Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1940, Page 104

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGT EOPLE of every temperament pay tribute this month to the Bard of Avon. He was born, according to tradition, on April 23, 1564, and died on April 23, 1616. For those who would know more about Shakespeare, Washington offers o magnifi- cent shrine. In the Folger Library in East Capitol street—near to the Cap- itol, the Supreme Court Building and the Library of Congress— all the creative skills of the hu- man race have been employed to honor the greatest of poets, “the living lord of language,” who 7 once was a truant schoolboy in ¥ b a little Warwickshire village. ’ : The wealth of Henry Clay s Folger, a Standard Oil magnate, y i who was also an Amherst scholar . of distinction, made possible the most comprehensive assembly of Shakespeare material in the world—books, pamphlets, manu- scripts, maps, charts, public documents, paintings, engrav- ; ings, sketches, costumes, tapes- Portia in “The Henry Clay Folger (1857-1930), tries, fuvmturg, musical instru- Merchant of Venice” | founder of the library, sat for | ments, works in bronze, marble, is the subject of a can- | Frank O. Salisbury in his robes as | ivory, china and wood, properties vas attributed to Sir | @ doctor of literature. The pic- | ©Of an indefinite variety. James Dromgole Lin- | ture hangs in the reading room ton. among the books he gathered. What manner of man Shakespeare was The so-called Janssen may be guessed perhaps from this repro- generally is considered thd duction of his monument in Trinity library. It shows Shakespe] Church at Stratford-on-Avon. the prosperity he won. v 'uk SHAKESPE COMEDIE HISTORIL MAIDEN FORM e WSS designs for the LENGTHENING WAISTLINE" wlowe brassieres com towith a poner net wirdle Il be pleased with the fonger fooiis warsthne they 11 give you 'S LoNDON =y ; , 20d Ed.Blovet. 1633 BRASSIERES and GIRDLES —51 00 10 $5.00 2 Mb’lfil‘hs&'d “ONCE OVERS"—$5.00 to $10 00 SOED AT ALT TFADINGSTORES w5 -WMarden! Foun (o O TR T BR.AS SIERCES 1" W a i r ount | '“ n, 23. 4 f fooe re, printed @ agga Bl!do 16. s Tirs! \ ¢ Shakespeare, ted at J d Here is @ precw\l“bwry exhibition hall. It is displayed in the “Reg US rer O Macbeth and the witches is one of the facade panels in which from nine of the poet's more famous dramas. French Camembert, etc.? > Connoisseurs of cheese know that the love for finest cheeses often is a culti- vated taste. Some smokers, accustomed to ordinary blended cigarettes, may need to smoke a package or two of Virginia Rounds be- fore they discover the secret of true tobacco taste — the rich flavor with subtle overtones of taste to be found only in an all- Virginia cigarette. English men and women inherit their connoisseurship in tobacco. That's why the popular and finest English cigarettes are all-Virginia. VISIT union’s SHOWROOM! SEE union’s ERCLUSIVE éflgfiflé/fl/wnupnnns | L_% THEY will captivate you with their smart, modern Gy ACVERTISEE NG, decorative harmony their exquisite, PLANNED N beauty! Union's Ensembled Wallpapers are dramatically ( individual, yet "MADE FOR FACH OTHER." They're easier to hang, and hang better. Guaranteed washability ( PROTECTS their glowing beauty! / , SEE UNION'S SAMPLE BOOKS ASK YOUR PAPERMANGIR OR DECORATOR VISIT UNION'S SHOWROOM OVER 3000 DESIGN AND COLOR MOTIF< fl/@fl WALLPAPER €0. Sponsors of the Finest in %///M/Mii PHONE: ADAMS 6056 % - w1\ SHOWROOM: 2603 CONNECTICUT AVENUE