The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-24

"i haelc 10 tne sPitnuor VI ms ~ ,,ade and
80, val va ,nr ~ me- t;,,c ~ Tlizaheth
a. go ~; H., o., ,cr-oni6ed IN,
- ~ Ia " 60 - ~ -. -, M F,glisb
! e''7. IT,, II; IL - t,,rbolisr, a deep
az i1ns" IL i.i,, irs,,arcc has been
~ , ~, IL ,,-,,,,,',.io,,slv received
silently put l"tth anu @ IL ;s,otig, of
} iiie 49, =, ii'n., - aud Ler coming
w, ms ike the advent of the
i1 I,t 30, a re which had felt only
Moi : -ets.ien1 ''''' " ~
49,,
J Again. there is a picture of the London
, Of Shakezueare-s time:
We
In 1885 he reached London. without means III
| search of vocation and pace II Nhich |" ~
| else it The time was fortunate ana c"'pel''g
with him IN ways "hich ne "lu hOl men. VI -
| understand; tor. however clearly man may '"iu-
Prehend his gift and master ms Tools ne ls luI
much part OF his age I" discern ms Si,lIl ',
relations L" H. as 'Iese aie ~ = ;,'ir.s
the subtle chalheis tio,'SA "'iIe'I - $50.
and Nlt1izeS MN. afd nc III 'u'" 'NF'e-7N''
interprets, and Affects II; ,..,,. ,,;,,..,, -, Ella.
To the youth from 'he niue NIidsy ph ~.
Avon. London was eFeat anu Hpi, 80
bur the vast metropolis o., tou"!, Mn ,ie
lauon OF more IMAM h.e nll!ion Peine, t.,,I
town 81 about one huiiu' Gu anu my t.,
inhabitants The great hfe Wihch was I" '''i'-
1t from medieval 10 a lh"CtI" ny q, 80,
a century distant, ana inc sphe OF o'" - ""'
was seen, as one apptos'neu I'si'E W -,
Of red-rooicd, many sanled houses 'l"WuSu wv, III
the smallest SPACE. ana protected uN NAiis anu
trenches The most conspicuous oultcts III lIt
city were the Tower, which rose oes'ut ",
Thames symbol Of lie personal au'lotitH
oi the monarch IN. Natl.s,I9 i, 1;. tr III
a common centre Of community ne Whefe ue
news OF the day WAS passed rom group 70 eur
where gossip va iIeI'' -, sI ;,,t,,,,it q,
J nom arrest; and old London Bridge. town in
itself. lined with buildings crowded WIN peo,
PIE. WIN lleh 49, ,i, Ls rc,ntiy f,lIen
~, ;b blk Al tbc touch Of the exccutioner's
axe.
The streets were narrow irregular, Ose'n .na
WITH pr"lsc'ins as" I'D n,tcn ea,ne down OF,
ttn hi, af ,noriun,i pedestrians These high
WAYS were still foul with refuse and evii oa3rs;
within the memory {" men men ltn,He 49,, he
ueei tii',ae ~ am, dangerous Htv wears earlier
tI,t Henry VII began the work of paving the
principal thoroughiares Round stones were nscd
fer this purpose ana were llHe III - , SIC
came 20 haI"' No. Waking and riding
ye-, in can.eq1epce. equally disagrecable The
thorouphfares were beaten into dust IN summer
and followed out into pooiS III g., tbra,,qb
pictWt,queiy ~ ~ IT, ,,',+.r into t,esp running
s.s t.-u toJ ,rtb the refuse which now goes
through the sewers. horses spla>hed and pedeS-
triaus often slipped Inc n3fI'" , ia' syeryo,,c
foot PASSENGERS was - from The hurryinz
1rIst,,,s and ietcr-carricrs and reckless rid
ers Two centuries iat,t ' ~ I,s.thr peace-
tiiiai'Ae'i' -, 80 ,Tt,s. yh
abie anu "r' - r. - II IN add to the
the wall anu nus W - ,,tbar-i ths shux-
discomfort, 80 81 -. al ,nnses and shops
cr~ aS tneS l'lI Ga ~ ,,t,-,,,,I torn on The
and dl-tl'aT-e'i men %.
heads oil pas''f7-'S'
.,,,,c- ,ran po.s on to explain the
nv .,,i.i, sb,l,esuagra
Disadvantages uHu'i ,3 ~.
lalnred. The stage was not ItE'i 80 %
,,.-4.,tabIc nor were plays considered htei-
-. tho auuliances Of the drama were
i,,..,,,l ,,,eao-,. description
oil ne iiloS' Siiif - IT, ,,.,,
and tse talent emploNe" III dS'i.le
generally less than mediocre. let llc
-, ,.f,,,,i,, Of the audience sup
NIN'u ,,,,;o. 20 ~, i,,,.,erfec.
pied al the ueiiSleii''.s VI -, -
art, and il was Ia TINS lnlaelha'iNe d'''
phere that the genius of Shakespeare was
hi,dia5 In discussing the question
-, 80, 5-e,,atist was a
whether oi lo' INC H'e'' 49,,
traveller, Mr. Maple says lilii' 1t - H'iiiAe
~ that he was ever out Of England, unless
possibly during the wear OF the great
,,1.,,,,,,, ,,I,o,, III. MIA vbo,,ses were closed
-. - o., ,,,istsl.es f,, ,be
Ia,io,Iaa - incsl co,or bers and ,bero
which would scarcely have been made by
/, 50, Of Sbsl,senaars-s ability If nor
so,,aII,. far,iIi.,. win rh,. scenes gf the
nv H. aIds
mus De Iei'', 'I,'Sit'' - '.lI' ~" ~ ~
HnJ ,r.ins, il rs ,,I,. th5i soisl or moral
fact was as full uf suggestion 10 him as a bone
To naturalist; that he lived with men who's
ae4ualh'3hee "i'h othtI oDHil.' ~ nV va . .
T,atia; I'D IL, he had s,ccts IN lonss which
gave the freshest and most vivid descriptions 81
Italian scenery. cite and manner Many Of the
striainS ana i.ci',t &C, ,gi % 10
~ e. 49, IN, he tr;.s itl ,l,irb tbcy
seem to show the utmost familiarity. one OF tn
most charming of American psstorals describes.
with complete i1er4'! oI ats4lt Il, N'.' q "n''
Dle y -; - ,,ys On fortunate
asy he brought into lis library a man who knew
10 other country 30 we'll lie faced his visitor
TO the north gu are nov ,,9 ne III . ~, me-
I'M ny, t ',i ,mc ,Tqr,iing You Soc The visitor
closed his ryes and described with loving mi
nuteness country with which he had been mt
mate al G ,sI I,,e Nv fo The west he
sn,,,b sr5 he ,,st untii lis graphi. vision had
surveyed and reproduced the distant and beanti,
iui world which was &c lHrhis' ''e O''As''""'
Tor lhe poem
The reference seems 10 De 70 hN"iise-
line.
The succeeding chapters take UP 'he OH
ferent plays in their order ana ahalyze
their characteristics tracing especiills
the formative lnhneh'es "h'ch went !"
give eaeh ITS peeuhdr style vi 'Is poet
domestic life Inc bioHrapheF TAXES 'iie
view mat thef" Il no Partle,i'" ieaso" d"
suppose II UNHAPPY ana ina. 'il'ip"F"
shakespeare was. II J. rue ""S'Il' ii'iii
nome most oil IN lliilt i"t eieNtH ye"iS'
ne may nave hau ms fanny VII" MN III
LONDON ana nave 'is-'-' ''i,iii II e4t,'''y
III Sudlotu' uu'iHE '""l nm, """'"'