New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-25
THE sIsAKEsPEARE MONUMENT.

The interesting event of laying the corner
stone OF monument TO the memory Of Shakespeare in
the Central Park took place Saturday at We
not disposed 10 be hypercrtca such occasion
but II must he admitted that ceremony which would
otherwise have drawn together all that intellectual
refined and brilliant in New.York. was rendered
through the mismanGgement Of the gentleman who took
the matter exclusively and despoically into his
keeping rather tame and splritless affair. The matter
originally taken up by committee OF the Century
Club and it would have been well II 1t had remained in
l their hands but they subsequently yielded it to Mr.
Tacket who claimed Il the peculiar right Of the pro-
] fesson 10 which be belonged No invitations were Is
sued to the leading artists or literary men and
authoritative notice given Of the hour when the
ceremony TO take place. The attendance in oonse
qucnce thin, and many OF the distinguished names
naiur ally to be looked for. on such occasion were
not TO be found Only two of the thener Nibo's and
Winter Garden. represented by their Managers
tho ground and the theatrical profession found few
Representatives. Mr. Wallack's absence was much 70.
GREETED. Not one Of his company even were on the
ground, and Mr.. Edwin Booth, WHO has been the mott
liberal and active Cncouragcr oihe project was. owing
the inappopIateness Of tie hour selected unable to
reach the ground until the ceremony had b,eE CON.
pleted. Indeed, were II not for Mr.. Hacketts vel.
known reputation for nodesty and unsoishnesS. one
you'd have been inclined to suppose thore Lad been
studied desis to aTTogse ell the honors OF the day 10
himself
The weather at all eyen;s lent it, peasaniost coun
enance TO tie scene The Park its frightened and
yayost look and was made still beautiful by the
presence Of charming women. We noticed :
lmong Others, M. Fremont Mrs. Judge DAILY Mrs
John wood. Yining. Davenport Miss Rose Bytnge
The male portion represented by tho Rev. Dr. De-
good, Father Heoker. Judge Daily. Biorstadt the
.rtst LarIt Thompson the sculptor. TO whom
-gmor points as likely to be selected TO execute
ne statue. the Hon Henry j. Raymond. @. b
Seymour and Nicholson Of tho Press, StoddGra the
poet Augustus Sala the author Managers Wheat
ey Of Nibos Stuart Of Winter Garden. and Grover Of
yAostuu; street Philadelphia Messrs. W. II. pAvidse.
10 In The evening benefits were given a, Sblob and
DE Winter Garden for tbs object. Mr. wkcatcy and
NJ Hackett playing Falstaa AID Prince rl in Hear.
~ at The former. and Ilr EdWia Booth Miss Jones.
aud Mr. Edwin james playing Romeo sid Julet and
Ir.aE Laurence al the altsS. The receipts ut Aiblos
were e. 80 and Ut the Winter Garden sl,Jsd, the
largest amount over received night at that house
II IS Intended 20 organize similar benefits IN eTey1
town throughout tAo country and doubtless when the
Committee becomes more enlarged. ami rideas little
more the sphere of its excrons large private subsorp
lions will be obtained. 40 design for the statue has
been vet conceived but the sum to be raised is est
mated at go CjoNs cost Of the statue to Washington
On Union Square. About e. 900 is already raised.
Tie site Of the proposed statue Is at the south end OF
the Park, one OF tue most attractive and delightful
within the limits o. the grounds space stSkcd on
and surrounded with ropes protects the excavation In
which rests an obong block Of granite bearing the fol-
lowing inscription: