Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
9joices Over Discovery by DR.. C. w. Wallace

which is set out In who's who In Amer
lea"
Author Of Books.
DR., wallace is the author OF several pub
locations bearing on the life and work OF
Shakespeare which have attracted univer-
sal attention. Among these publications
are the following: The Children Of the
chapel at Hlackfriars. i5O7-t6OS'; shake
speare Research and other Papers" He
has now in the press Shakespeare, the
Globe and Blackfriars.'
While DR.. Wallace is not taking the
time to discuss Shakespeare and Bacon in
connection with the writings Of Shakes
peare there Is In store for the historians
ard students considerable along these lines.
DR.. wallace has his views and that he
is a Shakespearean to the core there is not
the least doubt, but when his articles APP
pear they will not show In all probability
that there is any serious controversy be-
tween the advocates Of Shakespeare and
Lord Bacon. DR.. Wallace will In the fu-
ture. as he has advocated in the past
publish facts and no conclusions.
DIR. Wallace stands in the foremost ranks
Of Shakespearean researchers and he Is
acknowledged among scholars. Among the
thousands of editorials and newspaper clip
pings that have been sent him Is the fol-
lowing written by Charles whitley, a
noted writer, In the London Daily Mail
The popular superstition. to which l
have already referred referred, that we
know nothing of Shakespeare should pc
dispelled by Dr. Wallace's discovery, Inc
fact is that there are lew Oh ShaH ws
speare's contemporaries OF whom we
know as much as we know or snake
speare, Webster and Tourneur', 70 YAK
out two instances, are names and nothlhs
-.-, ChnrnannnRA the swan or AAOn.
whom Ben Johnson worshipped this slue
of idolatTy as much as anyone IS reNealed
to US as a man OF AFFAIRS the partner OF
memory, a shareholder for many years
in the two great theaters OF his time.
The Baconian and the sceptic Will emain
unconvinced. Even Il a vision were sent
from heaven of Shakespeare inditing with
his own hand the soliloquy of Hamlet
the Others who do indulge this particular
fanatacism DR.. Wallace's discovery Will
prove of an enduring interest and 2 pres
ent hope that other discoveries OF equal
value and curiosity Will follow.
Now in LOndOn.
DR.. and Mrs. wallace have already re-
turned to London to renew their search in
the dusty records of the Royal archives
His work is considered too precious by
the university authorities here to keeI
him away from it.
The work of Dr.. Wallace has given the
university a standing such as nothing
else has done" said Chancellor Avery
and we believe II to be to the best in
Iterest Of the school that he hasten bacl
TO london and keep on with his investlga.
tion. He will supply the school will
photographs and works in English tina
will be of vast benefit in addition to his
future discoveries in shakespearean his
tory. DIR. Wallace is a tireless worker
and the university is immensely pleased
with his great achievement. 1t ism
every day that something new is discov
cred about Shakespeare and we will re
joice in his great success
In the Nottingham Guardian appeared
an editorial on the find of DR.. Wallace
from which the following is an excerpt:
- ut is distinctly, therefore, a credit (
the t~horoughness and system of America
scholarship that its workers who devot
u the summer recess to original work ar
able to come over to London and by thei
" patient industry bring to light document
= which have lain for centuries in Londo
Il under the noses of Englishmen If the
had cared to find them. Such was tn
: work for two or three years past o
v Prof. Wallace of the University of M
: braska, who has unearthed a series of II
J. teresting facts with regard to Shake
e spares theatrical ventures IN BlackfriaI
and upon Banksides. The exact modifica
ton of our existing information Wit
regard to Shakespeare which he has a.
fected can, of course, only be determine
when authorities. generous but critica
n have examined his evidence and realiz
the Importance of his new Information
although the precise value of his new II
y formation does not affect the honor du
to his industry"