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Show IOUEICN SOCIETY. r NEWS. DESERET EVENING salt NEWS. NEWS Saturday November SECTION THREE im. lake city utaii low THE DRAMA AND LITERATURE MUSIC, EIGHT PAGES Tired of Stratford-on-Avo- n v r ti 1. I Town Halljhreatt by Foci of Shaketpeare io Tired Alto of American Touriiti. and Tired of Itt Quaint Elizabethan Apgearance, It Wantt to be Smoky Manufacturing Center Stormy Debate in Lee't Defeat Famout Shaketpearean Scholar f fowled Down When He Argued Agatntt Damage Houte Where He Wat Dorn if Petition l olfage Factory Wat Not Granted Sir Sidney What He Contidert Entering Wedge of Movement That Will Ruin Stratford's Beauty Victory For Birmingham Great Induttrial City Hat Secured Site Fot Aluminum Factory. .. , Tlouir Where hlmkcMK-m- Va ON DON, Nov. 20. Gather round me, Shakespeare Clubs! Lean eagof erly toward me, frequenter ShakesShakespeare readings, peare lectures, Shakespeare matinee ! For 1 have awful news to impart! Stratford-on-AvoShakespeare's birthplace, no Elizabethan in appearance that you ha If ex poet to meet the Bagd of Avon in the flesh rounding one of its corners, is tired of Shakespeare! It doesn't want to be famous as his birthplace! It is weary of to'urists! It wants no more throngs of reverent Americans! It yearns to be a manufacturing town. It wants to be a little Pittsburg, shrouded in nice, black smoke. It wants brick workmans dwellings, rows and rows of them, instead of nasty, sixteenth century timbered houses. .It looks enviously at big, grimy Birmingham, thirty miles away, and growls because it isnt grimy itself. And gather closer, Stratfoid-on-Avo- n has worked itShakespeareans! self into such a rage at the thought that it is merely Shakespeares birthplace that some of its inhabitants actually threaten to damage the house wheie he was born if they are not allowed to welcome factories within the town limits. The party has become so violent of late that, a few days ago, the project of a Birmingham manufacturer to establish an aluminum factory at Stratford was sanctioned by the town council. Lovers of Shakespeare's Stratford argue that this is but the entering wedge of a movement destined to transform Stratford from one of the quaintest towns in England iofeTan ordinary ugly factory town, and kill it as a shrine for tourists. Against these sentimentalists, who would thwart the towns development, Stratfords new radical element has worked itself up to a fine pitch of fury. for Stratford! is their cry. Hail to Birmingham the Liberator! Down with Shakespeare the Tyrant The movement to have the aluminum factory began before the war. At that time there were plenty of influential people in Stratford who were outspoken in favor, of preserving the quaintness of the town. From outside the town the opposition to the Birmingham project was even more pronounced; Shakespeare societies and other organizations interested in the perpetuation of Historical monuments were loud in the.r denunciation of the aluminum fac-S- ir Sidfiey Lee, jthq great Shakespeare scholar, who has written a whole book" devoted to the Ulirabethan beauties of the poet's birthplace, hea the cohorts. Then came the war. Decision of the matter was deforrod. With the return cf peace, the representatives of aluminum "again laid siege to Stratford, and again the forces of Sir Sidney Lee and other Shakespearean. rushed forward to drive them from before the town. But where were Sir Sidney's allies in the gar-ilso- n of Stratford? Alas! the war had wrought its work upon many of them. Mayor Flower of Stratford remained faithful to Shakespeare- - So did some .the- - influential citizens. But many upon whom Tt.e Shakespeare party relied Tor support had either gone over openly to the enemy or were so cowed by vhe violent demeanor of the party that they deemed discretion the better part of valor. n, -- A MOMENTOUS MEETING. ' staler of Vnne Hathaway, Whom hhakfwpoaro Married, at Shottery, Just Oataide 9t rat forxl-oa-t ton. Thia la One of the Principal HiskNpetre Khrtnea. few hu I have nevsr encountered any apirit like thia ment t a new the at factory-dre-d. most, Sir only and Flower, was by by Klowei, by Mayor Iee Sir Sidney eloquence there, Mayor Sidney ray. The rest of the workers I understand that before: I attribute it to the restleesneaa of returned and Sir Henry Lunn, and other notable men. Among Sir Heni) Lunn, by many another doughty Shakesthe will require 2,000 will have to be come over to that hare the Engtoldiers, changes factory the organizations represented in the band assembled pearean champions. I ahould not take from other places. land of troublaa. labor as a result Shake-peare the to drive Birmingham out of Stratford were Against them theli Aluminum Brigade, the foes means the ruin of Shakespeares birthplace.. the stand I do if I felt that there really teas a nefit for National the astonishof themselves with Trustees, Society Birthplace Shakespeare, comported Stratford-on-AvoI hare seen the transformation of other beautiful cessity for (hanging the character-o- f Preserving Places of Historic Interest and Natural ing violence. Their leader,. -waa if there aerioua a English towns into industrial centers. It takes, at unemployment prol Stratford-on-Avohimself up into a rage, banged the table. He de Beauty, the National Trust Guild of lem there, driving many of the inhabitants to welmost, twenty-fir- e years. Within a very abort tirnd Preservation Commitc'ared that the house in Henley street, where come the chance of the Stratford-oq-Avo- n work In a factory; expect to see 5,000 factory workers Bring In Strat- getting tee, the Garden Cities Town Planning Association. Rhnkspeare was born, as well as all the other pubBut there is no such problem. The trouble is Undoubtedly, also, the ghosts of Washington Irving lic buildings of Stratford, would be jeopardized if that the people dont want to do the kind of work ; .VIOLENCE OF the town didn't get the aluminum factory. and other Americans who have glorified Shakesthat is provided for them. They might work on The element in Stratford that wants the facAnother leader of the Birmingham element, who farms; but they wont. They might go into domespeare's Stratford, weie hovering belligerently over tory hav made the iesue a claaa war. They seek, runs a moving picture theatre in Shakespeares town, tic service; they refuse. They might find employthe council chambei. to show that those who uphold the Shakespearean ment in factories already estab!intd around Stratalso came out The for aluminum. character of the town are enemies of the lower not did strong itconfine party ford for doing work appropriate to Shakespeares classes who would "I asked him how many factories he wanted self to sentimental and historical arguments. We profit by the transformation into birthplace, such as the making of satined glass and an industrial community. Their demeanor was so tried to show that we were practical, Sir Sidney in the town, Sir Sidney Lee told me, and he anweaving; but they prefer to change the whole nature violent that it was the cause, I fee 1 sure, why some Lee told me ruefully, shortly after the meeting. swered: the more the merrier!' of the town by allowing the Birmingham metal inpeople in the town withdrew their support from me Hence, it was pointed out that no possible advantage me, continued Sir Sidney. They dustry to get a foo-hcthose who thought as I did. Some of the mem- -' and that might come to Stratford from the aluminum fac"Aluminum-makinis a clean business, I unThey howled me down. They accused me of being bers of the town council whom I expected to vote tory would compensate the town for the loss in touractuated solely by sentiment. I told them that I dederstand, and the factory which is to be built in absent from the against the factory project ists which would inevitably follow the transformafined sentiment as respect for historical tradition, Stratford will not pollute the place with smoke or meeting wheri it was sanctioned, because, I think, but that didn't have any effect on them. tion of Shakespeaie's birthplace from a bit of a bydirt. But that isnt the point. It is the principle they feared thst their, shop windows would; be And so the project foi the factory has bc'n of the thing that I object to. the man at the broken IMhdy came out for Shakespeare. gone century into a bustling manufacturing center. head pf the aluminum It was pointed out that tourist tiavel, now that sanctioned. It is the thin edge of the wedge that There is no reason why Birmingham should enttepriste declares that Bir- -. the war was over would probably be double what will ruin Stratford's beauty. I consider it a bad Ytratford is ivn ideal site for manufacturing enterdevelop In the direction of Stratford-on-Avodefeat for myself and all those who want to preserve prises and that ha will expand his factory to the' utmlnghams ' metal "Industry has grown enormously it was before the war; that the numerous Amerithe towns Shakespearean character. most of his ability. What will that mean? It will and will continue to grow, but if the city should de- -' can visitors alone who would pour into the town ' NEW SPIRIT IN STRATFORD. mean that thousands of factory workers will settle velop in other directions, it would cause the erec-would bring great wealth and ultimately prove more Sir Sidney told me all thi just after his defeat in Stratford, that hundreds of ugly dwellings . will j. tlon of factories in 'villages where their presence; profitable from the mere money standpoint than He was so upset about it that he couldnt light his be built, that the Elizabethan character of the town could give rise to no such objection as is the case any factories that might be established. These and pipe. Afjr several unsuccessful attempts, he con' will be lost entirely. with Stratford. , other similar arguments were advanced with much tinued' his sad story. Only a few Stratford people will get employ- I told the factory party that" their' actloq would seriously affect the flow of , tourist travel to Stratford; But they dont care.. They dont want tourists. They are tired of Shake speare. They dont want to have their town known as hii birthplace. In the sixteen yeirs that I have been going to Stratford I have never encountered 4. ' ' such a hostile spirit. With such a party within the1 town, how can! Sir Sidney and all the other Shakespeareans hope! to keep it from falling before the onslaughts of Bir-Annual Royal Feature of England's Yuletide Depicts, Empires Greatness and Solidarity With Colonies All Members of mingham? The. true story of that fateful meeting in the Reigning Family Distribute and Receive Costly Souvenirs at Holiday Season Shopping Made Easy for Occupants of town hall of .Stratford-on-Avowhen the chamBuckingham Palace Great Day is Spent Quietly in Family Fashion at York Cottage. pions of Shakespeare were routed by the adherents of Birmingham, utterly amazed me, I confess, and Special Correspondence ) Gulsnes and Ardres, known to history carols outside one's front door In the atwks. walking w!l have a like effect, I' feel sure, on the great 19 Because of - as the Field of the Cloth of Gold. The OXDON, Nov. hope of pennies, and soon we shall Royal Christmas fehopdiig. of nther Americans who read these lines. see. in the windows of "public houses, the distant parts of tfie majority picture of the landing scene is from The king and queen do not go out I the original painting in the possession ' v- - Stratford (that prettier name for saloons), insjourneyed - because I. had heard and empire which gifts and reat Christmas shop time, though of King George. Join Our Christmas titution to ' the membrances at the aluminum have to reach, war members of there. the I younger royaL entered great raging Goose Club. and shortly after that Queen Mary's card, also by Howard family do, . Several weeks before thd delightful little town firmly convinced that the great orgy of buying and dispatchshows England and Her Davie, Jan tor celebrating Christmas are Christmas, leading London firms remade earlier in reat Britain than will be in full Christmas Koval the Daughters presents ing Embroidering lofty' and lowly, bne and 11, were up ' ceive orders to send an assortment of isewhete. And among the first In the Standard. The figures ty pify Kng-lanswing. Just as In the United States in arms to resist the Demon of Materialism as it goods to Buckingham Palace, hint matter, are field, ir. this the arrival of the first' robin heralds Scotland. Ireland, Wales. Canbeing given regarding certain special the king and queen anjl the other advanced enveloped in dirt and smoke, to the con- the conning of spring, so do the Juve--ril- e ada, Australia, New Zealand, India and . article that the king and queen winfa members of the rgyalfannly, particwaits and the "Christmas Goose Africa. In- quest of Stratford a Elizabethan beauties And I see. On to set the for the day Club remind all and sundry in Britain ularly tiie moat youthful one. Queen Alexandra's Christmas card, found I found Sir Sidney Lee and hig doleful lal epectlon, representatives of the favHere we are in prtly the middle of this year, depicts Christ Blessing Little that the merry Christmaa season imored firms arrive and lay out the arof defeat! November, yet already the king and Children, while that of the Prince of pends. ticle in certain saloon of the palace As in the matter of Christmaa cards, Wales represents the founding of queen have chosen the designs for So there you are! Americans who wist to ace set these the for speeddisplay, and apart In so their Christmas cards, by courtesy the matter of present-buyinBritain's Bulwark, (her fleet), by King ily assuming all the a pea ranee of a Shakespeares birthplace before it rolls ir. soot and of the famous firm of Raphael Tuck & of Britain among are the A. D. Alfred, Christmas bazaar." Each article ie cinders: it behooves to whom the production of the first to "get busy." In all probaCo., The actual selection of the designs you to hurry! The aluminum,! ticketed with Jta price. these royal greeting cards has been for their Christmas cards is not made . bility the Prince of Wales, now on the le In readlneie, a When factory, Birmingham! ambassador, will probably! everything entrusted ever since the days of Queen side of other the the and Atlantic, already queen personally, but by king g gentleman-ln-waitlnand a be in full blast a year from now. Close Tehind it to give thought do this matter is entrusted by them (subject to their Victoria, It Is poseible to send reprogo round and make themselvea ductions of them herewith. and It will be highly interesting to final approval) to the taste and Judgcome many other TgtUties, each jamring out! acquainted with the special merit of may Last year the royal Christmas cards learn what souvenirs of his travels in ment of the firm of fiOm its chimneys' a blacker cloud over the house and collection. varied the big Theq mere appropriately symbolnal of thd Canada and the United State have art publishers of Mrb Sir Adolph the firms representative withdraw, where Shakespeare was 'born, over Anne .Iatha--wareturn of peace This year they eound been jent by him as Chrlstma gifts Tuck. Bart , has longHpeen managing the king and queen enter, and, with the. note pf Britains greatness- director. I am not .pcrniifStff state ' to his royal father and mother, his cottag and the rest of the me srie.s of the the assistance of the lady and gentlecard consists of four pages, .three younger brothers and his how many cards are supplied exactly worlds man of select the their household, grezAst dramatist; each br: ,ing to Strateach nine' Inches by six. It bears on to their majesties, but the number is only sister, Princess Mary, not gifts. .One email room la usually dei' rd a larger band of foes of Shyt to mention Queen Alexandra and the the cover a reproduction 'of the paintas a Wide circle of the considerable, peiri. airsat-- , voted to a display of Jewelry, consistmany other relatives and friends whom friends and acquaintances of eners ing by Howard Davie of King Henry treatment of to personal his a. rough neckaga, throwers ing of pendants, lace brooches, VIII landing at Calais 400 years ago) the heir to the throne never falls to the king anil queen Including not' a sleeve links scarfpins. watches of stones at the property (and, tnayt fh persons) lets ith on ills way to the historic meeting "remember" at the Yuletide season. few Americans are annually privisilver-frame- d mirrors et cetera, which of his devotees. The prince, as a fact, it exceptionally Franci of'France. Desirous of leged to receive Yuletide greetings are the king and. queen's favorite girts generous In the matter of Christmaa the fr!enl ship of King Henry, from them. of AmJr .Yes, Shakespeareans hurry' to for their relatives and friends students of history will recall. Francis 'gift "Last yearTila present to Queen Stratford-on-Avo- n room In of ere of there Yuletide. another the feigns , palace with that I arranged an Interview Birmingham, I !e Liberator Mary was a handsome Jeweled "blouse 'fa a great show of toy ranging-- from Yes.' Christmas is surely set, to Princess Mary a beautiful gold and on May II. 1520. the coming. anarch,ruler the costly mechanical ohes to'thoie of ' .frees' it frora Shakespeare the Tyrs I have heard the piping voice chain and pendant, and to the younger landed at Calala with a Alreedy KrgUsh IV KfiAKRA.' ! of the waits. the youngsters who, great retime of nobles, thence pror- princes Albert, Henry and Gesrge fidwartf watch-chai1919,' haa on (Copyright, between dusk by and sleers after fallen, lorahsuL) to gold links, (Continued page two.) aing Christmas rcdlrg the meeting place Now a Memorial Museum to ilie Horn at stmt (.real Dramatist forl-on-Avo- n. Vi Portrait of hrkrararr Preaealrd to Towi oa Coadltloa fh at It buld He I'rrarnH la Ifla Rlrtklart C A 4 , - ford-on-Avo- n. cross-examin- g e . - British Sovereigns Make Selection of Christmas Cards to Be Sent to Friends ' n, -- -- d far-flu- g, 1. royal-famil- y td has-beg- un mald-of-hon- ys King-Georg- e's .much-belwv- eul-rusti- -- Iruxuei each or-Av- a. Tew days ago m.the Stratford- - town hall. It was a fateful moment. " . On the Side cf Shakespeare was an imposing af- - - ---- -- ns |