The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-08
Shakespeare In France
BY Webster.


Il 20 happens that the shake
speare reros ntenary comes a. a time
wien the country OF The great poet
az ssr with the foreign land
which more than any other has
shown admiration FOR his genius.
and is said 20 present shake
speare's PLAYS on the stage more
often taan they are produced in
England itself Bur while Shake
-pesle has profoundly impressed
Germany the anne thing can not be
said OK Ensland's nearby ally,
| France. The announcements of
Shakespearean cycle AZ the Coincide
Franchise In observance OF the Ter.
centenary brought out some humor.
. Gus observaf lions on the French at
t.tude toward Shakespeare ny VI
Ernest Charles. spoken OF by a cor
res pondeu' u the recently suspend
cd London Standard a. an acute II
somewhat sarcastic critic Mr.
/ Charles says that N Fabre tempo
rary manager ~ tho Coincide Fran
caise is quite right and that n
I Shakespeare we're alive today he
would be friend and ally and
douo less The French would admire
( him as much as they would love
him
The truth Of the matter is.' says
he f.onAeH Standard spondent.
X no gives SUMMARY OF the.C harles
article that there are very few Ia
France Who have ever understood
the shakespearean drama NJ
Charles cites tho legend Of NOLAN
mel and the mountain. saying that
when Shakespeare would not come
% France The French made up
their minds 10 20 20 him bat In
!oi-uroly fashion u Uas Voltaire
/ uho. through bis eytraordinary pow
or OF persuasion and impnIsion has
tened the admission Of Shakespeare
10 The elect re n was who reveal
cd MANY ~ Tho great poets works
70 polite society bur he vas verv
iealors ~ his discovery. and almost
olsovned with Shakespeare AMEN
I ] .otourneur interfered 10 tho extent
81 translating some OF the plays
After Noliaire Ducts adapted
Shakespeare. his horror ~ gore be
Ink such thar he chasiened some ~
the york. out % all recognition.
Nevertheless Ducts brought about
mild revolution by sccustomlnE the
/ French public 20 such Of the bean
Ties 81 Shakespeare as we're accessi-
! ble ~ them Later came the roman.
lucs. rho natfercd themselves that
they Initiated The great poet They
were rrs.-h4p- Het successful.
bur loyaltv hid their best "
Charlrs continues
prom fhat time onward Shakes-
pesre vas ono - oar stage gods hut
Ne are NOT worry familiar with the
aode ana ve have never reached "a
rrfliarifv wifr ehakesreare Tho = =.
nIrafIon 81 ifrrr. solid deep an1
prttars raureutions. Flf ~ one
fffrr flero r1uiI no longer hN an@
afrilrr1 shake rpear"
NrrsffhfIoar there were anrr VINO
ur.4n1hfnt M when wealthy lrrrr
rf ..frI8f HihrFHfrN ri" NraflnR
fhf boulevard ffaHet mann. WEB tne
tardH statue. an inquiry was inst.
flfrg amongst number ~ persons
WHO were repufed fo DO ~ literary
habits hIi alnf"f fEe dramafiet
T4ffrta ga mot conceal fhe fao' that
fa had arfusThere hears mo name.
and MoIihar wrote 20 Halrvv Nv
dra~ friend v0u wno ~ a0 often 90
London. cam v0u toll me where tho
N1Iere statue lt
Tin pifc ~ lis ban'oring tone
writes the English correspondent.
"this short article accurately repre-
sents The lsi'uafion ~ Shakespeare
In\ tho Frehdh estimation Nobody
i'm Fnence' would venture 10 decry
lthe genius % ths"man whom the
world recognizes a. tuperdrama'
lft. hui 81 would probably not re-
onire much more than ihe fingers OF
both hands ~ count the literary men
uho could recite Tho plots or hse OF
Shakespeare plays :