The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-22
HERE'S OUR EASTER SUNDAY BILL BI
BILL DIED JUST
300 YEARS AGO
So Norman Hackett and Hi
Gill and Others Will
Celebrate
WROTE MANY JINGLES
WIN shakespeare, poet,

VIII Shakespeare, a poet.
who used 20 live In Avon, died.
| it's q fortunate thing he did.
| Otherwise Seattle would have
nothing TO celebrate during all
the first week OF May
Ne died April %. i6i6-3oo
years ago sunday.
lie In raid To have considered II
huge Joke that he died on that day,
April IS. as n happened TO be his
birthday anniversary.
iie was born Aprii 20. 1854. nc.
cording to his old friend Norman
stock company. at the Metropolitan
| theatre
Which fact raises the question.
why do We not celebrate his birth.
ins'eas OF his DEATH
| That's Htlcker. hut YOU can
figure II out. OF course
| It's like this. We're going 10 Gel.
citrate the tercentenarv anniver.
sary OF his death The tercenten-
AIRY OF his birth was overlooked. or
something,
L
wouldn't want 10 wait another 100
years 20 celebrate his duadcen'en.
arv. or quacen,oaary. or whatever
Ia will he
Wrote Some Jlnule.
| ANYHOW, we're eoinr 20 celebrate
him because he wsH some runhfrs
back IN Avon where he wrote many
swell roems.
ue wrot. many n-gie- such as
Macbeth" ''TNe Tanning ~ tho
chr~w." "Midsummsr Nights
n-ea I" etc.
when a rrer~ I'D. ne so'f r~a.
-ut- ~ movie theatre ana WRITE
-nrr'e'- Advertising certain brand
~ r'chias.
He grew m IN become y roarh-r.
fnifs say. ard hnf reached eggs
nearly every morning.
~ ,Naa the roor fellow si~f.
WIS, became OF him nobody
knows.
A Friend o. Oil
Norman Hackc,t his old pal. who
viii nisy bis leading character In
Tho Tanning OF the shrcw." at the
Me- ronoiitan. all the week begin
ming May l. Was approached ne 10
why people wanted 10 celebrate
shak~rpeare's death. and = week
too late AZ that.
Ash somebody that knows" he
answered. snu, no man was ever
honcrod as Shakespeare viii he. the
world over"
Y.., the world over In Germany.
too. even n he wa. an Fngl'~i man.
The Germans like him because.
,hsy ssy. be originated the kaiser
mrssachc when q youth Mos, ~
his pirfnro~. tho show him In Str
Wait Raleigh whiater..
WIN. too. wps q eiose chum Of
Mayor GIL. wNo aays he win rroc-
iamste something 20 start Shakes
p~sr~ week off.
On Monday nirht. NAV I. the
MAYOR. city officials. tho Rotary
club. Chamber of Commerce and
Commercial Club viii have their
nirht Al the Metropolitan theatre
Tuesday night viii be Frat~rnai
night for Elks Masons. Moose.
Eagles. A. o. u. W. and Knights Of
Columbus.
Wednesday night College and
University clubs will attend.
Thursday matinee will ho for the
Federated womcn's clubs. and
Thursday night for Drama league.
Fine Arts league and Musical Arts
society.
High School night will be Fri.
day. and Saturday matinee will be
attended by the Junior Drama
league and Teacher asscoci-
ations.
/ SATURDAY. night the university stu.
dents viii occupy the theatre. Sun.
day will be given over to Jewish
societies.
Gather shakespearesn Flowers
A few OF the features OF the week
viii DO the planting OF q memorial
tree. as Natures tribute. an exhibit
OF Shakes are foiios and quartos
and portraits OF the poet. Tho
leading stores will offer interesting
window displays OF the Elizabethan
period In furniture. gowns and art
objects. Students OF the public
schools will hold wild flower" par
ties and gather shskespearean
flowers Many OF the clergy will
glorify the Bard OF Avon" from the
pulpits Sunday. Musical organlza.
lions will offer special programs OF
Shakespeare music. each feature
lending It's share TO = memorable