Arizona republican., 1916-04-29
Shakespeare in Chicaqo

A few days the dispatches announced that Judge Tuthill of Chicago had rendered decision hold ing one Sir Francis Bacon alias Lord Verulam to be the author of certain plays sonnes and other writings. commonly grouped and known "Shakespeares Works" and claimed to De the production of Will liam Shakespeare, alias Shagsper alias Shaxpur It is intended be conveyed that these various aliases intended to conceal a of crime they indicate rather Shakespeare forgot how he spelled his the last time. It is, however, a fact acknowledged by his friends, that be fled to London escape punishment for deer stealing and it is said that his relations with women in his home of Sratford -on- Avon had occasioned some ment in that village.
 The decision of Judge Tuthil settled a controversy of at least two centuries and perhaps three in which nearly all so-calcd Shakespearean scholars and the foremost actors of all since have concnded that Shakespeare actually wrote the plays and sonnets while such authorities Lord Byron Lord Palmer stou, Lord Penzance Sir Edwin Arnold. Henry Hallam Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Russell Lowell Oliver Wendell Holmes. John Greenleaf Whittier William E. Gladstone. Ralph Waldo Emerson and John Bright have either expressed doubt concerning the authorship of the Works have declared that they could not have been written by Shakespeare.
 The action resulting in this decision was begun by William Selig, somewhat known in the movie world, against George Fabyan and others. The plaintiff relying upon the authenticity of William Shakespeare's authorship had expended large of money in preparing characters processions and rep rcscntatons touching the life of Shakespeare and had incorporated them into films to be used the of tercentenary of shakespeare's death which to be celebrated all the world last Monday The defendants had prepared and about publish transations of the Works by of q 'blitera" cipher said by them have been invented nd ttgcdb bv Sir Pa bV phic Work would be made to tell different .,ory and reveal their authorship. and relate marvellous incidents of Bacon and his contemporaries. The plaintiff alleged that the publication of this translation would greatly dctract from the profits he expected derive from his labors and expenditures in prebaring for the centenary. The court therefore asked the defendants from the of the "oterar' cipher and to adjudse that William Shakespeare was the author of the works that for three centuries had his name
 There appeared in the proceedings Harold Johnson though his is not mentioned in the patches who had constituted himself, shall we say ntervcnor in behalf of the Society of Jesus asking that it be adjudged that the works written by neither Shakespeare Bacon but by learned esuits of the Elzsbethan age. who living in secuson in England at that time and did wish to emerge into the limelight to lay claim to reward for literary achievement. Moreover suppose, though it was not cOntended by Mir. Johnson, counsel of for thc long dead Jcsuts he might have cuntended so strengthened his plea. that they had not written for fame but for definite purpose for the fol- lowers of LoyOla have been known to seek worthy ends by hidden and circutous routes
 We have not copy of Judge Tuthrs de- ciisOn. Doubtless the plea in intervention was promptly dismissed because of tn, yagueness of its support. Whether the decision an expression o the courts opinion to the contested authorship oI whether it only another way declining to talk, jurisdiction in matter against which the statute o limitations had long, do not know But probably if the action had been brought by Fabyar and hi5 associates against Seig court would hay goi out of it in the way by holding tha Shakespeare the author, as an excuse for denyin the application for restraining order.
 But it appears that the decision is being sccepte
 in Chicago final adjudication of the aged con troversy for alderman of that city has alread drawn up an ordinance to change the name C Shakespeare Avenue to Bacon Avenue. He claims have no opinion of his the subject of author ship He has personal acquaintance with eithe Bacon or Shakespeare; he knows of them only b hearsay But as American citizen and a supporte of the integrity of American institutions he fec bound by the order of the court. However speakin for himself and the laty generally. the alderma thinks that this guy, Shakespeare, having put or for three hundred years his friends ought not
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