Victoria As A Shakespearean

Several years ago a celebrated tragediau was snmmoned to play "Hamlet" at Windsor. When he carne to the soliloquy, lie made au unusual pause after "To be" - The queeii, believiug that he had forgotteu bis liues, instantly prompted - "or not tobe. That is the question." "By your leave, yourmajesty, " said the tragedian, put out of courtly humor by the iuterrnptiou, "that is not the qneation. The question is my method of interpretation. ' ' "Never mind your metbod,-" retorned the queen smiliugly. "What we waut is Shakespeare." - San Francisco Argouaut.