"Shakespeare's House"

'At the end of the shady walk is a little building which has been christened by Wilton . . Shakespeare’s House. For there is a story, in no way improbable, that once upon a time Shakespeare and his actors “gave a play” at Wilton House—before what a company one may imagine!

In memory of this a little temple has been built: classic as to its pillars, feudal as to the devices of arms above, with portrait busts, and an inscription on the wall from William Cory the wonderful lines in Macbeth—

Life’s but a walking shadow; a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more: . .'

SOURCE: Spring 2003, Shakespeare Matters, pages 9-10; The Shakespeare Fellowship.