Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-05

Reinhardt and Joseph whlttemore. Vol
KEEL and fashionable danced to the
queens pleasure. and then the process
stonists moved ut will.
ON EVERY STAGE A
SHAI[ESPEAREAN PLAY
All about the campus. stretched
through wood and vale In vivid green.
were stages. and on every stage a
Shakespearean play. One could not see
it. all. much less attempt description.
There were at Hampton Court tho
Tanning of the Shrew" at the Globe
Theater, Romeo and Juliet; on tho
green stage near ST. Paul's. LAS You
Like IT,; on the stage near the Mer-
ma ids Tavern, The Tempest" and
Richard. ILL.," and others here.
there and everywhere. When the rain
came. Richard lost his limp and Romeo
left his lines. The shrew. untamed, left
her part and the tinker swore his
damn. But the rain interfered only in
small degree with the program. and
there was shelter for all.
One would have lost to his regret
something Of the day had he not visited
the Mermaid Tavern, where George c..
Shedding. who knows his London as a
child knows his primer, took the part
of tho bosn and dispensed hospitality
to all. His place was throngcd through
all the afternoon. and when tho rain
came and while the tavern was filled
to OVERLOOKING he took the center floor
and recited a part o. Richard III. He
! is of the type. having hecn sailor. actor
and bit Of everything else. Shakes
peare with him is religion, and London
as Shakespeare knew 1t, he knows and
! loves.
WHERE SHAKESPEARE
| LEARNED TRICKS OF LIFE
| The Mermaid Tavern was frequent
I'D by the man VIII. Hero he sought
and fonnd many Of his characters. Here
| he drank and jollicd with the royster-
ers. Hero he chucked barmaids under
the chin, and. perhaps. on occasion
! stole kiss. Hero he met his boon
companions and talked with them about
| his plots. Here he learned few tricks
| of life and stage and put them to his
| USE Tho tavern was upon the banks
! OF the Thames. between London Bridge
and Black Friars Bridge, as ono goes
up the river. 1t was the frequenting
| place OF sailors. hangers-on and wom-
on whose favor was bought with a
glass Of ale. More. perhaps. thnn any
| other place. it was typical. 1t mir
! rorcd In larger glass the day in which
| Shakespeare lived. and showed in clear
er fashion how he CLEANED his thoughts
from other men and from others littlo
sorrows and vivid joys built his plays.
| There were other taverns, other
stages. other scenes, all in replica OF
the day In which Shakespeare loved
and lived. But Miss Hatcher herself
would not be abI, in short time and
small space 10 give every man who
took his part his credit and to every
woman who fingered over her costume
the praise which may be her due. One
| may say. truly and sincerely, that the
pageant lived up TO it's promise: that n
showed In Its fulfillment unbounded
taient Tor organization: that the mem
DRY OF its SUCCESS will be payment
| Tor tho Jealous effort Its realization
| demanded.
KINGS AND QUEENS
SCAMPER IN OUT OF RAIN
Jeter Jones, as King James, and his
queen. Anne OF Denmark, Mrs. George
-. street Jr, were sitting in state,
So, uun"eo ny their court. when the
IuoWnpour came. a mad scamper was
! made for the WeSthampton Co7lcro
building. where His Majesty and His
train found refuge In the dinIne-room.
nero the court was organized once
more. and Mrs. Bowman and Mrs.
teinhardt sang a duet.
Then the children of the Heuuem-
pourE School Of Music played several
selections on the violin. The Rich
mond College and Nesthampton Col
iege students. who were in tho middle
iof the love scene from the Tanning
or the Shrew" when the showers be-
gan to fall. completed their perform
ance. More than 100 people witnessed
the play.
| DR.. BoatwriEht. whose residence is
on ono wing OF the Westhampton Col
lego building, threw his home open to
the public. and more than $50 people
TOOK advantage of the shelter during
| tho storm. Tho Richmond College stu