The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-19
THE SHAKESPEARE CLUB.
Or. Hume Lectures Before this Organ
cation at Oxford.

Oxford, n. c, Dec. 11.-{Specl -
The Shakespeare Club Of oxford. was or
saEized eight years ago and have been IN
ssructad each year by lectures by Dr..
Tnos Hume. which have renderel .he
study OF Shakespeare very interesting.
a1iSs Mary Homer IS president OF the
club and The members are: Mrs II. n.
Shaw. Mrs Pinnix. Mrs Niles. Mrs. De
La Crcix, hrs. J. c. Homer, Mrs Fen
ing, Mrs. H G.. Cooper, Miss Margaret
billiard, Mss Lizzie billiard. Miss Susan
Graham
Dr.. Hume reached Oxford Wednesday
evening and was entertained by the pres
i1ent OF the club. The meeting was held
at the residence OF Judge 4. ". Graham.
DR.. Hume was introduced by Rev. 2. v.
billiard and the lecture was remarkably
fire.
The invited guests Of the evening were:
DR. and Mrs. B. K. Hays, Mr.. Pinnix
Prof. Sprunt, Mr.. Harrison. Mr.. II. G..
Cooper, Miss Annie Cannady. Miss Britt,
Miss Lulie Biggs, Miss Annie Taylor
Capt X. 4. levin and Mrs. Dev-A, Mrs.
Coggeshail, of Henderson.
Refreshments were enjoyed at the close
Of the meeting.
The following is an outline Ct DIT,
/ Hune's lecture:
/ Are Shakespere's Personal Experience
ard England of HIS Day reflected il the
/ play Of Hamlet? There was a rapid in
+ PRODUCTION as 10 the vogue % Hamlet
+ during Shakespere's lifetime, the reasons
F.. FOR certain changes in the text OF account
o. the wars Of the theatres, it. accept
/ ance at the ten universities. the influence
Of the play On the thought Of othe- M
i tions. There Is no difficulty in detecting
/ the personality OF Milton and Byron in
/ thei rpoen,s, but how as 10 Goethe? Shall
I'VE take Fame's inconsistent view and find
the slightly veneerei barbarian Shakes
/ rere in a few characters whom his theorv
seems to fl? The elusiveness OF a dra-
matist's individual relation TO his work
!. was strikingly presented But taking
Shakespeare Imaginative sensibiIty, his
! personal connections. the atmosphere OF
Elizabethen life surcharged with vital
movement, could he have remained alo)i
II his plays? Is not Hamlet. Prince OF
/ Denmark a transcript of the social. liter
ary, spiritual, characteristics Of the Eng
/ land OF the transition period between
/ Elizabeth and James? He cannot well
g
glowing detail OF the brilliant men and
woman who contributed TO the composite
photograph which TIE lecturer said were
Il Hamlet" The Ne'angrace AMI sp.r-
itI,al charm OF Sidney. The voluptuous
and unkinpuous Leicester and his world
+ y fascinating inanorata, the 0untess CT
Essex. her gifted lot immoral and IN
/ fortunate son. the younger Earl, with this
Grant mother and with the bold. bad.
charming sister Penlope Devereaux Sid
/ rey. Old time love were all used with the
hints from Mary Queen of Scots, career,
I from the various conspiracies OF Eliza
beth's time, from the agitations Of thought
due 20 the unassimilated reformation
views to show how a dramatist must
work his material up The satire or the
drama OF mis- theme by SHAKESPEARE is very
interesting and the hits at certain literary
/ .fads'' are well done Read the Sob..o-
Quin OF Hamlet; feel the whole play. and
you are in the atmosphere OF restless.
| spiritual inquiry. II i difficult 10 report
q lecture filled with all manner OF sug-
gestive illusions.