The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-30
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The Coming Celebration Of the
Tercentsnery Anniversary
at Stratford~ on Avon.
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SPECIAL REPORT OF tn: PREPARATIONS
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The Sbakspere QuadrilleS and Who Are
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A WORLDWIDE EXCITEMENT,
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SPECIAL REPORT OF tn: PREPARATIONS
WORLDWIDE EXCITEMENT,

STRATfORH ON AVON, Oil kDgauu, cuu o. 1905
Tho largest share Of the xaAip correspondence from
this country necessarily from London but great events
whcscver thoy tsanspirc. demand special cArcnicer
When the Roman Empcrsrs rved In Britain thoy were
crowned al York. aud had the Nsw YoRx Hsaa,0 existed
ia tho days OF Caracsa septImus Scrvtas It's British
Latia correspondent would havc been located at
Ebfacam
In pa,entaese. Il may DO surn,iscd that fcw Of the
dcnlse0s OF New York Al the prccut day will recognize
tho above Roman tho original designation Of the
old cathedral city whence James Duke Of York; drew his
principal titlo aud which bo afterwards transferred to
tho island OF Manhattan. So pour eroat commercial mo-
tOpois is the city Eboraca and wcro the ghost OF
Pcrlnax from the grave that would no the title
ne would eivc II.
But aM wandering from. my text. great event is
TO transpire at the sweet little town OF 6tratford-oa'
Avon Tho 23d OF April ncNan event that will create
a sensation like the browning OF great sovcrcignand
all nowspaperdom going TO have special correspondents
chronicle the de.as That day IL the three hundrcdh
anniyersary-tho icrcencnary--of the birth OF Shas
spero and a grander ceromenill more Imposing
pageant the world than viii be witnessed Il,
that time 10 this little ,pta, OF Warwickshirc.
Nenry every Twins name in the country, eminent in
literature science and the arts Is enlisted 10 the cause
the note OF preparation Is beard Oh every side
prominent metropolitan journal, IN loading article.
says:"By acciamaton h,s been voted that to la tho
2Sd &c April 1861. pass by without Shaspcrean com
mcmoral,ou on au unusual scale would no 10 exhibit
ourselves frozen bocded generation. IN whom there
was pulse loft end 10 fofswcar tho theory
and practice OF commemorations forever "Ioar
scars ago Scotland and ;Sco,chmcn throughout
tho world cOmmemor a,cd the centenary OF Robert
Barus and did " worthi'y. But tho apprc achins
sd OF April Is a day appealing moro widely aud
powerfully 70 tho imagination Of tho collective British
empire Of its American offspring aud OF MI cultivated
Europe Three centuries win thcO navo passed away
sinc, tho infant born In his humble homo IN STRAIT
lord on avon. whom future generations wero TO remcm
her the greatest nteec,o tho poetca' aud literary
order nj 10 podsced in these ISLANDS, qua u
might DO added in tho known world ITO le, that day
,Ass 10 common day would bc gross and noIstr"us
neglect On that it is e'tt hat both tho intensity
aoo extent OF tho celebration should pass all precedent
Ana unaucst,onably " viii
Tho celebration viii take form that all sac cele
brai,Ops should. Tho prescott generation will meet
sogctbcr havo tue gcs, intellectual aud social o.
oymcnt and they will hco aud Oh , appropriate spot.
lay tho foundation Of monument 10 tbs worlds great
pet, show after ages that al least in our day Of
giant proercss the gcniss Of shaserc was widely aud
univc sally appreciated.
The fcstiya, win extond over pcfpi Of week ten
days, IT not yet decided which building y now Ia
progress that will hold i've thousand persons aud IN this
viii 20 held theatrical representations by london thcst
r,cai conpanies grand banquet aut Shas fancy
dress ball Tho thcairc.i performances will b, oi every
rossbc variety 10 Illustrate tho ge.;us OF Shakspeio
tr .gedy comedy musical pcrormtutc aud max and
imaeine TO yourself that Shaesperan hs' !hnE OF
hacocth aud Henry WI priam. K,as o. . Troy,
archbishop oil Csnts,bury, aud Iolonnis Lazy
Montague and iag,, Cymoc'ine and Cicero, E'ulus
s1d SIR andrew hgnechcck, Qooeb tilzt'ctn aud
eDtom the Weaver rcrrsiohorc aud 0bcron, puck aud
Friar Lawrence. Hcrnionc and the Merchant on Venice
Mnlsa ares, Opnea. lrospcro. Benedict. Timon Of
Athens Iaunoolot Gobbo. hndrcz. john OF Gauni,
T,tos Andronicua Michael CASSIE. Iynalt. l'is.ol,
fian,lcs Fsihor, and q hundred othors-thins OF Az
these threading hc may dance together each m appc
pirate costume gong through Win S, wn' Ianccrs,
qu,drjle stratbspcy and rcei
r~ bc Ike some OF those gathering OF tho clans tni'
used 70 read OF IN some Of Burtoos stories o. the et
tiers from certain regions given N frnch IRON .ne
ghost reporter down belowi' When We summon
e e"so "S could
with I,oadicca But | am enablei-wiibout drawing
ssSea mo ' here SPECIALLY for the mS~ YoS u
give you tho parties parties thai viii make up the fst
Drcss Tsall Al Stratord on tho 23l OF hp,il, 1861
saAaaras Qvkpsiii ~
Juius Crsar Joan OF Arc
SbyIock. Anne lDieyN
Ilotspur. JaQucocua,
Jack Cado Quo"n Kath,rinc.
King Lear Mrs Quickly.
Coftoia0oa Nnrc irsc.
lromto. TstaSa
Chcst OF irnauo LADY asrbch.
Carolina, aoisoy 0c.raiss
Othoo. t'crtia
Richard III Dcsdcm1~.
Anto,ycas Juliet
FastaH 0ctsvis
Hamlet. Eoa,,nd
Arie' byppoluc
Cahan. Lady Cspnict
just ,nag'ac Kog Lear dancing with Mrs Quickly
Drom,o the Queen Of Fairies Hospar the proud
soldier, with Jaluencta, acointry wench shyock with
Ammo foleyn; Cardinal Woscy with " Fgypts airy
Queen falstaa with the sister OF julius and VITO
Of Marc Antony Ariel tho sps with tho Queen Of the
Queen Of Henry the Eighth. And ayong With some two
hundred aud arty distinct characters each hav-
see the various classes OF knights. heralds,
officers, soldiers, guards, pages, servants. out.
soo,isaycrs, peasants. oths Romans jaers priests.
friars, &C, &c There are five or six hundred or more
hundred and fifty to three hundred having dramatic
character, well known on the stage.
People will flock not only from oyory part o. Europe
but from every Of the world TO this pageant
ct Stratford they make long journeys to witness
coronation And th, will possess an interest beyond
ccronaon for everybody present can witness aud Join IN
The great snakspcreao pageant 60, up by Garrck a,
Strstford, in l169nnety nve years ago-was an evcut
in the history Of the country aud has been written about
aud been talked about since, but that a small
affair compared with what this vill be.
Americans that come to Europe early enough ncxt
spring 20 Witness IT, will set down Que OF the marked
But the celebration Of that day viii be by no means
confined 10 Sratford Avon. Wherever the Fnglisn
language spoken and many paces--as Germany aud
France where his genius s there Win be
Shsksperean celebrations. From the 6rst cleaning q
eno sun ne e,ser0 M 60 ana 90 ne
hts IN the blue OF the Pacific beyond the
clad serrss o. california and Oregon on the Esd Of April
next, with be hoard the sounds OF joyous mirth and
revcry In remembrance Of tho poct who has been the
delight Of untold millions, and whose came has been grow
log brighter and Brighter for two centuries aud half
The Australians, understand al Sydney, Adelaide AMI
Melbourne are going 10 commemorate the day by suit
able ceremonies and make financial contribution 10 the
s,rauord fund Zoe erecting magnificent monument hero
~ tho poets BIRTHPLACE.
9As matter OF There will be commcmora.
tion OF the day at New YORK, Boston, Philadelphia, Gin
cinuati Chicago, - louis aud o,her Americao cites II
rs nottor me 70 give any advice tbs subject bat
surely the universally eduoited American people who
edy read Shakperes works and zee them repre-
secuted moro than ali rest world will not allow
the day TO pass 10 the large cites without celebrating tho
day hey should do " IN show their appreciation %
Engauds--the worids-greasesi poet They should do
y, eyeu IN time !" ior sreiy ~ such pc 0d they
DO not atop the education their children, cease 70
Improve their minds neeec. intellectual smassnsents
TO Keen up literary sptit among the rising gsnsraon
should hope that Amer leans whose irviog wrote
sneh tharfuing o Stratford out Shasspefes