Show shakespeare almost migrated to america with lost MANTEO N C sir walter raleigh discover tobacco contrary to the popular historical notion but he did prevent young will shakespeare from joining the lost losi colony expedition to roanoke island and thus saved him tor for literature and the theater this fact is revealed in a scene from paul greens historical drama the lost colony to be presented here this summer from july I 1 to september 4 in connection with the anniversary celebration of the founding of the first english settlement in america and of the birth of virginia dare first english child born in the new world fresh from stratford and bored with holding horses at james bur bages old globe theater shakespeare was anai anxious ous to leave england yet he was making a better living at holding horses than he could ever hope to make out of poetry exciting tales of the new world had fired his imagination and he appealed to sir walter to take him on the 1587 Tp expedition edition to roanoke island 1 I tear fear find no t time ime tor for poetry there raleigh is said to have replied well no one likes my poor verses here give me an ax I 1 can cut tre trees es rejoined the poet youre wrong raleigh said sir philip sidney has spoken to me at your talents at the tavern he heard you and your ale mug reciting ballads you have thi the gift ot of wo words ads cherish that gift I 1 will commend you to a friend master shakespeare on with money shakespeare then I 1 am your debtor forever but raleigh replied with a 11 flourish Rat rather fier let history say that I 1 am yours history does not naf reveal the name of Shake benefactor according to paul green who is a pulitzer prize dramatist however the scene between the young poet and sir walter is based upon historical fact green did many years of research in preparing the script of tha the lost colony and he discovered this incident purely by accident had sir walter permitted shakespeare to leave with the colonists in 1587 this would have been his fate the colony landed and settled at fort raleigh roanoke island betit but it completely disappeared two years later gov john white went to england for supplies and when he returned there a single trace of the colonists except for the cryptic word croatman Croat Croato oan arill carved upon a tree according to a previous agreement if the colonists left roanoke island tor for any reason whatsoever ahey were to write the name of their new home on a tree governor white attempted to go to croatman Croat oan but storms forced him off the right course and he was compelled to drop the search for the lost colony he was virginia dares grand father there are three theories as to the lateef fate of the lost colonists according to mr green 1 they were exterminated by the indians on their way to ta croatman Croat oan 2 they were exterminated by the spaniards in retaliation for sir francis drakes cestr destruction i action of st augustine fla 3 they intermarried inter married I 1 them the indians of croato anand and their de s descendants cendan ts are living with within inthe the vicinity of roanoke island today 1 |