New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-12
FINE ARTS-DRAMA.
FINE ARTS.
TIE PROPOSED SHAKESPEARE WINDOW AT STRAIT

OF New York Boston, and are about to erect
memorial window to Shakespeare In the Chfcn Oh 'ne
Holy Trinity at strafordon-Avon but when deehheu'
as beatted mere anonymous voice, 20 enter into de-
tails has ct length betaken Itself print and In the
shape Of matteroffact circular with an accompanying
photograph OF the proposed window makes itself ana It's
intentions trihe authentic
The general proposition 10 all with painted glass IN
memory Of William Shakespeare the mullons OF one OF
great windows In that choir which beside being one
OF tho stateliest possessed by parish church In En-
gland is made venerable. more beautiful by hold
ing this sacred poets dust, ought TO be widely vel
coined. and We are content that three American cities
are TO have the honor Of doing what no three
English cities have as yet offered or been called
on to do, as New-York Is the only city IN the
world. believe, that has yet erected public statue
to Shakespeare the honor and the light OF all poets
We do not know for the circular does not tell US, to
whom belongs the credit OF having made this PROPOSE
ton but II really does not matter. Nor does matter
that It is made In a rather cavalier manner, the con-
trbuting cities having their parts set them In some
what peremptory, Peter Ounce fashion, though 1t
would have seemed the more reasonable way to have
had the inytatonto call it by courtesyissued IN
the name of some distinguished Shakespeare scholar
ike Mr.. Halliwell or Mr. Stanton However the main
thing is. to get the window executed, and TO have the
three cities which represent the best culture Of our
country Though they by exhaust 10 subscribe
with generous aacrty the small necessary for the
purpose. The circular giving Us the details OF the
scheme is Issued by MT Henry Graves, the well known
print publisher OF Pail Mall, to whom many Americans
visiting London have been indebted for hospitabe at
tentons and kind services only possible to be rendered
by a gentleman with as wide acquaintance among
artists and pcturebuyers as his aud, may add-if
personal tribute from THE TRIBUNE be in place, by one
who knows how to meet letter OF Introduction with
such indefatigabe goodwill and hearty kindness as Mr.
Graves has shown. Mr. Graves has himself presented
church at Stratford the glass which fills IN the
upper half Of the window against the flledin lower
haf OF which the monument to Shakespeare with the
famous bust Is built and he offers to hold himself re-
sponsibe for the proper execution of the work
The window selected for the memorial is the one i'm
mediately next to shakespeare's monument, and 1t IL
nroposed that It shall Illustrate the "seyen Ages Of
Man." by Incidents from the Old Testament, thus: 1.
The Infant, Moses discovered in the Ark OF Bull
rushes" The Boy by samuel presented before Eli"
g. The Lover, by "JacOb meeting Rachel at
the Well" L. The Soldier, by Joshua leading
the Hosts OF Israel against their enemies" o. The
Judge by "Deborah judging Israel under the Palm
tree" 6. The Old Man, by Abraham. when the Birth
OF Isaac isforetod by the three Angels l. The Very
Old Man, by "Isaac blessing Jacob" The design for
the window has been prepared by Messrs. LAYERS,
Barraud and westlake OF Endel ST.. London, to whom
the work will he intrusted and photographed copy OF
the proposed design may be seen on application to Mr.
W. schaus, Printseer. OF Broadway who is authorized
to receive subscriptions
On the whole. looking at the destination Of this win
dow. we inclined accept the subjects chosen for
illumination. though wish it may still not he too late
to choose another type for the Judge In the cynic
mouth Of Jaques, touch which certainly is not purely
complimentary Is given TO each Characterization, but
this only becomes troublesome on the present occasion
when there is question OF who shall stand for the Judge
and for the two states OF Old Age. Would 1t
not be well to substitute for Deborah unless
the ladies should insist upon n representative
Solomon, whose exploit Judge in the Of the two
mothers Is Que OF the most famous decisions yet re-
ported and In witness to whose swift perspcaeity in
dealing with the delightful Queen Of Sheba there are
half dozen OF the pretlest faryales yet written Sol
omon, occupying an exceptional position among the
percentages Of the Old Testament history being the hero
OF a mythc cycle well a supposed veraciOus king,
and in tho Rabbinca stories not always put in tho
most dgnied situations 1t does not irroyerent
to associate him with the somewhat free description or
the Judge which Shakespeare-thnking perhaps OF Sir
Thomas Lucy rs he drew the pcture-pus into the mouth
OF JaQucs Goes in the Of the prophecies the
wife of Lapidoth. Besides Solomon, in all the glory Of
his youthful beauty, in his Eastern pride OF ramen
hts wondrous golden throne. would make glowing
piece OF color such gassstainer would be glad we
think. to try his skin with.
One word the best way OF collecting subscriptions
for this good work No doubt there enough lovers
OF Shakespeare In city among the rch any one of
II
sum- $500 in gold. necessary to be collected in each Of
the three cities to make up the $1,000 which, it Is es
mated the window will cost. But 10 does TO
IA that it well the money should be got In this way.
We wish that every lover OF Shakespeare might be al
low ed 70 give his mite and IL may easily be managed
and In the most appropriate way-if each OF our the
aters OF If Booths and Wallacks would present play
Shakespeare the actors contributing their acting and
the audience It's money the whole proceeds to be put
into Mr. Graves's hands through his honorable repre-
sentative in this country, Mr.. William Schaus.
II, then, his spirit look upon US now
this way, believe. would please Shakespeare best,
az being the heartest well the most direct and
natural. VIII not the gentlemen who did themselves
and our city such honor by their management in the
matter the TO Shakespeare in the Central Park
give their help In this no less worthy enterprise
THE UNION LEAGUE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ART
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF ENGRAvINGs.
The Union League of Philadelphia exhibited
in their rooms during the last days Of october eoec
ton OF pictures loaned for the purpose by various per-
sons and 200 engravings all the property OF one
distinguished amateur of Philadelphia The pictures,
which as q collection somewhat remarkable as rep
resenting fully than has been often done here tue
latest phase OF French and Spanish art, have
been dispersed but the collection OF engra-
wings remains on view, and is under
stand to be exhibited for several weeks longer We sup
pose we commit lndscretion in saying that 1t is
portion OF the collection OF Mr. James l.. Caghorn OF
Philadelphia, who being most pie asantly and honoraby
known the hospitality with which he has always per-
mted lovers of engraving study his portfolios, has
now extended this generosity TO the public in placing
before them specimens Of the art as practced from
early in the fifteenth century down 70 our own times
specimens Of such rarity and in such condition could
not easily be matched. All the great names, Italian,
German Flemish and Dutch OF the fifteenth and six.
eenth centuries represented and every great name
in the succeeding centuries WELL honoraDy including
a few OF the American names that have distinguished
themselves In the art-A. b. Durand, NJ j.
Andre nd Sar a