Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
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archives Of England which show coneiu-
slvely that the ground selected many wears
g as the place where stood the Globe
theater in London. in which william
Shakespeare was a shareholder and TO
whom annual dividends from his stock
were paid. Is not the correct place at all.
His documents show that the theater was
across the street from the spot which for
years has been pointed out az the location
OF this play house.
In view OF the fact that the discovery
was made public Just a few days previous
TO the time set for the erection Of a tablet
designating a portion OF the Barclay-Per-
kins brewery as the place where stood the
theater, a great storm broke out among
the Shakespearean scholars not only Of
London. but Of all the world, some doubt
Ing. some believing.
The discovery by DR.. Wallace is consid.
cred the most important as bearing on the
life Of Shakespeare, as well as on the
Globe and Blackfriar theaters. that has
been made since the discovery OF the great
poets viii by Rev. Joseph Green in 17l7.
So important was the discovery consid-
cred by scholars and students. in Europe
especially. that practically every historian
of note has expressed his views on the
correctness OF the statements Of DR.. wal
lace; the newspapers Of Europe have de-
voted pages to the story" the conserva-
tive London Times even publishing fac
SMILES Of the document upon which DR..
Wallace based his statements.
strong Support for wallace.
In the London Chronicle appears this
paragraph. which sets at rest any doubt
OF the authenticity Of the find OF DIT. wal
lace:
THIS WAS A MAN"
"On the other hand. DR.. Furnivale, the
grand old man OF Shakespeare research,
asks how any one can question the docu-
ment, reproduced in the Times, and with
his usual youthfulness OF spirit and UNI
preEadced mind. gave up q lifelong tradi-
tioh~fn the face of new facts"
This paragraph occurred In an article on
the discovery by DR.. Wallace. DR.. Furni-
vale was the Shakespeare student who.
thirty-three years ago, after years OF re-
search in the records OF English history,
himself found documents from which he
located the old Globe theater, across the
street from the place where 1t has been
located by Or. wallace. DIR. Furnivale
is now "a years old and his great life has
been devoted to shakespearean research
and the founding of scientific or historical
societies. He was one OF the first to ac-
cept the findings Of DR.. Wallace as es-
tabiishing beyond a doubt the location of
Shakespeare's theater.
success came to DR.. Wallace and Mrs.
Wallace, for Mrs. Wallace has been her
husbands constant companion In all his
work and his chief assistant. after many
years Of tedious digging through musty
records centuries old, thousands OF which
have never before been seen or touched by
modern historians. In the public record
office of London. which is a structure
almost as large as would be the buildings
on the university campus, merged into one.
are move than 1000. 900 and rec
ords. Thousands have. never been ,Indexed
and many contained not even the govern
ment stamp, consequently they have been
as a sealed book to those seeking iuforma-
ton,
More Than Request Necessary.
But to secure his important Information
1t was necessary for Or. Wallace to dc
more than ask for this document or thai
document or documents bearing on william
Shakespeare's life. 1t was necessary foi
him TO know exactly what he wanted and
In some Instances, a government offic'a
went ahead OF him and placed on the docu
ments the seal OF state, as no other per
son now living had ever handled thest
papers. Before DIR. Wallace was permitted
to touch them. II was necessary for then
to be stamped.
OF course others seeking knowledge o
the great poet had searched the archive
for many years. but the success Of DR.
Wallace was due to knowing what h
T wanted and how to get it. That is wha
many former historians lacked.
DIR. Wallaee's great interest in Shake
49, - -
ySRss ago when he was asked to pre-
pafe an introduction to a shakespeare
play. DR., Wallace had no conclusion
= about Shakespeare. so he began TO stud
books to secure his information. He 500
found that many authors had differen
views about the same incident; opinion
were divergent and though there was a
abundance OF theories and supposition
about Shakespeare and his work. Their
were few facts that would be Of use to tn
student.
Dr. Wallace believes In facts rather tina
theory. In his schOol work he teache
facts and instructs his students to dig 10
facts. regardless Of the theories held b
the scholars OF centuries. SO DR.. wallac
began TO dig. He refused TO accept thee
ries and conclusions Of the historians. II
wanted facts backed up by facts. Il car
I'll " NNN " VI HNhoAdIHt bhl
DE-. Wallace, What is necessary to hay
Is fact" SO DR.. Wallace went after II
facts.
Found in Lawsuit PapeFs.
The discovery that Shakespeare was
stakeholder In the Globe theater and thu
the location Of the theater mad for yea
been in doubt, was In the papers concernir
a law suit which had been filed by
daughter against her father. The plaii
tiff was Thomasina Osteler, a widow
10 years Of age. She was the daughter
John Hemyngs, a friend and worker Wi
William Shakespeare, and one Of the ed
tors with Henry CondeIl OF the folio
Shakespeare's works In 1923. This woms
\ married William Osteler. an actor. WI
died In 1914, two years after his marriag
leaving one son.
Then, according to the document fouI
y by DIT, Wallace, John Hemyngs prOmis
ms daughter certain things II she woul
IN her ~widowhood come back 20 the pa
entail roof. Il was evident, said the doetC