Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
Shakespeare the Hero
Of a New Danish N vel

LONDON. November 81, 1906.
WI LILLIAN SHAKESPEARE is the
w hero of a new and striking novel
by the Danish woman writer, So
plus Bandit. Moreover. British and
American readers will probably soon have
a chance to read this tale. for Queen Alex
andra, who recently read it in the origi-
nal, was so much impressed by it that she
advised the authoress to have it translated
into English. This translation is now pro-
ceedng, and the English version is to be
dedicated to the queen, who is herself a
Dane.
Sophus Banditz. who has thus ventured
to put the Bard into novel, is COM
paratively recent recruit to the world Of
letters. But her work has shown such
merit that she is being spoken of as the
coming novelist of Denmark. Among the
Danish people her books are extremely
popular. and she has had much commenda-
ton and help from the royal family Of
Denmark, and especially from the Queen
Of England and the Dowager Empress of
Russia
In her new novel Miss Banditz takes
Shakespeare to Denmark as one Of the Earl
of Leicester's company of players. He is,
however, known simply as "Will." At Ell
shore he meets with an accident and is
nursed by 1var Kramme, schoolmaster,
and his sister Christence. During his con-
Saxo Grammaticus and is deeply inter-
ested in the story of Prince Amlet. Chris
tence learns to love "Will'' and declares
herself. When she finds he has wife
and children in England. like Ophelia, she
browns herself. Kramme does not know
Wits" surname until years afterward,
when the captain of ship presents the
sehoolmaster with copy Of the 1903 edi-
as Shakespeare is revealed.
Lady Troubridge, who wrote THE Wom-
an Thou Gavest" and whose other books
are known in America. is hard at work on
four-act play. Probably no other writer
equally well known in England can claim
to have started young as did this beau
tiful society woman. who is sister to the
Countess Of Dudley. Lady Troubridge-
then Laura Gurney-began writing fairy
tales In the nursery. and at the age of ten
she had story published and paid for. 1t
was a simple but dramatic little tale called
1.-The Death Card" The English Argosy
published it, and for many succeeding years
Laura Quincy was one of the regular
writer's for this and other magazines.
She is still an interchangeable literary work
er, although she has no need to write for
any financial return it may bring her. She
was born in the purple. When she came
out in society and was presented at
court she became known as the most beau
tiful of the debutantes. Before the sum-
season. Noblemen of all degrees, great
men of services, money kings and princes
of art and letters were her attendant satel-
lites.
Her first season. however. ended in a
love match with one of the handsomest
and wealthiest baronets of England, Sir
Thomas Troubridge, a captain in the rifle
corps. and her cousin.
Like many other fashionable and wealthy
women of London, Lady Troubridge before
her marriage worked among the poor chill
dren in the east end sums. She especially
devoted attention to the cripples. One of
the sights of her wedding, a sight perhaps
never before since witnessed, was the
presence of several score of crippled chill
dren at the church.
She was a great favorite with the late
G. r. Watts. R.A., the famous artist. He
painted many pictures of her girl and
encouraged her greatly in her writing.
For the first few years after her mar
rage Lady Troubridge devoted herself -ex-
clusively to her home life Then when her
three children, two daughters and son.