Miss MARIE
CORELLI.

MILE END.

P.S.--A good alternative method of celebrating the tercentenary of
SHAKSPEARE would be the execution on Shakspeare Cliff, at Dover, of a
colossal portrait of the immortal dramatist, somewhat on the scale of
the famous "White Horse." Once the outline had been marked out by a
competent artist the rest of the work could be easily completed
_gratis_ by the Volunteers, and the total cost would be negligible.

A FRUGAL SUGGESTION.

I venture to think that no better way of paying homage to the genius of
SHAKSPEARE could be devised than for all the newspapers throughout the
country to devote their best pages on the day to suitable extracts from
his works. This arrangement has the extra inducement of being economical
as well as appropriate.

REGINALD JOBSON,
_Registrar in Bankruptcy_.

A GREAT SCIENTIST SPEAKS OUT.

What we want is to convert SHAKSPEARE into a genuine educational
instrument, and that is impossible so long as he is only available in
his present archaic form. A new edition of the Plays, purged of their
classicism and romanticism and expressed in language of scientific
accuracy, is peremptorily demanded in the interests of national
efficiency.

X. RAY, F.R.S.

A FASTIDIOUS CRITIC.

You ask me, "What are my own personal plans in connection with the
anniversary?" It is on record that a very distinguished divine stayed in
bed on the day following the announcement of the death of Lord
BEACONSFIELD, so as to avoid the horrid temptation of reading what was
said about him in the newspaper, which was the divine's pet aversion. I
propose to follow this excellent example on Shakspeare Day.

T. H.

AMERICA'S GREATEST POET SENDS GREETING.

From across the stormy ocean,
Prompted by a deep emotion,
I despatch my salutation on a card;
For although I cannot meet thee
In the flesh, I still can greet thee,
WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE, as a worthy brother bard.

In these times of stress and passion,
When the sword is all the fashion,
Only minstrelsy can keep the world in tune;
For the poet is a healer,
And both WILL and ELLA WHEELER
Are a blessing and a comfort and a boon.

A CEMETERIAL CELEBRATION.

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