The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-23
NATION TO OBSERVE A
SHAKESPEARE DAY
New York Committee Organized to
Commemorate Terccntcnary of
Poets Death.

New York, Nov. 22.---Pians for the
coinmemoration in New York OF the
tercentenary of Shakespeare death,
falling in April, 1916, are being de-
ve,oped rapidly by the official man
asement which has just been incor-
porated under the name Of the
Shakespeare Celebration, with Of
fices at 10 East Fortyss bird Street.
A national memorial to Shakespeare
liz proposed an a climax of the tercen-
tenary. although the celebration pri-
marily is Intended to honor the bard
by fostering the art in which he ex.
cei!ed and by promoting study of his
work. The local comriemoration Will
be Independent of the national cele-
bratioD, but the New York Shakes
p@are Celebration will cooperate with
the National Shak esUeare Celebration
Commute
Mayor Mitchell will appoint a civic
committee to help in the plans OF the
Celeb a-ion. S!L.t the initiative step.
toward the celeDiation were taken LAST
Spring by the New York Centre of the
Drama League. Mrs William Forbes
Morgan Jr., was selected chairman OF
the Finance Committee: Mrs. Ben All
Haggin, Community Masque Commit
tee: Howard Kyle. the Players Masquc
Committee: Arthur Farwell. Music
Coml.ittee. Professor Allan Abbott
Celebrations In Colleges; Miss Flo,
ence Overton. Library Committee; DR.
william Il. Bohn, Publications Com
Organizations. and Mics Katharine
Lord. Press Committee. Mrs. Axei .
Ihiseng Is the executive secretary.
Active on the various comnittees
are Mayor Mitchell. Winthrop Ames
: Daniel Frohman Otto Kahn. Augusta,
Thomas, Mrs. Mary Austin. Gertrude
Atherton. Nicholas Murray Butler
j Thomas w. Churchill, Julia Marlowe
Percy MacKaye. and many others.
There will be three parts to the eel
ebration A citywide celebration will
be held In schools. colleges. socia
settlements, recreation centers, play
grounds, clubs and churches. Thes
will include simple dances. as well a.
i festivals. readings. musical programs
/ ElizAbethian Mosques. pageants. ant
performances of Shakespeare plays
The New York Public Library ant
similar Institutions will cooperate b.
publishing photographers and havin,
the books OF the Elizabethian perio'
easily accessible to those intereste'
in this phase Of the commemoration
The second part of the celebration
/ will be devoted to the presentation o
number of Shakespeare plays, in
/; GLIDING some Of the less familiar. b.
noted actors and actresses
i The third part will include for tn
most part a community masQue writ
| ten by Percy MacKaye and produce
under the auspices Of the Celebration
Committees and the players. tn
masque will receive scenes fror
! Shakespeare. in which the most popu
lar Shakespearean characters will az
pear After its production here tn
rnasque will be available for presenta
ton in other communities.
Tho first part Of the celebration vi
extend through the winter of 1917
ls, while the second and third pari
will be arranged to fall as nearly 4
possible to April az.
The expenses of the New Yor
Shakespearesr Celebration will be M
by popular subscriptions, and 1t Is e,
pected large part of the total don;
tons will be refunded from proceed
from the Ynasoue