus and Iago.
Heredity, the ministry of nature to
the soul. d.; es a study Of the play
support the Baconian authorship?
All the papers weie very well pre-
pared aud showed a g,eat deal of
study. The papers "f Messrs. Bry-
an, Patterson and Martslin were es-
pecielly well prepa ed. DIR. Hume
then gave very interesting paper
III 6" he Faces Of Shakespeare"
which showed much research and
careful study, in fact, it was very
valuable paper, and one which all
| interested in Shakespeare will high
~ appreciate. The following con-
densation of his lecture will give
some distant conception of the me-
thOd of treatment:
All that has to do With Shake
Ispeare personally is of value. Is
there an authentic representation of
the master dramatist? Three hun.
dred pictures claim this honor. 1t
would seem that the marble effigy
over the grave in the Stratfo,
church and the engraved portrait in
the title page of the first folio of
Henning and Condell editions of his
works are the only authentic Likeness
ess. Some authors seem to have pro.
jected an image Of Shakespeare out
of their own inner consciousness and
to have rejected the folio portrait
We should rather believe in his
friend Ben iversOE's estimate Of lis
value given in charming lines print
ted seven years after Shakespeare
death. So we accept this Droeshant
portrait. Richard Grant White, the
acute American critic, thinks thai
the FeIton portrait, which was not
known It'll 1892, has remarkable
likeness to both the Stratford bust
and the Dr0eshant print. It 1i1ti
mates the light hazel eyes, the au
burn hair and beard, the fair com
pleXion, the dress of the Stratford
monumental bust. This bust i, will
be RENE nbered was originally color
. ed after life.) It has a sweet, grave
sensitive face, "With serene obser
want eye, and mouth almost sad
but capable of smiles bright as sun
light" and looks to us like an ideal
lied form suggested by the Droe
shant and the bust. [ bought at the
poets reputed house in Stratiord ;
copy of picture preserved there
:. known as the Stratford or birth-plaet
: portrait, that more nearly resemble
, the features of the bust, NOR,
youthfuI appearance being given b!
the art which renders the open eye
1t is before the club for examinations
The Chandor portrait has been late
;, ly etched by celebrated artist
!, Flsmeng. Grant White long year
J, ago rejected it i; but after h vim;
: ing passed from the Chandor to TIL
: Bridgewatef collection, it appear
: on the walls Of the National Portrai
: Gallery of London. They trace i
! back to Bettert1n, the actor who per
= mitted it to be engraved in 1709. n
evidence hat it is genuine has beel
. adduced, save that it is supposed t,
> have belonged TO Sir :, lillian Dave
naut. No testimony of DaVen aui
il furnished US, and if it had bee
= given, this Chandor picture is unlik
either the Droeshant or the FELTON,
ear-ringed, full-bearded, heavy
e eyed, the upper lip singularly differ
Il ent from other representations
+ being very short, while in Others
is is exceptionally long. The kindI
If criticisms of Bowden in 1924 and q
Q Scharf in 1864 has ai,ted towards ii
e acceptance, but F'riswe!l in 1864 sal
'.One cannot readily imagine ou
English Shakespeare to have been
dark heavy man with a foreign ea
s. preston, a jewish physiogomy,
e iubri ricious mouth, red-eyed eye:
l. wanton lips, coarse lol k, hi, eai
;. picked out with rings.''
.Y We advise the club to buy eithe
r the Droeshant or the Stratford {
d. both. Lord Ronald Covers statui
y O Shakespeare was unveiled 8
Stratfors. ON t1e 10th of Octebe
:. 1888. He accepted the portrait the
a. the birthplace (referred to aboy
as the Stratford1 as his model.
:. This is only a partial and i,npel
I feet condensation, but will suffice t
u show how very valuable it is.
The club has very bright prospect
Lefore it. The Shakespeare Librar
2 is being neatly fitted up. 1t is a
= ready one of the III. ST valuable of il
kind in the South. A very valuabl
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