The Washington times., 1916-05-03
Film Man Thought Doubts Of
Authorship Would Injure
Film Versions Of Plays. .
ASKED COURT TO DECIDE
Practically All Evidence Pre-
scented Was by Baconians
and Sir Francis Gets Verdict.

To clear I'D many inquiries that
have been made regarding the now
famous decision Of Mr.. Justice
Tuthill. handed down In Chicago
court ten days ago. regarding the
authorship OF shakespeare's plays
The whole story had Its inception
in the effort of a photoplay manu-
facturer to get a court decision as
to the authorship OF Shakespeare's
plays. because doubts cast on IL IN
jured his business!
The story is curious in extreme.
because there was actually case
OF the kind brought and actually
q decision rendered by Justice Tut
hill on the strength of the evidence
adduced. Furthermore. the photo
play manufacturer declares that he
will take the case to the highest
courts. Justice Tuthill yesterday
vacated his original decision. how
ever. and the case VIII De fought
While the world is celebrating
the 300th anniversary OF the death
OF William Shakespeare and after
the literary experts of many gem
erations have acclaimed him the
greatest Of writer's Of English, just
as dramatists. actors, and theater
managers have proclaimed him the
greatest OF playwrights, this
photoplay manufactures discovers
that any doubt cast upon the au-
thorship OF Shakespeare's plays is
an injury to his business, as he
contemplates producing Aims OF
them!
Sues George Fabyan.
Thin manufacturer. therefore. In
hunting out the person who has been
casting aspersions on the ability of
Shakespeare to write plays and SON.
nets and great poems. finds that
Col George. Fabyan IL one of the adj
herents of the Baconian theory. and
has written much about II, Just as
his friend, the late lgnat,us Donnelly,
thought and wrote.
To Colonel Fabyan and Mr.. Dom
nelly. Bacon was the greatest liter
airy genius the world has produced,
and they have endeavored In lectures
to prove that Bacon really wrote the
plays of Shakespeare. Before he died
some years ago, Mr.. Donnelly was
regarded as the most distinguished
OF all Baconians. and since Dom
nelly's death Colonel Fabyan has
been regarded as the great authority.
For that reason Colonel Fabyan
was selected by the photoplay
manufacturer as the author of much
of the report that was being circu-
lated to the effect that Shakespeare
did not write his own plays! The
manufacturer therefore entered suit
against Colonel Fabyan and sought
to have him restrained from circulate
ing such reports on the ground that
ne contemplated producing Sheakes-
peare's plays In photoplay form. and
that the circulation of doubts as to
their authorship would inJure his
business!
When the case came to trial before
Justice Tuthill in the circuit court
most of the acceptable evidence pro-
duced was Colonel Fabyan's. and the
court was forced to decide that
Colonel Fabyan's contention was cor
rect. and therefore to declare that
Shakespeare was not the author OF
his plays!> The photoplay manufac-
turcr is now calling on all true lovers
OF Shakespeare to help him defend
the bard from the aspersions cast on
his memory-and likewise to help the
photo play manufacturer legitimatize
his production of Shakespeare's plays
in Aim form.
That is the whole story Of the
Shakespeare controversy In
the packing house city, which has
set all the world by the ears!
Mabel To Have Private Studio.
Mabel Normand. erstwhile TRAN
gle-Keystone Coincidence, but now
an aspiring dramatic star. arrived
in Los Angeles this week to begin
her new duties as an artistic under
the supervision Of Thomas ii. Ince.
She went Immediately to her home
In Hollywood. and is now awaiting
word from Ince to start work before
the camera in her first vehicle for
the Triangle.
What Is particularly important in
connection with Miss Normand' s
new venture is the fact that she
will not do her work at either the
Culver City or melville plant of the
New York Motion Picture Corpora
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