The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-07
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Marie CoreIli as She Lives
In Shakesueare's Home

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1t will be of interest to readers of Bar
abbas" and "Lilith," who have naturally
formed mental pictures of the author,
Marie Corelli, to know how artlstically and
how charmingly she is living at Stafford
on Avon, where she has gathered about her
Shakespearian mementoes, and where she
Is described as being in the very center of
'Shakespeariana." She is said also to be
quite English looking In appearance de-
spite her very foreign non-de-plume, and
resembled, in her white costume, and leg
horn hat tied under her chin, one of Shake
speare's shepherdess.
Miss Corelli has been fitting here and
there, living part of the time in London
but she intends residing at Shakespeare
home permanently, and there in her pic
turesque cottage she was recently inter-
viewed by a writer for one of the Amer
lean newspapers Her associations and en-
vironments are charmingly pictured as fol-
lows.
If associations can inspire one mentally,
then Miss Corelli is extremely fortunate.
Within sight over the wall surrounding the
grounds is the beautiful memorial theatre
on the banks of the Avon. In the limits OF
House. and the humble home, where he
courted his wife. Just across the highway
is the old stratford churchyard with the
crumbling edfice, where rest the bones OF
the immortal In Halls Croft itself his
daughter Susanna was made wife-tradltlon
SAYS in the very room in which l sat. In
cidentally this room bears the inscription
over its entrance, THE Merry Wives OF
- A1an Ghrnr
Really 1t is one of the few original bullo-
ings left in Stra tford which has been pain
fully modernized in recent years. Wnile an
attempt has been made to retain the an
tique coloring and shape in some OF the ne"
structures, the contrast is so great and the
difference between the genuine and real so
apparent that the casual observer notes the
sham al once. At Halls Croft, however, the
only modern features the flowers and
the work of the gardner-innovations not
displeasing. Huge beams of the hard wood
blackened with age divide the building into
rooms the same In shape when first built
three centuries ago. And they are still
sound to the heart The roof has been re-
covered with tiles, but the roof frame is the
same as when the house was built
Marie Corellis views on what is gener-
ally termed mental telegraphy" are we'll
known by reason of her books, but that
she is continuing to investigate this science
with an even more serious degree of inter-
est may be judged by the following:
Miss Corelli has the usual literary reti-
cence in speaking of her own work, but
was not backward in aluding to one of
the topics which is so often alluded to in
chapters of her books. She terms 1t tele-
pathy and possibly this is the best word
yet coined. Under this head she classes
clairvoyance, spiritualism, hypnotism and
other kindred theories, but all this she
attributes to scientific causes in which
some form of electricity plays an impor-
tant part. In the course of our CONVERSE
ton l happened to mention the Fox SIS
ters who originated the mysterious rap
pings and table tppings at Rochester
N. Y, a half century ago, and who have
been called the pioneers of American spir-
itualism. She was interested at once, ana
/ was obliged to give her all. the informal
ton 1 possessed about them. when L go
to America" said she, Il shall visit that
locality, for l may gain some valuable
IDEAS"
In studying telepathy she talks with
many scientists. She has followed closely
Marconi'S discoveries in wireless telegra-
ply as bearing on the subject and consld-
ers Tesla human wonder for whom she
has the greatest admiration. If all her
theories are demonstrated to be correct,
the telegraph and cable companies will be
obliged to retire from business, for she be-
lieyes that communication from mind TO
mind will be developed to such degree
that the day is coming when friends and
relatives can communicate across the sea
without wires physical means-mereiy
by will power or mind telegraphy.