El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-23
SHAKESPEARE No
LONGER VULGAR
American Scholar Discovers
Much New Material on
His Life and Time.

Dr Charles William Wallace. Of the
University Of Nebraska. is in FL Paso.
the guest of Prof R. J. Tighe. sUperin-
tendent Of schools. Dr. Wallace has
gained international repute through
his original research into the life and
times of Shakspere. Twelve years he
and his wife have lived in London. and
thev returned few weeks ago bring
ing some OF the fruits of their indus
try. though the greater part OF the ma
te~iaI they have gathered is stin stored
in London
Dr. Wallace and his assistants have
inspected some 100000 documents re-
Iating to the life of Shakspere's time. He
has found six new signatures of Shak-
spere doubling the number hitherto
known to exist He has accurately To-
Gated the site OF Shakspere.s nome IN
London. and the site of the Globe thea
ter and BIackfriars theater; and he has
gathered data from which TO construct
a biographical record OF every one OF
the principal actors in the original pro-
auctions and of all the men who CO.
operated with Shakspere in making
success out Of his public dramatic Of
feringS. He has discovered new
sources Of plots and has uncovered
endless interesting matter about Shak-
ries in the drama of Eliza oethan times.
Fables DiSprOved.
Among other important lines OF re-
search. Dr. Wallace followed out to the
end the familiar stories OF Sir Thomas
Lucy's deer and accounts OF Shakspere
as a poacher; investigation disclosed
that Lucy had filed more than 100 suits
for pOaching. but that Shakspere's
name is never mentioned in these rec
ords- In the course Of his studies, Dr.
Wallace dug up court records three
centuries old that nobody knew ex-
listed 1t is needless to say that he
found nothing 70 cast the slightest
doubt upon the absolute authenticity Of
Shakspere's work as accepted today by
qualified scholars.
Were Most Popular Then.
Shakspere's dramas We're the most
popular forms Of entertainment in his
own time. When other productions
failed, and theaters We're verging on
bankruptcy season Of Shakspere
would revive prosperity. Shakspere's
ideals and principles, his way Of think
ing. as set forth in his works were the
ideals and forms Of thought of the lead
ers Of his time Dr.. Wallace says he
feels today more closely in touch with
the life and customs and persons OF
Shakspere's time than with those of
TINS day: ne knows the London OF the
18th and early 18th centuries better
than the London Of the 10th century.
even after his dozen years residence
there.
Older Works Superseded
SO much new material has been
found by DR.. Wallace that Shakspere
scholars familiar with his work do not
hesitate To declare that all existing
commentaries and historical writings
about the greatest OF dramatists will
now have TO le rewritten in the light
of rev discoveries After the fruits
Of his endeavor have been made Access
sible TO the public. il viii no longer
be possible to say. as existing bio
graphical dictionaries do say that lit
tie is known of Shakspere's life" He
has gathered material from which 10
construct as complete a biography as
exists about the life of any character
IN history prior TO the 18th century
Dr. Wallace is occurring while tenn
porarily i'm this country. and may re-
turn 10 Il Paso later TO give lecture
here