I PR 2923 1864 .S4 Copy 1 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, | chap. ._ 7 __05 : S/»etf UNITED STATES OF AMERiCA. PRICE ONE SHiLI JJufcltsIjeti unfier tje Eutijontg of tjje Committee. TO BE HELD AT COMMENCING to 0* SATURDAY, APRIL 2377/, ;iS£ LONDON CASSELL, PETTER, & GALPIN, * La Belize Sauvage Yard, E.C. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Bom 1564 ; Died 1616 THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF The Tercentenary Festival of THE BIRTH of SHAKESPEARE, To be held at Stratford-upon-Avon, Commencing on Saturday, April 23, 1864. Also, An Account of what is known of the Poet's Life : a Guide to the Town and Neighbour- hood of Stratford-upon-Avon : And sundrie other matters just now of publicke interest relating thereto. AT LONDON: Imprinted for Cassell, Petter, & Galpin, at the Belle Sauvage, in Ludgate-hill, near Paules Church-yard. 1864. [Note. — The arrangement of the Title Page is in strict accordance with the style of typography adopted in the original editions of Shakespeare's Plays.] WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. Far from the fun and fummer gale, In thy green lap was Nature's darling laid, What time when lucid Avon ftray'd. To him the mighty mother did unveil Her awful face. The dauntlefs child Stretch'd forth his little arms and fmiPd. ' This pencil take,' she faid, ' whofe colours clear Richly paint the vernal year; Thine, too, thofe golden keys, immortal boy : This can unlock the gates of joy, Of horror that and thrilling fears, Or ope the facred fource of fympathetic tears.' " IN the detail which it will be neceflary to give of the localities connected with Shakeipeare, we ihall have occafion to men- tion incidentally fome of the moll prominent fa£ts which conftitute his biography — his birth- his fchool days; the hiftrionic bias which he acquired whilft yet a ichoolboy ; his youthful indifcretions, real or apocryphal ; his courtfhip ; his marriage ; his fuccefs in London ; his return to his native town ; his purchafe of New Place ; his death there ; his interment in the chancel of the collegiate church ; and the honours paid to his memory, not only by his townfmen, but by the world of letters. We propofe, therefore, to confine ourielves, for the prefent, to a brief narrative — to fupply, in fact, the conne6ting links between the events of the poet's life which are affociated with the localities it will be our pleafurable talk to defcribe, in our character of guide to the town and neighbour- hood of Stratford-upon-Avon. William Shakespeare. The name of Shakefpeare is clearly one of Anglo-Saxon origin, and there are many traces of the family to be found fcattered over the rural parts of Warwickshire. The very etymology of the word leads concluhVely to the opinion that thofe who bore it were not of mean or mechanical, but of knightly, defcent. We are even informed that John Shakefpeare enjoyed some here- ditary eftates in that county, bellowed upon one of his ancestors by Henry VII., as a reward for faithful fervices rendered to him when plain Earl of Richmond, and efpecially for fuch important aid at the fight on Bosworth Field as helped to place upon his brow the crown of the Plantagenets. It is not likely that a man of no note could — efpecially at a time when the fpirit of feudalism had not by any means expired, and the lord ab- forbed all the merits of the vaifal — have had an opportunity of fo recommending himfelf to a perfon of fuch high rank as Richmond, a candidate for royalty. Indeed, we are told that the common anceftors of this partifan of the first Tudor, and of the poet, had been long " in good reputation and credit." The municipal records of Stratford fpeak of John Shakefpeare, the poet's father, as "a gentleman of good figure and fafhion;" and the fa6ts that he ferved the office of High Bailiff of the Borough — an office analogous to that of Mayor — and was in the commiffion of the peace, confirm this reprefentation of his focial pofition. It is idle, therefore, to fpeak of him as having been either a butcher or a woolfiapler, or to endeavour to ihow that he may have fold both meat and wool without having been of either one or the other calling. Indeed, there is not an iota of evidence in favour of the accuracy of the report which repre- fents him to have been a Knight of the Shambles, and the fole evidence in fupport of the woolfiapler reprefentation is that a device of the arms of the Woolftaplers Company was found fixed into one of the windows in the houfe in Henley Street. A little local knowledge of Stratford would have fhown thofe who fiarted this theory — a theory so inconfiderately taken up and generally be- lieved in — how unreliable it is. At the time when John Shake- fpeare refided in Henley Street, the people of Stratford, who are now fo proud of their fellowfhip as townfmen with his illufirious William Shakespeare. son, were equally proud of the fame relationship between them and Sir Hugh Clopton, who had reached the dignity of Lord Mayor of London — an office the magnificence of which is, even now, in die country parts of England, confidered fecond only to that of royalty. Sir Hugh Clopton is defcribed in the records at Guildhall as citizen and woolfiapler ; and there can be little doubt that the heraldic infignia of the illufirious knight were then as eagerly fought for and as highly prized as, at the present day, are the bufts, photographs, and other fouvenirs of the poet; and this will account for the prefence of the copy of the woolitapler's arms in the houfe of John Shakefpeare. This John Shakefpeare, too, be it remembered, married the daughter and heir of Robert Arden, a gentleman of an ancient and honour- able family, then fettled at Wilmecote, a ihort diftance from Stratford, and numbered among the gentry of Warwicklhire as early as the reign of Henry VI. Edward Arden — who, if not the brother of Mary, the wife of this John, mull certainly have been fome very near relative — was High Sheriff of the county the very year preceding that in which her hufband filled the civic chair in the borough of Stratford. It lhould alio be remembered that the family of Shakefpeare was entitled to bear arms, and that at that time the Heralds' College had not nurfed its generation of lions rampant, nor had it manufactured its fupply of hands and daggers. Thefe are facts which go still farther to prove that thofe who afcribe a low focial pofition to the father of our great dramatift, have no sufficient authority for doing fo. It appears, however, that in after life he fell into misfortune, was excufed a trifling tax, and is accufed of abfenting himfelf from the Council Chamber and from church on account of his being in debt.* "William, the eldeft of bis ten children, was undoubtedly educated in the Free Grammar School of King Edward VI., then prefided over by a worthy fcholar of the name of Hunt ; and Ben Jonfon s fneer, that he had "little Latin and lefs Greek," mull be taken with fome referve, for, notwithstanding all his rare qualities, " Rare Ben " was, we will not fay envious, but a little * The law which gives protection on Sundays to debtors dates only from the reign of William and Mary. William Shakespeare. jealous of the halo which ihone around his brother bard. In this bufy age of commerce, when a child is lent to earn its own livelihood whilit its frame is yet more cartilage than bone, it cannot be conceived that Shakefpeare could have been allowed, after he left fchool, to grow to man's eftate without having been put to work at fome acfive employment ; and there are numberlefs theories as to what the nature of that employment may have been ; yet it is not improbable, looking to the circumftances of the time, that he fauntered about the town and neighbourhood, build- ing catties in the air, and, left thus to himfelf and his meditations, fell irrehTtibly in love with Ann Hathaway, a paflion of which, and of its confequences, we shall have to speak when calling attention to the old cottage at Shottery. It was, too, this idle habit of life which led him to break the park, either of Fulbroke or Charlecote, and fo incur the active difpleafure of Sir Thomas Lucy. The late Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, however, taking the idea from Walter Savage Landor, has written a work to prove that he rauft have been an attorney's clerk, becaufe his works lhow him to have been thoroughly converfant, not only with the theory, but with the acfual practice of the law ; but the Archbishop of Canterbury would find as much in the fame repertory as would juftify him in arguing that the great dramatist must have, in con- templation of being ordained, lmdied fchool divinity 5* and the President of the College of Phyiicians might, with equal succefs, (how that he mull: have been a medical ftudent. Has he not actually anticipated Harvey in discovering the circulation of the blood ? Our own opinion is, that he was neither one nor the other, but that his mind polfeiled fuch a wonderful power of aflimi- lation, that he was able to make the experience and knowledge of every perfon with whom he was brought into contact his own. It was in 1582 that he became a married man, and it was the refponhbility which he fo incurred that induced him to follow the Jmrbages and Greene to London, and there embrace the calling of a player as one of Her Majesty's Company. In this pofition his admirable wit, and the natural turn of it to the rtage, foon, to * Since this was written there has appeared in the public papers an announcement to the effecl: that the Right Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, Bishop of St. Andrews, has in the prefs a work of this character j William Shakespeare. quote the words of Wilder, " diftinguished him, if not as' an extraordinary actor, yet as an excellent writer; and the people ot his age, who began to grow wonderfully fond of diveriions of this kind, could not but be highly pleafed to fee a genius arife amongft them of so pleafurable, so rich a vein, and fo plentifully capable of furnilhing their favourite entertainment. Play Houfe Yard, which lies at the rear of the offices of the Times news- paper in Blackfriars, still marks the fpot on which he made his debut; and, although Shakefpeare the actor was doubtlefs a lefs. important perfon than Shakefpeare the dramatift, ftill it is difficult to believe that he was, as an actor, altogether fo great a failure as to juftify the criticifm palfed upon him by a lefs fuccefsful caterer for the amufement of the public, who malevolently fpeaks of him to other members of the company as " an upftart crow, beautified with our feathers — (here the fpirit of Sir Fretful Plagiary finds full vent) ; that, with his tygre's heart wrapt in a player's hyde, sup- pofes he is as well able to bombaft out a blank verfe as the bell of you; and, being an abfolute Johannes faclotum, is, in his own conceypt the only lhake fcene in a country.' There has been a critic who took upon himfelf to make a chronological arrangement of the odes of Horace ; but no one has, as yet, lucceeded in eftablishing the order in which the in- comparable dramas of the Englilh Sophocles were fubmitted to the public, and the only hint we have upon the fubject is con- tained in a doggrel diftich of Dryden's : " Shakfpeare's own mufe his Pericles first bore, The Prince of Tyre was elder than the Moor." In other words, "Pericles" was the firff. and "Othello" the laft of his works ; but beyond this, all is conjecture, fave that we know that "Romeo and Juliet" and "Richard III." were printed in 1597. No matter, however, in what particular order they may have appeared, they were not only highly fuccefsful, but attracted towards their author the patronage of royalty and the friendihip of the Maecenas of the day, the Earl of Southamp- ton, to whom he dedicated his poem of "Venus and Adonis," and his " Rape of Lucrece," and who, in a rare fpirit of munifi- cence, once gave him a thoufand pounds to complete a purchafe William Shakespeare. which he had in view. It is certain that Elizabeth had feveral of the plays performed before her in Wolfey's Gallery, at Hampton Court, and ftamped them with her approval, before they were placed upon the ftage for public admiration ; and it is alio certain that the " Merry Wives of Windfor" was written at her fuggeftion, that the might fee Falftaff in the phafe of a lover. Her succeifor, the pedant pupil of Buchanan, was alio a warm patron of the poet's, a facf of which we are thus informed in Lintot's edition : — " That moft learned prince and great patron of learning, King James the Firft, was pleafed with his own hand to write an amicable letter to Mr. Shakefpeare, which letter, though now loft, Sir Wm. D'Avenant, as a credible person now living, can teftify." It is honourable to the memory of Shake- speare that, fo far as he is concerned, the "Quarrels of Authors" might have remained a virgin page, for he was, as a dramatift, free from all little jealousies and envy. Indeed, it was his difcrimi- nation which gave Ben Jonfon the firft opportunity of lhowing to the world that he too was a genius. Shakefpeare, however, was not only author and acfor, he was alio a theatrical manager, and, as part proprietor of a theatre, accumulated a competency. His name appears in a peti- tion which the proprietors and players of the Blackfriars Theatre addreifed, in 1^99, to the Privy Council, for leave to re- build that place of entertainment, which had fallen into dif- repair. In the firft year of the reign of King James I., he obtained a patent for playing at the Globe Theatre — on the Bankiide — in fummer, and at the Blackfriars Theatre in the winter. Three years later, when the Corporation of London propofed to buy up the Blackfriars Theatre as a nuifance, he is faid to have aiked a^oo f° r the wardrobe and properties, and for his ihares in the eftabliihment. The latter part of Shakefpeare' s life was fpent at his native place, Stratford-upon-Avon, after he purchaied the Great Houfe, and repaired and -modelled it to his own mind. During his reii- dence here, his pleafurable wit and good nature are faid to have won for him the friendihip of the gentlemen in the neighbour- hood • and if we are to credit what is told us in the " Spiritual Quixote," he ufed to amufe himfelf in joking with his townfmen, William Shakespear and was extremely fond of creating fan at the expenfe of fome one or other of them, for the amufement of the others, after the fashion so generally adopted on the ifl of April. This defcrip- tion of humour, known among fchoolboys as a " fell," is per- fectly harmlefs, and has, at leaft, the recommendation of being homely. He did not, however, in his country retirement, give himfelf up to inglorious eafe. On the contrary, he continued to write for theftage until 1614, and occaiionally viiited London with the offspring of his genius. Two years later, on the 23rd of April, the anniverfary of his birth, he paffed from this to a better world. It is often remarked, as an extraordinary coincidence, that the illustrious Cervantes died on the fame day. This, how- ever, is not the fa6t. When it is remembered that one date is reckoned by the old style and the other by the new, it will be understood that, although the nominal date is the fame, Shake- fpeare furvived Cervantes ten days. Shakefpeare in his will, dated a month before his death, left the bulk of his property to his eldest daughter, and legacies and bequests to other members of his family. This document, which consists of three meets of brief paper, has been carefully cleaned by order of the new Judge of the Court of Probate, is now pro- tected by means of glazed frames, constructed fo as to prevent the admiffion of air, and may, with the permiffion of the judge, be photographed. It is unneceffary here to state more than that his wife furvived him for the fpace of eight years, and now.refts by his fide in the collegiate church. There, too, repofe their three children — Hamet, Mrs. Hall, and Mrs. Quency ; and it may be further mentioned that with Mrs. Hall's daughter Elizabeth died the lafl of the poet's defcendants. " Manibus date lilia plenis Purpureos spargam flores et fungar inani Munere." Thomas Carlyle, in his " Heroes and Hero Worfhip," pays the following characferiftic tribute to the merits of the poet of all time : — William Shakespeare. Which Englishman we ever made in this land of ours, which millions of Englishmen, would we not give up rather than this Stratford peafant?* There is no regiment of highest dignitaries that we would not fell for him. He is the grandest thing we have yet done. For our honour among foreign nations, as an ornament to an English houfehold, what item is there which we would not furrender rather than him ? Consider, now, if they afked us, Will you give up your Indian Empire or your Shakefpeare ? you, English, never have had an Indian Empire, or never have had a Shakefpeare. Really, it were a grave question. Official perfons would doubtlefs answer in official language; but we, for our part, should not fo be found to anfwer. Indian Empire — no Indian Empire: we cannot do without Shakefpeare: Indian Empire will go, at any rate fome day; but then Shakefpeare does not go — he lasts for- ever with us. We cannot give up Shakefpeare. * There was no necessity thus to lower the position of the bard, preference here given him appear greater. i order to make the STRATFORD-UPON-AVON: Where it is, and how it is to be reached. STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, which enjoys a degree of glory- equal to that for which feven cities of old contended, lies on the fouth-weft border of Warwicklhire. It is beautifully iituated on that river from which it derives a portion of its name — a river alike glorious in the literary and civil hiftory of the country ■ for on its banks were fought the battles of Eveiham and of Nafeby, and from its ftream was taken the water em- ployed in the giving of that name which is, and ever will be, the ehiefeft on the roll of genius. " Yes, there are hearts prophetic, hope may trust, That slumber yet in uncreated dust, Ordained to fire the daring tons of earth With every charm of wifdom and of worth. Ordained to light with intellectual day The mazy wheels of Nature as they play ; Or warm with Fancy's energy to glow, And rival all but Shakefpeare here below." The town itfelf Hands on one of the old military roads con- ftrucled by the Romans during their occupation of the country ; but coming down to later times, it may be mentioned that in the days of coaching it was a ftage upon the route from London to Holyhead. The principal accefs to it now, however, is by rail. Vintors from London and the eaitern counties can reach it either by the trains of the Great Weftern, or by thole of the London and North Weftern Company, via Leamington. The Great Weftern Company can alio accommodate the fou'th- weftern and weftern diftriefs, and carry to the home of Shake- speare the inhabitants of Wilts, Dorfet, Devon, &c. &c. Thole Stratford-upon-Avon. 15 relident in the iouth of the principality can travel by the New- port and Hereford line, and lb on to the Well Midland line at Worceller, from which city there will be fpecial trains to Strat- ford. Thefe trains will alio accommodate travellers by the Midland Railway from Brillol ; but thole coming on that line from the north can at once proceed to Hatton junction, or on reaching Tamworth, take the route of the London and North Weftern Company by Nuneaton and Coventry to Leamington. The Irilh admirers of the bard who may wilh to attend the commemoration, lhould they land either at Fleetwood or at Liverpool, will lind it bell to crols the Merfey to Birkenhead, and travel thence through Birmingham to Stratford. The fame trains on reaching Cheller will accommodate thole of their countrymen 'who may arrive at that city from Kingftown via Holyhead. The accefs from Brillol, as already explained, is the route to be taken by paflengers from the ports of Waterford and Cork. Having thus pointed out the moll convenient means by which travellers from all parts of the kingdom may find their way to the commemoration, the next thing to be done is to explain to them how they are to be lodged on arriving at their deftination. It mull be obvious that, however abundant and excellent on ordinary occaiions may be the amount of hotel accommodation in Stratford, it cannot be lufficient to meet the demands which fuch a gathering as the Tercentenary Fellival of the birth of Shakelpeare is likely to bring to his native town. The principal hotels are the "Red Horfe," the "Shakelpeare," and the "Falcon." There are, too, feveral excellent inns, as the " Golden Lion" and the "Garrick," and in all about thirty houfes of enter- tainment. As thefe latter, however, are not of a clals fuited to the reception of thofe who may be expefted to attend the com- memoration, there remains a great want to be fupplied. This EXPLANATION OF PLAN OF STRATFORD-UPON-AVON. A Shakespeare's Birthplace. ' speare died, now used for B Market Hall and proposed 1 Festival Ticket Office. Site for Monumental ' E Shakespeare Rooms. Memorial. C Town Hall. D The Site of New Place, or House where Shake- F Guild Chapel. G Church. H Railway Station, Alcester Road, for Worcester, &c. / Railway Station, Birming- ham Road, for Birming- ham, Leamington, &c. A" Church Street, Approach to Pavilion. L Festival Pavilion. 16 Stratford-upon-Avon. want will be in fome meafure met by the proprietors of private houfes accommodating the public with lodgings, and this local .accommodation, as on the occaiion of the Garrick Jubilee, will be fupplemented by the hotels and private lodging houfes in Warwick, Leamington, and other neighbouring towns, to which fpecial trains will be difpatched at the clofe of each day's entertainments, and return in time for the commencement of thofe of the fucceeding day. For the •convenience of the public, a regiilration office has been opened under the fuperintendence of the local committee, at which ftrangers will be able to procure whatever apartments they may require. A ftrong body of the county police will be ftationed in the theatre during the week, to guard the vihtors from the leger- demain of the fraternity of Autolycus. The fpecial train arrange- ments are detailed in our advertiiing pages. It may, however, be mentioned that the Great Weltern Company have entered into fpecial arrangements with the London and North Weftern Com- pany and the Midland Railway Company, to book through to Stratford-upon-Avon, from the principal ilations on their lines, .allowing the same exteniion of time for return tickets. PLACES TO BE SEEN. ALTHOUGH the town and the country furrounding it are full of objects of hiftorical intereft, the places connected with the life of Shakefpeare are thole which, on an occalion like this, claim the firll notice of the vifitor — the houfe in which he was born, the fchool-room in which he received his education, the cottage in which he wooed and won his wife, the home which he felect ed for his old age, and the facred edifice in which his alhes reft. SHAKESPEARE'S HOUSE. Shakefpeare's Houfe, as his birth-place is called, is fituated in Henley Street, and is at once recognifable, for its appearance has, by the pencil and graver of the artift, been rendered as familiar to the public as is that of the grand, maiiive, and thoughtful head of the bard himfelf, and is, indeed, a relic worthy of being preferved by a nation grateful for the perpetuation and enrichment of its lan- guage. Nay, even the elements have, as in homage of genius, fpared it from deftrucfion; for, although the town has been twice devaluated by fire fince that eventful day now to be com- memorated, Shakefpeare's Houfe efcaped unfcathed from the conflagrations. At the time of the lall jubilee, which Garrick, as the High Prieft alike'of Thalia and Melpomene, conducted, in honour of their moll infpired bard, a portion of this houfe was, as appears from an old engraving, a tavern, and called the " Swan and Maidenhead." It is now the appropriate mufeum of Shake- fpearian relics, among which are his fignet ring, the defk to which he ufed to repair unwillingly, with fhining morning face, when a pupil at the free grammar fchool : the pleadings in a fiiit in which he was engaged, and the indenture of his purchafe of New Place. Here, too, is the old fignboard of the "Falcon" at Bidford, where, as tradition goes, the bard and his townfmen once engaged in a toping tournament with the hard-drinking B Shakespeare s House. fons of that village, and got worfted in the conteft. There are alfo here other fouvenirs of that Bacchanalian frolic, which ftrongly reminds one of the conteft for the whiffle of Loda. " A bard was selected to witness the fray, And tell future ages the feats of the day ; A bard who detested all sadness and spleen, And wished that Parnassus a vineyard had been." The bard, however, as the ftory goes, was fo overpowered, not with the juice of the grape, but with "jolly good ale and old," that he had to lie down on the roadfide under the fhade of a crab tree, and there fleep off his drunken bout. " Men's evil manners live in brass, Their virtues we write in water ;" and in that fpirit — for it could not be out of refpecf for the memory of the man — fome perfons have been illnatured enough to perpetuate the ftory, apocryphal in itfelf, by preferving pieces of the crab tree both in block and in manufacture. There is alfo in this mufeum a baffo-relievo model illuftrative of the fame piece of fcandal, which, with very queftionable tafte, had been intended for a mantelpiece, which was to have been put up in one of the rooms in Blenheim. It is related of him that when he awoke he lathed his rivals in the following epigram, they being natives of the places mentioned in it : — " Piping Pebvvorth, dancing Marston, Haunted Hillboro, hungry Grafton, Dodging Exhall, papist Wixford, Beggarly Broom, and drunken Bidford." Thele villages lie in a circle, of which the crab tree may be sup- pofed to have been the centre, and may, notwithstanding the grave doubt which exifts of the accuracy of the ftory, be vifited with intereft on the prefent occafion. There are fome perfons who think that it is to this incident we are indebted for the pre- lude to the " Taming of the Shrew," and the fun of Chriito- pher Sly's double transformation. However, be the legend of the crab tree true or falfe, there is no doubt with refpect to the mulberry tree which he planted. It has now, however, entirely difappeared ; but there is fcarcely a garden in the town which is Site for the Memorial. not graced with one lineally defcended from it, and the fnuff- boxes and other articles in the mufeum, manufactured out of the timber of the original, are far more pleating to be contem- plated than are thofe articles made out of that crab tree of four reminifcence. Leaving Henley Street, and croffing the Bridge Street, the vifitor enters HIGH STREET, a noble thoroughfare leading to New Place ; but, as he crolfes he ought to paufe a moment to gaze upon a round- fronted building, which is the present borough Market House. The lite on which this firucture Hands was in olden times occupied by the Market Crofs, which equalled in beauty thofe in Chichefter and Malmeibury. It has, however, long fmce difappeared, and its succeffor, the Market Houfe, is about to follow it, to make way for the National Memorial to Shakefpeare. The lite is not, indeed, fo fine as that graced by the ftatue of Erafmus, at Rot- terdam ; but Hill, as will be feen by the subjoined extract from the report of the Committee of Selection, is not by any means an inappropriate polition for the National Memorial : — ■ The Bridge Street site feems to your Sub-Committee to unite all the conditions required. It is eminently central, being situate at the inter- section of four of the principal streets of the town. It is the most accessible point in Stratford-on-Avon. A memorial placed there would satisfy all the conditions of effect, being approached in front by a gradual afcent, along the broad fpace of Bridge Street,, with side views from both east and west, while at the back it might be combined with the Market Houfe which would have to be fubstituted for the prefent one, should this site be appropriated to the Memorial. Your Sub-Committee believe that every aid towards the acquisition of this site might be expected from the corporation, and from the owners, of most of the property between the Market House and the lane from Wood Street to Henley Street, all which would have to be demolished. On the fpace thus cleared might be erected an elegant and effective loggia (in the Elizabethan style, with terracotta ornamentation), of from fifty to sixty feet long, by twenty-five to thirty feet wide. In its rear there would be room for a new Market Houfe, which might be made to harmonife in design with the Memorial. Into the details of the design your Sub-Committee do not consider it within their prefent province to enter: they would only fubmit that there is nothing irreverent or Town Hall. inappropriate in placing the Memorial of Shakefpeare in the midst or the bustle of Stratford market. Indeed, fuch a place feems singu- larly fuitable to fuch a purpofe. Not only is the art of Shakefpeare eminent for its healthy humanity and its intenfe sympathy with the realities of life, but the man himself was content to retire from the capital to his quiet native town, to set himself down among his school- fellows, early acquaintance, and neighbours, to cultivate his own land, sell his own beeves and sheep, wool, wheat, and malt, in the very market to be a commonplace burgess of Stratford-on-Avon, while he was giving every year some immortal play to the world. A Stratford-on-Avon Memorial, we think, may well symbolise both sides of this double existence. We would wish to see his statue here, surrounded on the one hand with illustrations of the marvellous creations of his mind, on the other with the everyday life and business of the town, at its busiest. The site we have indicated is the only one which admits of the realisation of this idea, while it satisfies all the other conditions re- quired for such a memorial as we contemplate. At a meeting of the Committee, held March 2nd, 1864, on the motion of A. H. Layard, M.P., seconded by C. Buxton, M.P., this report was adopted. A certain proportion of whatever profits may accrue from the commemoration will be devoted towards defraying the coft of this work of art. TOWN HALL. Palling down the High Street, the firft object that attracts notice is a houfe to the right, highly decorated with oak carving, now in the occupation of a glover, and which may be taken as a favourable fpecimen of the houfe architecture of Strat- ford at the time of the birth of the poet, and prior to the ravages of those deftructive conflagrations already referred to. On the left is the Town Hall, inaugurated by Garrick on the occaiion of the laft jubilee. This building, which is in the Tufcan order, has been re-decorated for the prefent occafion. Over the entrance is a ftatue of Shakefpeare, a copy of that in Weftminller Abbey, prefented to the Corporation of Stratford by that in- imitable aftor, who was probably the moft accurate interpreter of the works of their illuflrious fellow-townfman that ever graced the llage. The council room is adorned with feveral elegant paintings, and among them are the portraits of both thefe worthies — that of New Place. the poet by Wilfon and' that of the actor by Gainiborough, both being the gifts of Garriek to the Corporation of Stratford. A collection of paintings connected with Shakefpeare and his works, generoufly lent for the purpofe by the proprietors, will be exhi- bited in this hall, and is likely to prove one of the moft attractive features of the commemoration. NEW PLACE. Farther on, upon the fame fide of the ftreet, is the fite of New Place, the houfe in which the great mailer of the human heart breathed his laft — "Where the last accents faltered on his tongue." Shakefpeare, no doubt, when carried along in the buftle of London life, ever felt, like Goldfmith, a defire to return to his native place. " I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return, and die at home at last" — an afpiration which, unlike poor Goldy, he was fortunately able to realife ; for lb foon as he became a man of worldly means, he returned to Stratford, purchafed thefe premifes — then known as the "Great Houfe," and the moft impoiing edifice in the town — from the Clopton family, named the manfion "New Place," and there fpent the laft feven years of his life. It was in the gardens attached to this mansion he planted the world-famed mulberry tree. It is fad to relate that this property having, in courfe of time, pafled into the pofleffion of a clergyman named Gaftrell, that Goth, deferring all the ignominy heaped upon the me- mory of Zoilus — who was the firft infidel as regards the indivi- duality of Homer — rooted up the tree, to rid himfelf of the importunities of thole who, on vifiting the town, wilhed to behold an object fo intereftingly connected with the man who has made the name of Stratford-upon-Avon a houfehold word wherever the Englifh language is, or ever will be fpoken. This Gaftrell, too, that he might efcape from the payment of a paltry parochial rate, had the barbarity to pull down the houfe itfelf. If the Church has among her ceremonies any ceremony oppofite to canonifation which might carry excommunication beyond the grave, and perpetuate the infamy of the facrilegious, fhe ought to have long fince exer- Tne Grammar Scnool. 23 cifed it in refpect of the Rev. Mr. Gaftrell — (what a profanation of the word reverend .') — and placed his name the firit upon the calendar of obloquy. The foundations, however, which ihow the ground-plan of the building, have been lately brought to light, and in a well within this area, which probably iupplied the family with water for culinary purpofes, was found an extra- ordinary looking old candleftick, at prefent in the Mufeum in Henley Street, and which may, perhaps, have been a portion of the poet's houfehold furniture. The gardens in which the poet breathed the incenfe of nature are at prefent disfigured and intruded upon by an ugly-looking building, which is one day a theatre, another a ' concert-room, again a county court, and is to be during the commemoration, as already mentioned, a police-barrack. Here, too, on Wednefday, the 27th, will be given a Shakefpearian reading ; and here, on the fol- lowing day, will be a concert of inftrumental mufic and glees from Shakefpeare's plays. However, notwithftanding the prefent unattractive appearance of thefe gardens, they flill mull be regarded with intereft by every peribn poiTelfed of the smallest portion of that feeling — be it enthufiafm, or be it fome fpecies of idolatry — which leads men to contemplate with re- verence all that is locally connected with men of illuftrious and tranfcendent genius. The man who could look upon the ruins of the Parthenon and not feel himfelf in the fociety of its illuftrious founder — who could not, when ftanding in the Cow Market at Rome, diflociate it from everything connected with degradation, and dilapidation, and, in fancy, re-people it with togaed citizens, and feel with them the influence of the oratory of Cicero ; or who could with indifference pafs among the fcenes aflbciated with the name of Shakefpeare — that man is worfe, and far more dangerous, than " The man who hath no music in himself." THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Leaving New Place, and palling by the ancient Chapel of the Guild of the Holy Crofs, the vifitor will obferve, on the fame fide of the way, a row of venerable -looking houfes. One of thefe is the Free Grammar School in which Shakefpeare was 24 The Church. educated, and the others are the Almihoufes founded by that fraternity. The fchool itfelf was founded in the reign of Henry VI. by a worthy prieft of the name of Jolepe, fo that it enjoys as old a foundation as that of Eton. At the general diflb- lution of religious eftablilhments in the reign of Henry VIII., the fcanty revenues of this fchool were, with everything elfe which appertained to the Guild, confifcated to the Crown, but were reftored by his fon, Edward VI., in July, 1553, a few days before his death. The new foundation of the fchool was, there- fore, about eleven years old at the birth of the poet. The fchool- room is over the entrance hall, which, be it remembered, was the hall of the ancient guild already mentioned, and ufed to be, in the youthful days of Shakefpeare, the theatre in which the players of the time were wont to perform their " Myfteries " — dramas founded upon fcriptural fubjecls ; fo that it may reafonably be conjectured, that if in the fchool-room he got acquainted with Greek and Latin literature — a fact which has been queltioned, but of which there is fufficient internal evidence in his works — it was in this hall he firft imbibed a tafte for the ftage. The deik of the glorious alumnus has been, as already mentioned, carried to the Mufeum, to fave it from mutilation at the hands of thole devotees who wilhed to embalm fragments of a relic fo interelt- ing. It is the intention of the Committee of the commemora- tion to appropriate a portion of the profits of the fete to the enlargement of the fcope of this fchool, and to the foundation, at the Univerlities, of fcholarlhips connected with it. THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY. The collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity, where repofe all that is mortal of Shakefpeare, is the next object which claims our attention, and furely there is fomething about it which irreliftibly leads the fpectator to think that the architect and founders of the ftructure mull have had in contemplation the glory which was in ftore for it. The beauty of the building itfelf, and, above all, the magnificence of the lite, laved by the foft-flowing Avon — there is poetry in the very landfcape — mark it out as a fane worthy the baptifm, worthy the fepulture, of a bard. It is generally believed that a heathen temple, in the days of The Church. CHURCH OF THE HOLT TRINIT7. Paganifm, flood upon the fame fite, and, if that be true, it muft have been one dedicated to the Naid of the ftream. The date of the building of the prefent church is not exacfly known, but it is probably an inheritance left to his townfmen by John De Stratford, Archbiihop of Canterbury, and feveral times, during the reign of Edward III., Lord High Chancellor of England. The tower and tranfept may have been conilrucfed at an earlier period, as thefe portions of the building are -in the tranfition ityle, whereas the perpendicular Gothic prevails elfewhere throughout the building, which is a cruciform ftrucfure. The fpire is completely modern. The organ is now placed in the north tranfept, and the fouth tranfept is ufed as a veftry. Here, in the muniment cheft, is the pariih regiftry, bound in vellum, wherein, under the date of April 26th, 1564, is entered the record of the baptifm of William, fon of John Shakefpeare, 16 Shakespeare s Monument. and dole by is the identical font at which he was, by the myftery of that sacrament, admitted a member of the Chriilian Church. The Rev. John Bracegirdle was then Warden of the college, and it is probable that he was the officiating prielt at the rite : thus early did the names of Bracegirdle and Shakefpeare became aifociated. The fame book, under the date of April 25th, 1616, records his interment during the wardenfhip of the Rev. John Rogers. The place of his fepulture is on the north tide of the chancel, which is feparated from the choir by a rood fcreen. This portion of the building owes its exiltence to the piety and munificence of the Very Rev. Dean Ballhall, who was inftituted Warden in 1465. On the fouth fide of it formerly flood a charnel houfe, which ferved as the common receptacle of all the bones dug out of the churchyard on the making of each new grave. This Golgotha mull have been a fight shocking to humanity, and no doubt fo arfecf ed the mind of Shakefpeare when he wrote, for infcription on his tombllone — " Good frend, for Jesus' sake forbeare To digg the dust encloased heare ; Bleste be ye man yt spare thes stones, And curst be he yt moves my bones!" — an anathema which has deterred thofe who might otherwife have had his remains removed to Weilminlter Abbey, there to be huddled among!! thofe of kings, from carrying out their contem- plated facrilege. His monument is fitted into the wall at the height of about five feet from the ground, and was put up about feven years after his death. He is reprefented in the attitude of infpiration. His right hand holds a pen, and his left refls upon a fcroll which lies upon a culhion. It was the opinion of Sir Francis Chantrey, when he examined this bull, that it had been fculptured from a poflhumous call of his countenance, as one side of the face is larger than the other. It is placed under an arch- way, between two black marble pillars of the Corinthian order, having gilded bales and capitals. They fupport the entablature on which are carved the arms of the Shakefpeare family. Or, on a lend fable, a 'tilting-fpear of the firjl, point upwards, headed argent. Crest: A Falcon difp/ayed, argent, fupporting a fpear ^ mJtKKKKKKKKKKKK^'- '■■■'■.' ^ - ■ '" ;i Vr : !: - v :; : i^ _. THE MONUMENTAL BUST. Shakespeare s Monument. in pale or. It is furmounted by a death's head, and on each fide is a fmall figure in a fitting pofiture, one holding a fpade, and the other, whole eyes are clofed, an inverted torch, as emblematic of the light which had let in the grave. The bull is coloured to referable life, in accordance with the chromatic syftem which prevailed in the fculpture of Greece and Rome. The eyes are of a light hazel colour ; the hair and beard are auburn. The dreis confifts of a fcarlet doublet, over which is a loofe black gown, without lleeves. Some years ago, when the miftaken idea prevailed that fculpture, to be claflical, muff, be pure, limple, and unadorned, Mr. Malone, the cele- brated commentator, had the figure whitened over • but fo foon as recent difcoveries exploded fuch a falfe canon of tafte, the admirers of Shakefpeare very properly had the over-coating of white removed, and brought out the original colouring unharmed from the procefs of cleanfing. There are two infcriptions on a flab beneath the bull, one in Latin hexameters, the other in Englifh. The firft is as follows : — " Judicio Pylivm, genio Socratem, arte Maronem, Terra tegit, popvlvs mceret, Olympvs habet." ("The earth covers, mankind mourns, Olympus holds, a Nestor in clearness of intellect, a Socrates in intuitive talent, a Virgil in ele- gance of style.") The Englifh lines are as follow : — " Stay, passenger ; why goest thov by so fast ? Read, if thov canst, whom enviovs death hath plast Within this monument — Shakspeare, with whome Quicke Nature dide, whose name doth deck ys tombe ; Far more than cost ; sieh all yt he hath writt, Leaves living art but page to serve his witt. "Obiit Ano Doi, 1616. ./Etatis 53, Die 23 Ap. Around him fleep his wife, his daughters, and all his defcendants. Several of his wife's family, the Hathaways, are interred in the choir and naves. A certain proportion of the profits of the com- memoration will be applied to the reparation of that portion of the edifice in which his own remains await the call of the final trump. Ann Hathaway 's Cottage. 29 ANN HATHAWAY'S COTTAGE. All readers of Shakefpeare know that he married when only nineteen, and that his wife, Ann Hathaway, was eight years his fenior. There is certainly fomething rather romantic in this boy- lover epifode in the life of the poet, and one naturally feels a defire to vilit the fcenes connected with it before he can realife to himfelf the fact that he who held all the paffions of the human breaft in his control could have allowed one of them — the gentled: of his subjects — to conquer and tyrannife over himfelf. The hamlet of Shottery, clofe by and in the pariih of Stratford, is the very fpot on which the boy lover, with all the ardour of a Romeo, pleaded his caufe with Ann Hathaway, and her cottage ±1:111 remains reverentially preferved on account of its literary aflbciations. To reach this hamlet the vifitor can, on palling the church turn, strike upon a pathway that here opens into the fields, and a walk of a few minutes will bring him in front of a long, thatched houfe, with dormer windows and projecting gables, the very houfe he is in fearch of. In the shadow of that high-pitched roof, now moi's-grown, when the moon lhone bright — when the fweet wind did gently kits the trees, and they did makenonoife, the poet may have — " Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress' eyebrow " — lerenaded her for whom he was all made of fighs and tears — all made of faith and fervice — all made of fantaly — " All made of passion, and all made of wishes — All adoration, duty, and observance : All humbleness, all patience and impatience — ■ All purity, all trial, all observance ;" and her prefence at one of thole cafements may have beguiled him into the idea that the morning dawned, and that lhe who appeared there, refponfive to his roundelay, was herfelf the fun. All the purity, frelhnefs, and ardour of love, so beautifully defcribed in the lines quoted above, were here felt and experienced by the poet himfelf; and we may, without doing any violence to conjecture, fancy him, in order to avoid the good-natured banter 30 Charlecote. of fome village Mercutio, fleeing for ilielter into the orchard which, we are told, then flanked the houle itfelf. This once admitted as an article of our literary creed, Verona pales in companion with Shottery. Ann Hathaway herfelf mull have duly appreciated all her youthful and enthufialtic lover felt, for it is not often that we rind line women of the age at which lhe was at the time feel otherwife than amufed at the admiration of love-ltricken lads. It is not, then, to be wondered at that the flame thus kindled between them foon lighted Hymen's torch ; and there can be no doubt that the refponfibility of a hulband, thus early alfumed, was the main flimulus which drove him to leek, by his talents, a competency for his wedded life. It has, however, been faid that the bitter confequences ariling out of his celebrated deer-ftalking efcapade were the caufe why he hurried to London, and that the hiftrionic celebrity of his townlmen, the Burbages and Greene, suggefted to him the ftage as a profellion. CHARLECOTE HALL. This naturally leads us to vilit Charlecote Hall, where Sir Thomas Lucy — the original of Juftice Shallow — " In fair round belly, with good capon lined, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut — magifterially inquired into the poaching delinquencies of the poet. It is on the other fide of the Avon, about four miles diftant from the town of Stratford, and there is not, perhaps, in the kingdom a more interefting fpecimen of the domeftic architecture of the reign of Elizabeth. It is flill in the poffeffion of the Lucy family ; and the prefent proprietor, with a generofity worthy of all imita- tion, has freely thrown it and his grounds open, on the occafion of this commemoration, to the inlpection of the public. The park within which it is lituated is handlbmely wooded, and there at prefent grazes a magnificent herd of fallow deer, the defcen- dants, it may be, of those in puriuit of which young Shakefpeare played the part of Robin Hood. It would appear, from old chronicles connected with the town of Stratford, that the in- habitants had at all times a tafte for fuch fylvan amufements ; Charlecote. for we are told by Wheler there is in exiftence a precept from Gilford, Biihop of Worcefter, of the eftates of which fee Stratford and the furrounding district then formed a part, commanding his deans to excommunicate all who might break his parks and ileal his deer — the excommunication being, perhaps, as bitter and as vehement as that fulminated by Ernulphus, Biihop of Ro- chefter, and which, when read in the Shandean parlour, gave rise to the following amufing dialogue : — " ' Our armies swore terribly in Flanders,' cried my Uncle Toby ; 'but nothing to this; for my own part, I could not have a heart to curse my dog so. I declare my heart would not let me curse the Devil himself with so much bitterness.' " ' He is the father of curses,' replied Doctor Slop. " ' So am not I,' replied my uncle. " ' But he is cursed and d d already to all eternity,' replied Doctor Slop. " ' I am sorry for it,' quoth my Uncle Toby." Defpite, however, all fuch ecclefiaitical weapons, and defpite too, the feverity of the foreft laws, the fpirit of which ftill breathed from the Statute Book, the flavour of a roafted haunch, and the rich relifh of a patty, were temptations too powerful to be refitted. To thefe, then, Shakefpeare, like others of his townf- men, yielded, and his apprehenfion in the commiffion of the offence has given to this noble manfion and park,* and to the * Mr. Bracebridge has written a most interesting pamphlet to prove that Shakespeare was no deer-stealer, but that he hunted deer in Full- broke Park. This property belonged to the Englefield family, but Shakespeare was probably aware that, owing to certain legal arrange- ments, the property was not fenced in, and therefore open for public sport. In fact, the owner was a banished traitor; and although the Crown had not seized upon the land, yet the proprietor was not capable of delegating authority, after twenty-seven years of banishment, and no fence could be maintained to preserve the ground from intruders. Mr. Bracebridge thinks Shakespeare and his friends might thus have hunted in the park with a pack of hounds picked up, where they could not pro- bably find such a pack of the old English shot-hounds as he accurately describes as the hounds of Theseus, Duke of Athens, in the " Midsummer Night's Dream." Sir Thomas Lucy's deer-keepers may have arrested Shakespeare and his party for what they believed an infringement of the right to hunt in the park which was preserved for their master. 32 The Festival Pavilion. ancient family which pofiefs them, a degree of intereft which has attached to them for the laft three hundred years, and which will cling to them in fecula feculorum ; for fo long will the name, of Shakefpeare remain the wonder and admiration of countlefs generations. The vifitor to Charlecote will be much pleafed. with the architectural beauty of the Church of Hampton Lucy, which has been recently reftored under the directions of Scott. THE PAVILION. Having thus difpofed of the principal objects in the neigh- bourhood of his native town connected with the career of Shakefpeare, we have now to take a glance at the preparations which have been made for celebrating the tercentenary of his. birth, and the propriety of that celebration taking place in Stratford. There cannot be two opinions upon this latter point. It is true that as Shakefpeare was not for a day, but for all time, fo he was not for one place, but for the univerfe ; but this argu- ment, whillt it proves that the homage to be now paid to his genius ought to be univerfal wherever the Englilh language is either fpoken or underitood, is not equally conclufive in mowing that each city and each town mould on this occafion have a feltival of its own. It would be equally logical to fay that no particular day mould be celebrated, but that the public ex- preiiion of our admiration ought to be fempiternal and con- tinuous. On the contrary, as we caufe that exprefiion of our admiration to converge upon one day, fo we ought to caufe it to converge upon one fpot — the fpot hallowed by his birth — hallowed by his fepulture. Of courfe, thofe who are not within reach of Stratford — our countrymen in the Colonies — our kinf- men in America — will have their local celebrations ■ but within the lhores of thefe iilands there ihould not be a thoufand petty, but one magnificent altar, railed for the holocaust which the nation brings to the ihrine of genius. This, too, feems to have been the general feeling throughout the kingdom, for the people of Stratford, whilst intending themfelves to pay all due honour to the memory of their townfman, modeitly refrained from ob- truding upon public notice what they intended to do ; and it was not until they had been called upon by the people of Binning- The Festival Pavilion. 33 ham, Manchefter, Liverpool, &c. &c., to do lb, that they, worthily headed by their chief magistrate, E. F. Flower, Efq., made what had been intended to be merely a local move- ment, a national one. The people of England have in this acted upon the leffon of good taste fet them by Garrick in celebrating at Stratford the celebrated jubilee of 1769, and the Commemoration Committee have, fo far as circumftances per- mitted, done all in their power to make this feftival a hiftoric parallel of its predecelfor. This is principally feen in the erec- tion of the pavilion upon a model somewhat similar, but on a much more extended scale to that in which Garrick and Dr. Arne fpoke and fung the praifes of the bard, and which was itfelf a copy of the once celebrated Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens. It is fituated in a large paddock in Southern Lane, close by the church. It is in form a regular dodecagon, being as near an approach to a perfect amphitheatre as the mechanical arrangement of the materials (all timber) ufed in its conftru&ion would permit. Internally there are nine faces of the figure perfect ; the firfi: and the eleventh are halved by the twelfth being advanced more to the front, and thus a fine opening is obtained for the fiage. There are two tiers of boxes, one of them being on the fame level with the arena, or pit, and the whole can with eafe accommodate five thoufand fpectators. The ftru6ture is lighted at night by a very fine chandelier, and in the daytime by fide windows, and a lantern light upon the apex of the roof. There are, adjoining the fiage, convenient drefling-rooms for the accommodation of the a6tors. The cunei or benches are well arranged and roomy, and the vomitoria, or means of egrefs from the building — a matter of most vital importance in a wooden theatre — are fufficiently numerous, and of ample width. Both the banquet and ball will be celebrated in this pavilion. Here, too, will be performed the oratorio of the " Mefliah,'" and for that occafion a diftinct orchestra will be erected on the oppofite fide from the stage 3 but this will be removed before the per- formance of the plays. The drop-scene, which has been painted for the occafion, and presented by Mr. Telbin, is in general compofition similar to that painted by the lame artist for the Princefs's Theatre. It reprefents a vestibule hung with drapery. The Festival Pavilion. on which are medallions, one on each side, of Comedy and Tragedy. A statue of Shakefpeare, life size, stands in the centre. At the back there is an archway, through which the .spectator obtains a fine view of Stratford Church. During the Festival, the approach to the Pavilion for private carriages, &rc, both for setting-down and taking-up, will be by the water-side from Bridge-street (as marked by an arrow on the plan of the town). On leaving the entrance to the Pavilion, they will pass through Old Town and Bree-street. The approach for omnibuses and persons on foot will be by High-street and Chapel-street, to the entrance marked K in Church-street. At the close of the performances, omnibuses will be stationed in Church-street to take up passengers. The seats in the Pavilion are divided into blocks, indicated by letters on the tickets. The single letters are all on the east side, and the double letters on the west side of the building. Directions to the blocks are painted in large letters at the various entrances and vestibules. The Ticket Office will be open during the day, at " New Place," Church-street, and tickets may be obtained at the Office marked 23, on the plan of the Pavilion, before each Entertainment. Unreserved Tickets can be exchanged for Reserved Seats on payment of the difference in price, at the Office. EXPLANATION OF GROUND PLAN OF PAVILION. 1 Theatrical Stage. 2 Lower part of Orchestra. removed during Theatri- cal Performances and Ball. 3 Gentlemen's Retiring-room during Oratorio and Ball, but used for Spectators duringTheatrical Repre- sentations. 4 Ladies' ditto, ditto, ditto. 5 Retiring Room. 6 Ladies. 7 Gentlemen. 8 Stairs to Gallery. 9 Refreshment Rooms. 10 Offices for Opera Glasses. 11 Cloak Rooms. 12 Stairs to Orchestra. 13 Committee Room. 14 Ladies' Dressing Rooms. 15 Gentlemen's Dressing Rooms. 16 Stairs to Ladies' Dressing Rooms. 17 Stairs to Gentlemen's do. i3 Green Room. 19 General Dressing Room. 20 Entrances to Ground-floor of Building. 21 Covered Vestibule and Corridors to various Entrances of Building. 22 Carriage Platform. 23 Office for Sale and Ex- change of Tickets. 24 Covered Way. 25 Church Street Approach to Pavilion. 2S Burton arid Sons' Photo- graphic Studio. C 2 THE JUBILEE OF 1769, AND SUBSEQUENT CELEBRATIONS. The idea of a jubilee in recognition of the merits of Shake- fpeare, as a poet, and of the moral advantages which fociety has reaped from the works of his genius, originated with Garrick ; and, although all men of true literary taste immediately took up the idea, and avowed themfelves ready to aid the great actor in carrying it into effect, there were found thofe who treated it with contempt and ridicule, and attempted to stifle it. Garrick, how- ever, was not a man to be laughed out of a courfe which he knew to be confiftent with the dictates of a refined taste. On the contrary, feeling encouraged by the way in which the project had been received by thole whole approval he valued, he im- mediately put himfelf in communication with the then Mayor of Stratford, Samuel Jarvis, Efq., and that gentleman and the Municipal Council, over which he prefided, feeling how much they had been distinguithed by their connection with the great poet, and how much the poet himfelf owed to the grand inter- pretation put upon his works by the Roscius of the day, deter- mined to pay all poffible honour to the memory of the one and to the person of the other. Garrick was voted the freedom of the borough, and the diploma of his enfranchifement was pre- fented him in a cafket, not of gold, but of a material still more precious — the wood of the mulberry tree which Shakefpeare had himfelf planted in New Place. The preparations for the jubilee followed fast upon this well-deferved compliment. We are told by a local historian "that a very large and magnificent amphi- theatre was erected upon the Bankcroft, clofe to the river Avon, and which, to pleafe the prevailing taste, fomewhat refembled the Ranelagh Rotunda. It was capable of conveniently holding above one thoufand fpectators. Within the amphitheatre, which The Shakespeare Jul dee. 37 was fupported by a circular colonnade of columns of the Corinthian order, was built a noble orchestra large enough for the accommo- dation of one hundred performers. From the centre of the dome was fufpended an amazingly large chandelier, coniisting of eight hundred lights, which had a beautiful effect ; in fine, the gilding of the capitals and bales of the columns, the paintings of the ceiling and cornice, the curious pilasters at the angles, and the side ornaments, altogether appeared with fuch fymmetry and elegance that it would (fays a cotemporary writer) make a lover of art figh to think how foon it would be demolished. No perfon that could be conveyed into it without viewing the outside could ever conceive it was a building of boards. Whilst this gorgeous structure was in courfe of being erected, there was fuch a concourfe of sightfeers from all parts of the country to Strat- ford as the highways of Warwickshire had not feen since the days in which the afpiring Leicester entertained his queen with mafquc and revel within the proud walls of Kenilworth. But," to again quote the work of Mr. Wheler, " great numbers of the nobility and gentry arrived a week or ten days before the appointed time to fecure their lodgings against the approaching meeting, and Stratford, as well as feveral towns and villages in the neighbour- hood, was completely filled, previous to its commencement, by thofe whofe zeal prompted them to be prefent at this high festival. A beautiful ribbon (afterwards formed into favours) was purpofely made at Coventry, and called the jubilee ribbon, which united and blended all the colours of the rainbow, being at once an emblem of his great and univerfal genius." A medal, too, was struck in honour of the occasion. On the day fixed for the opening of the jubilee, which was the 6th of September, 1769, the banks of the Avon feemed to have changed their gentle and lovable character, and actually bristled with cohorn and with mortar 5 but thefe were no longer the instruments of war, but thunder-voiced heralds to proclaim the opening of the festival. From daybreak the streets refounded with vocal and instrumental music ; and after a public breakfast, the Mayor, John Mefcham, Efq., the succeffor of S. Jarvis, Efq., in the civic chair of Strat- ford, and the members of the Corporation, waited upon Mr. Garrick, at the Shakefpeare Hall, and requested him to accept The Shakespeare Jubilee. at their hands the infignia of his office as prime steward of the jubilee. To this request he made a fuitable reply ; and at the very moment of his investure, a hgnal being given, the cannon which were planted by the river's side fired a falvo, to apprife all congregated within the town of the important fact. A proceffion was then formed to the church, where the oratorio of " Judith " was performed for the first time. We are told the chorufses were very full, the band excellent, being compofed of the whole of the Drury Lane orchestra, and that at the end of the first act Mr. Bartholemon played a most enchanting folo on the violin. From the church they all repaired to the amphitheatre, singing,, as they -went, a chorus in the Nunc eft Bihendum fpirit, and, ihortly after their arrival there, fat down to a fumptuous banquet, rendered doubly pleasing by the singing of fome choice longs- and glees. At night the town was illuminated, and the lieges delighted with an exhibition of fireworks, and fo ended the first day's entertainments. Thofe of the fecond day were likewife opened by the firing of cannon, the pealing of bells — by mufic and by long. "About eleven o'clock," fays Mr. Wheler, to whofe interesting work we are indebted for most of thefe facts, " the company repaired to the amphitheatre to hear the dedication ode performed, the mufic of the interfperfed airs being compofed and conducted by Dr. Arne." Garrick, we may be well fare, exercifed all his elocutionary powers to give effect to thofe parts of the ode (it was his own compofition) which he had to fpeak. Dr. Arne took equally good care that the mufical parts of it should be faultlefsly performed, and therefore it is not to be wondered at that the whole proved a great fucceis. Garrick then delivered a profe encomium on " That demi-god Who Avon's flow'ry margin trod," and announced a cartel of defiance to all who would dare difpute his praife. The challenge was refponded to by a brother actor, King, an eminent comedian of the day, and his appearance in the arena on fuch an occahon as the affailant of Shakefpeare created some amazement amongft the company, as thofe who were unacquainted with the playful character of his humour actually thought that his interruption was likely to lead to dif- The Shakespeare Julih c. o>9 agreeable confequences, but their fatisfaction became enhanced by this little fright when they found that Mr. King's charge against the bard was that he was a tyrant and a defpot, abfohite over the feelings of the heart, and compelling men to laugh and cry whether they wished to do fo or not. This mock trial was succeeded by a banquet. When evening fell, the town was again illuminated, and again Mr. Angelo,, who was pyrotechnist on the occafion, delighted the populace with all the wonders or his art. At midnight there was a mafquerade, in which many of the ladies and gentlemen prefent fustained tome of the principal charactersdn the poet's plays, but the greater part of the nobility and literary gentlemen were in dominoes. The un- favourable state of the weather on the next clay fpoiled apage; which might have rivalled any ever feen in Venice at a carnival, but it had very little influence with thofe who wished to witnefs the race on Shottery courfe for the jubilee cup. As long introduced the festival, fo it was appropriately doled with a feries of dances, in the courfe of which Mrs. Garrick, as we are in- formed by the local historian, with inimitable grace, danced a minuet. This doled the jubilee of 1769, to the complete fatisfaction of all who engaged in it. It had this important effect — it kindled a flame of enthusiafm with refpect to the bard, and the merits of his great dramas; which has furvived until the prefent day, and which on this, the Tercentenary Anniveriary of his birth, is deftined to burst forth with greater brilliancy than before, and, with its vivifying heat, give birth to a new ipirit of inquiry, not only as regards the habits of the man himfelf, but alio the fcope and comprehensivenefs of his genius. It has, too, been the parent of feveral minor celebrations which have alio been held at Stratford, where the 23rd of April has come to be regarded as a holiday. Some few literary men, and the more cele- brated aftors of the day, visit the town, view the houfe in which he was born, make a pilgrimage to his ihrine, and with others, his admirers, dine together, and duly pledge the glorious, pious, and immortal memory of him in whole honour they aflemble. On two occasions, however, this programme was considerably extended, namely, in 1827 and 1S30. On the first of thefe 40 The Shakespeare Jubilee. occasions there was a commemoration organifed under the aufpices of the Shakefpeare Club, when that portion of Mr. Garrick's arrangement which the unfavourable state of the weather prevented him carrying out was adopted with consider- able succefs. A regular proceflion of Shakefperian characters marched through the town. Fa/Jiqff'fwaggeved along, attended by his faithful and glowing fervitor, Bardolph. The page trotted at the heels of his burly master. Caliban and Trinculo fwore eternal friendfhip over the bottle. The witches, weird sisters of the lea and land, danced round their charmed cauldron, and sang their incantations. Malvolio wore his motley. Shylock, with knife and fcales, gloated over the idea that he was about to reap the gratification of his revenge ; Launcelot, his fervant, betrayed his irrefolution, doubtful whether to act upon the fuggestions of the fiend or the dictates of his own confeience ; Petruchio appeared in his rare wedding apparel ; Launce, and his dog too, figured in the fcene, and all the great creations of the bard were for the time embodied for the amufement of his townfmen. Hymns, too, were fung in praife of him, and his ?bust was crowned with a wreath of bays. Then, too, was laid the foundation of the prefent theatre, and this ceremony was followed by a mafquerade and a great difplay of fireworks. On the following day there was another mafquerade and other entertainments. The festival in 1830 was patronifed by royalty, but was, not- withstanding, fomewhat inferior in fpectacle to that in 1827. The ceremonial part of the proceedings was exactly fimilar, and this was followed by concerts, balls, and mafquerades. Alaric Watts and Mr. Charles Kean were thofe to whom it owed its chief fuccefs. The former wrote an ode for the occafion, and the latter, then almost a novice on the boards, fustained fome of thofe characters which his father had made his own, and gave the public an opportunity of auguring the fuccefs which was to attend his own histrionic career — a career which has not been lefs productive of honour to the Britifh stage than it has been pro- fitable to himfelf, and which every lover of art must cordially wifli may be long continued in reputation and prosperity. The Tercentenary Festival of the Birth of Shakespeare, to be held at Stratfard-upon-Avon. <0>ffiriaK Programme, The distinguished Artistes named in the Programme, whose combined talents at the celebration of the Festival held in memory of the Great Master will enable the Committee to present a feries of unrivalled performances and entertainments, have, in order to show their high appreciation of his genius,, given their services gratuitously. [The Programme having to be prepared and printed three weeks before the Festival, it is possible that unforeseen circumstances may necessitate some changes. The Com- mittee, however, trust that they will only be unimportant ones ; and beg to intimate, that should any alteration take place, it will be announced previous to the performance.] OFFICERS PRESIDENT .- The Right Hon. The Earl of Carlisle, K.G., Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. VICE-PRESIDENTS : Aylesford, The Earl of American Minister, His Ex- cellency, The Atty, James, Esq. Bourke, The Hon. Robert Brewer, Professor, S. S. Byng, The Hon. Frederick Badham, The Rev. Dr. Bath, The Mayor of Battam, Thomas, Esq., F.S.A. Buxton, Charles, Esq., M.P. Bazley, Thomas, Esq., M.P. Bell, Rob., Esq., F.R.S.L., &.c. Bellew, The Rev. J. C. M. Bov/yer,Lieut-Colonel, H. A. BOYvTES, Rev. J., D.D., LL.D. Birmingham, The Mayor of Blackburn, The Mayor of Bracebridge, C. PIolte, Esq. Brooks, Shirley, Esq. Bohn, Henry G., Esq. Buckstone, J. B., Esq. Brockhaus, Herr Heinrich Clarendon, The Earlgf, K. G. Coventry, The Earl of Craven, The Earl of Campden, Viscount Crossley, Sir Francis, Bt., M.P. Copeland, Alderman, M.P. Cabbell, B. Bond, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A. Cameron, The Rev. D. Chambers, Robt., Esq., LL.D.,. F.R.S.E., &c. Clark, The Rev. W. G, M.A. Child, W. H., Esq. Cobb, Timothy Rhodes, Esq. Collier, J. Payne, Esq. Colmore, Thomas, Esq. Conolly, J. Esq., M.D., D.C.L. Cox, W. Sands, Esq., F.R.S. Cresv/ick, T., Esq., R.A. Creswick, W., Esq. Crosskey, The Rev. H. W. Dartmouth, The Earl of Delav/arr, The Earl Dufferin, Lord, K.C.B. Drax, J. S. W. S. E., Esq., M.P. Dickins, W., Esq. DlNSDALE, F., ESO., LL.D;. F.S.A. Dobie, Alexander, Esq. Dugdale, James, Esq. Dyce, The Rev. Alexander Dublin, His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Elton, Sir Arthur Hallam, Bart. Ewart,W.,Esq.,M.P.,F.RG.S. Ev/art, Joseph, Esq., M.P. Ellis, Joseph, Esq. Evesham, The Mayor of Elmore, Alfred, Eso., R.A. Officers 43 Feversham, Lord Flower, E. F., Esq. Frith, W. P., Esq., R.A. Gervinus, Herr Gp. ayes,- Sir Maxwell Steele, Bart. Godwin, George, Esq., F.R.S. Graves, The Very Rev. Charles, Dean of the Chapel Royal, Dublin Greaves, Richard, Esq. Greenway, Kelynge, Esq. Gruneisen, Charles Lewis, Esq., F.R.G.S. Harrowby, The Earlof, K. G. Houghton, Lord Hamilton, Sir Robert N. C, Bart., K.C.B. Holland, Edward, Esq., M.P. Halifax, The Mayor of Hardy, Duffus, Esq. Hall, S. C, Esq., F.S.A. Harding, W. J., Esq. Heath, R. C, Esq. Hodgson, Joseph, Esq., F.R.S. Holbech, The Rev. C. W. hoskyns, chandos w., esq. Hugo, Mons. Victor Hugo, Mons. Francois Victor Hume, The Rev. Dr., F.R.S., D.C.L. Halevy, Mons. Leon Ingestre, Viscount, M.P, Jaffray, John, Esq. Jephson, H., Esq., M.D. Jones, J. C, Esq., F.S.A. Kaye, J. W., Esq. Knight, Charles, Esq. Lichfield, The Earl of Leigh, Lord, Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire Lyttelton, Lord, F.R.S. Leigh, Hon. E. Chandos Langton, G., Esq., M.P., F.G.H.S. Ledger, Frederick' Esq. Leigh, P. A., Esq. Leigh, J. W. Boughton, Esq. Liverpool, The Mayor of Lloyd, Sampson S., Esq. Lucas, Saml., Esq., M.A. Lucy, Rev. John Manchester, The Duke of Masson, Professor Mordaunt, Sir C, Bt., M.P. Moon, Sir F. Graham, Bart., F.S.A. Machen, John, Esq. Macready, W. C, Esq. Manchester, The Mayor of Martin, Theodore, Esq. Mellon, Alfred, Esq. Meyrick, Lieut.-Col. Aug. Mommsen, Herr Moore, The Ven. Arch- deacon Mordaunt, J. Murray, Esq. Morrison, Alfred, Esq. Muntz, P. H., Esq. Northumberland, The Duke. of, K.G. Newport, Viscount, M.P. North, Lieut.-Colonel • J. Sidney, M.P. Newcastle, The Mayor of Nichol, Professor John Nichols, J. Gough, Esq., F.S.A. Owen, Professor O'Hagan, The Right PIon. T., O.C., M.P. Palk,Sir Laurence, Bt., M.P. Panizzi, Antonio, Esq. Padmore, R., Esq., M.P. Paxton, Sir J., M.P., F.L.S. Powell, John, Esq., M.P. Pears, A. H., Esq. Philips, Mark, Esq. Philips, R. N., Esq. 44 Officers. P 'LAN CHE, J .R.ESQ., Rouge Croix Prichard, The Rev. R. Plumptre, E. J., Esq. Phillimore, Sir Robert J., D.C.L., Queen's Advocate Ranelagh, Viscount Rochdale, The Mayor of Russell, W. H., Esq., LL.D. Shrewsbury and Talbot, The Earl of, P.C., C.B. Sherborne, Lord Salt, Thomas, Jun., Esq., M.P. SCHOLEFIELD, W., ESQ., M.P. Sheridan, R. B., Esq., M.P. Shirley, Evelyn P., Esq., M.P., F.S.A. Smith, Gustavus T., Esq. Smyth, AdmiralW. H., K.S.F. D.C.L., F.R.S., &c. Spicer, Henry, Esq. Stack, J. Herbert, Esq. Stanley, The Very Rev. Dr., Dean of Westminster Starkey, J. F., Esq. Staunton, Howard, Esq. Staunton, J., Esq., Sudeley, Viscount Swansea, The Mayor of St. Andrews, The Bishop of Talbot de Malahide, Lord Taylor, P. A., Esq., M.P. Thornhill, W. P., Esq., M.P. Tam worth, The Mayor of Taylor, Tom, Esq. Temple, The Rev. Dr., Rugby Tennyson, Alfred, Esq., D.C.L., Poet Laureate Townsend, The Rev. Henry Trinity College, Oxford, The President of Tite, William, Esq., M.P. Vernon, Lord Vizetelly, Henry, Esq. Warwick, The Earl of Wood, Edward, Esq. Wrottesley, Lord, F.R.S., F.R.AS. Worcester, The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Wyld, James, Esq., M.P., F.R.G.S. Warwickshire, The High Sheriff of Webster, Benjamin, Esq. West, J. R., Esq. Wilmot, Sir J. Eardley, Bart. Worcester, The Mayor of Worcestershire, The High Sheriff of Wright, William Aldis, Esq., M.A. Wood, Sir W. Page, Vice- Chancellor. York, The Lord Mayor of LOCAL COMMITTEE: Sir Rop.ert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.B., Chairman. \ Vice-Chairmen. The Rev. G. Granville, Vicar, E. F. Flower, Esq., Mayor, Adams, Mr. E. Archer, Mr. J. Atkinson, Mr. Bellew, The Rev. J. C. M. Bennett, Mr. J. Bird, Mr. R. M. Bolton, Mr. W. G. F. Bracebridge, C. Holte, Esq. Chance, T. H. Esq. Colbourne, Mr. W. G. Conolly, Dr. Cox, Mr. James Offit Craig, J. S., Esq. Flower, C. E., Esq. Flower, Edgar, Esq. Gibbs, Mr. Edward Gibbs, Mr. William Greener, W., Esq. Hansard, The Rev. Septimus Hobbes, Robert H., Esq. Harding, W. J., Esq. Hartley, Mr. E. R. Hunt, W. O., Esq. Kingsley, Dr. Kendall, F., Esq. Knights, Mr. W. Lane, H., Esq. Langford, J. A., Esq. Leaver, Mr. J. S. Loggin, Mr. C. F. Lucy, Mr. M. Mathews, Mr. Morgan, Mr. John Morton, The Rev. W. Nason, J. J., Esq., M.B. Norris, Mr. W. L. Philips, Mark, Esq. Puttick, J. F., Esq. Salaman, Charles, Esq. S AMMAN, Mr. H. Stephenson, Mr. W. Stewart, J., Esq. Thomson, Dr. Thompson, Mr. W. Warden, Mr. J. C. Young, The Rev. Julian C. Lowry, Mi H. Kingsley, M.D., Honorary Secretary. Mr. James Sharp, Assistant Secretary. MONUMENTAL MEMORIAL COMMITTEE : The Earl of Carlisle, K.G. The Earl of Somers, F.R.G.S. Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.B. Sir Coutts Lindsay, Bart. Robert Bell, Esq., F.R.S.L. C. Buxton, Esq., M.P. C. L. Gruneisen, Esq. Theodore Martin, Esq. Gambier Parry, Esq. John Ruskin, Esq. Tom Taylor, Esq. Alfred Tennyson, Esq. D.C.L. (Poet Laureate) William Stirling, Esq., M.P. Austen H. Layard,Esq.,M.P. J. Beresford Hope, Esq. Subscriptions will be received by Messrs. Glyn and Co., Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, and Messrs. Hanbury and Co., Bankers, London ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Bankers, Warwick ; the Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Company, and the Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Stratford- upon-Avon. Tickets for the reserved places may be had, and plans of the Pavilion seen, at the Ticket offices, New Place, Stratford-upon- Avon, and at No. 2, Exeter Hall, London. All orders for tickets must be accompanied by a remittance for the amount. Cheques and P. O. Orders should be made payable to Mr. John Dickie, Stratford-upon-Avon, or Mr. John Carmichael, No. 2, Exeter Hall, London. STRATFORD -UPON -AVON &mmimm\) Jtsiifral . In accordance with the expectations manifested throughout the country, that the ordinary marks of respect and rejoicing with which the birthday of Shakespeare is annually commemorated in his native town, should in this, the Three hundredth anniversary, be extended to a national celebration, a Committee was formed in the early part of 1863 to suggest and carry out a scheme which might, so far as possible, meet the requirements of the occasion- After many months of unceasing exertion, rendered more onerous by their entire inexperience, and by the difficulty of selecting from among the vast number of suggestions which have been offered from all parts of the world, the Committee have succeeded in com- pleting their arrangements, and now beg to lay the result of then- labours before the public. The Committee take this opportunity of acknowledging the kindly assistance rendered them on all hands during the progress of the undertaking. They have also much pleasure in announcing that many of the most eminent Dramatic and Vocal artistes have given their gratuitous services, and have heartily joined in the earnest endeavour to make the entertainment as attractive as possible. The substantial objects to which the pecuniary results of the Festival will be devoted, are — 1st. The erection of a National Monumental Memorial to Shakespeare in the Town of his birth. 2nd. The extension of the educational advantages of the Free Grammar School of King Edward VI., Stratford-upon-Avon, at which Shakespeare was educated, and to found one or more Scholarships or Exhibitions to the Universities of the United Kingdom, open to .the competition of those who have received their education at that School. First Day, Saturday, April THE FESTIVAL WILL COMMENCE AT NOON. o y NATIONAL MEMORIAL. The President, Vice-Presidents, Committee, and others officially connected with the proceedings, will meet at the TOWN Hall, and proceed to inspect the site fixed upon for the erection of the National Memorial, at the Market House, in High Street. AT THREE O'CLOCK A BANQUET Y\ 7 ill be held in the Pavilion, at which the Earl of Carlisle will preside, supported by many members of both Houses of Parliament, and others eminent in Literature, Science, and Art. Ladies are particularly invited to attend, and the tickets issued will be strictly limited to the number of guests that can be accom- modated with comfort. Tickets for tlic Banquet (including Wine) - - 2 1 s. Spectators (to the Gallery) ------ c, s . 48 First Day, Saturday, April 23. In the Evening, at Nine o'clock, A GRAND DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS, By Mr. DARBY, the Celebrated Pyrotechnist, WILL TAKE PLACE. A COMMODIOUS STAND WILL BE ERECTED. PROGRAMME. !, — Previous to the Grand Display, Two superb Balloons will ascend (weather permitting), each discharging an unique and beautiful Aerial display : — The first, " Shakespeare," Blue and White. The second, " Stratford-on-Avon," Pink and Blue. The ascent will be announced by Aerial Signals. — Royal Salute of Maroons, in imitation of Cannon. — Grand display of Bengal Lights. — A display of Emerald Green Fire. — A display of Crimson Fire. —Flights of Tourbillons. — Rockets with brilliant Stars. —A Shell of Comet Stars. — A Set Piece, forming *a Sun Wheel, illuminated with Crimson, Green, and Purple Fire, terminating in a Glory of Brilliants, loudly reported. 10. — A Mine of Saucissons. 11. — Rockets with brilliant Stars. 12. — A Shell of Tail Stars, forming a Drooping Willow. 13. — A Mine of Serpents. 14. — A Concentric Circle Wheel, in a great variety of coloured Fires ; Sunflower Wheels, changing from Yellow to Green, and finally Crimson, with an enormous Sun of innumerable radii, loudly reported. 15. — Mines of Pots dAigrettes. 16. — Tourbillons (Chinoise). 17. — Rockets, with Floating Lights — "The Asteroid." 18.— A Shell of Purple and Gold. 19. — A Shell — " The Golden Cloud." 20. — Rockets — " The Peacock's Plume." First Day, Saturday, April 23. 49 21. — The Giant Montgolfier Balloon, which, when at a great alti- tude, will discharge a Cornucopia of variegated Fires, descending to the earth. 22. — Rockets — " The Prince of Wales." 23.— Tourbillons, Rayonnet. 24. — A Shell of Crimson Stars. 25. — A Mine of Saucissons. 26. — A grand and novel design, <; The Chinese Looking-glass," commences with a Centrical Circumfuse Wheel, in Blue, Green, and Crimson Fire, with a peculiar Figure in Lance Work, displaying the broad outline in pure Blue Fire ; the whole concluding with a grand Lattice of Straw Fire, reported. 27. — Rockets — " Princess of Wales." 28. — A Shell of Crimson and Green Stars. 29. — Tourbillons, brilliant. 30. — Rockets, with Golden Rain. 31. — A magnificent Fountain-piece, with six Revolving Stars, showing cross-cut Devices ; finishing with a brilliant Fountain of Golden Fire, marooned. 32. — Rockets, with brilliant Stars. 33. — A Shell of Purple and Gold. 34. — Flights of Tourbillons. 35. — A Mine of Serpents. 2,6. — Rockets, with Floating Lights and Streamers. 37. — An elaborate Set Piece, in four Mutations. 1. — Vertical Wheel. with illuminated Scroll. 2. — Illuminated Wheels, in various colours, changing to Silver Circles, and five pointed Stars, • finishing with a grand display of Chinese Fire, loudly reported. 38. — Nests of Serpents. 39. — Rockets, with Crimson and Green Stars. 40.— A Shell of Brilliants. 41. — Rockets — "The Peacock's Plume." 42. — A Set Piece— "The Saxon Cross "—commencing with a double Vertical Wheel, in Green and Crimson Fire, chang- ing to Revolving Wheels, in various colours, with Saxons, in White and Green circles, terminating with a display of Rayonnet and brilliant Fire. 43.— Display of variegated Italian Lights. 44-— Rockets, with Green Stars, changing to Crimson. 45- — A Shell of Crimson Stars. 5° First Day, Saturday, April 23. 46. — A Shell — Bouquet of Flowers. 47. — A Set Piece — " The Tree " — commencing with Double Scroll Wheel, formed with Diamond Lights, changing to a Pyramid of Wheels, decorated with Crimson and Green Fire, Chinese Flyers, and pointed Stars, finishing with a beautiful Tree of Silver Fire, with Red and Green Flowers. 48. — Flights of Tourbillons. 49. — Rockets, with Silver Rain. 50.— A Shell of Tail Stars. 51. — A Mine of Serpents. 52. — A pair of Bisecting Vertical Wheels, forming a Kaleidoscopic Figure, in Crimson and Green Fire, with double Eclosia Wheels around the centre of a six-armed Piece, forming a most beautiful and unique Design — owing to the curious positions of its Fire — concludes with a double Revolving Sun, loudly reported. 53. — Large Rockets, with Snakes. 54.— Flights of Tourbillons. 55. — A Mine of Saucissons. 56.— A Shell of Brilliants. 57. — Rockets, with Floating Lights. 58. — A grand Circumfuse Wheel, changing to a Tree of various colours — consisting of Sun Wheels, with Bouquets of Jas- mine Flowers, and " Les Petites Etoiles," in colours, reported. 59. — Rockets — "The Peacock's Plume." 60.— A Shell of Purple and Gold. 61. — Rockets, with Silver Rain. 62. — A Shell of Fanfaronades. 63. — Grand concluding Piece, made expressly for the occasion — " The Vision of Shakespeare " — formed of many thousand Lights, and gigantic Transparent Effects, supported by Orna- mental Pedestals in various coloured Fires, with Gerbes of the largest dimensions, interspersed with Showers of Pots d Aigrettes, Mines of Saucissons, Girandoles of Coloured Rockets, forming a Bouquet of the most beautiful Fires known in the Pyrotechnic Art. During the exhibition of this superb piece, the grand coup de feu will take place, intro- ducing showers of Streaming Stars, coloured Blossoms, and Saucissons, and the whole surmounted by the Prince of Wales's Plume. Second Day, Sunday, April 24, TWO SERMONS WILL BE PREACHED IN THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY; That in the Morning BY HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN, SERVICE TO COMMENCE AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK. That in the Afternoon BY THE LORD BISHOP OF ST. ANDREWS. SERVICE TO COMMENCE AT HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK. *^* Collections will le made at the close of each Service, for the purpose of restoring and beautifying the Chancel, where the of Shakespeare are interred. Third Day, Monday, April 25. AT NOON, WILL BE PERFORMED HANDEL'S ORATORIO OF THE MESSIAH. ||rwripl Itoaltsts. Madame Parepa, Madame Sainton-Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. George Perren, Mr. Patey, Mr. Santley. Trumpet— -Mr. T. Harper. BAND AND CHORUS OF FIVE HUNDRED PERFORMERS. Conductor — Mr. Alfred Mellon. The Chorus has been selected from the Festival Choral Society, and Amateur Harmonic Society, Birmingham ; the Sacred Har- monic Society, London ; the Festival Choral Society, Worcester ; and from Holy Trinity Church Choir, Stratford-on-Avon. PART THE FIRST. OVERTURE. Recti and Air Mr. SlMS Reeves. Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. (Isa. xl. i, 2). The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord : make straight in the desert a highway for our God. (Isa. xl. 3.) Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill made ow, the crooked straight, and the rough places plain. (Isa. xl. 4.) Third Day, Monday, April 25. Chorus. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together ; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. (Isa. xl. 5.) Recti Mr. Santlev. Thus saith the Lord of Hosts : Yet once a little while, and I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea, and the dry land ; and I will shake all nations, and the Desire of all nations shall come. (Hagg. ii. 6, 7.) The Lord, whom ye seek, shall sud- denly come to His temple ; even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in ; behold, He shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts. (Mai. iii. 1.) Air Madame SaintoVDolby. But who may abide the day of His coming? and who shall stand when He appeareth? For He is like a refiner's fire. (Mai iii. 2.) Chorus. And He shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. (Mai. iii. 3.) Recti., Air, and Chorus Madame SAINTON-DOLBY. Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call his'name Immanuel, God with us. (Isa. vii. 14; Matt. i. 23.) O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain : O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength ; lift it up, be not afraid ; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! (Isa. xl. 9.) Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. (Isa. Ix. 1.) Recti and Air Mr. Santley. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people ; but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee ; and the Gentiles shall come to Thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. (Isa. Ix. 2, 3.) The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light ; and they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. (Isa. ix. 2.) Chorus. For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given : and the government shall be upon his shoulder : and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. (Isa. ix. 6.) 54- Third Day, Monday, April 25. PASTORAL SYMPHONY. Recitative. There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their fiucks by night. (Luke ii. 8.) Recitative (accompanied) ") Recitative > Madame PAREPA. Recitative (accompanied) ) And lo ! the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. (Luke ii. 9.) And the angel said unto them, Fear not ; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people : for unto you is born this clay, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke ii. 10, 11.) And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying. (Luke ii. 13.) Chorus. Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, goodwill towards men ! (Luke ii. 14.) Air Madame Parepa. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion ! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem ! behold, thy King cometh unto Thee ! He is the righteous Saviour, and He shall speak peace unto the heathen. (Zech. ix. 9, 10.) Recti and Air Madame Sainton-Dolby. Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped ; then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing. (Isa. xxxv. 5, 6.) He shall feed his flock like a shepherd ; and He shall gather th lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lea those that are with young. (Isa. xl. 11.) Air Madame Parepa. Come unto Him, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and He shall give you rest. Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him ; for He is meek and lowly of heart : and ye shall find rest unto your souls. (Matt. xi. 28, 29.) Chorus. His yoke is easy, and His burthen is light. (Matt. xi. 30.) Third Day, Monday, April 25. PART THE SECOND. Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world. (John i. 29.) Air Madame Sainton-Dolby. He was despised and rejected of men ; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. (Isa. liii. 3.) He gave His back to the smiters, and His cheeks to them that plucked off the hair : He hid not His face from shame and spitting. (Isa. 1. 6.) Chorus. Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows ! He was wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities ; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him. (Isa. liii. 4, 5.) And with His stripes we are healed. (Isa. liii. 5.) Chorus. All we like sheep have gone astray : we have turned every one to his own way. And the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. (Isa. liii. 6.) Recit. (accompanied) Mr. Sims Reeves. All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn ; they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying. (Ps. xxii. 7.) Chorus. He trusted in God that He would deliver Him ; let Him deliver Him if He delight in Him. (Ps. xxii. 8.) Recit. (accompanied) and Air Mr. Sms Reeves. Thy rebuke hath broken His heart ; He is full of heaviness ; He looked for some to have pity on Him ; but there was no man, neither found He any to comfort Him. (Ps. lxix. 20.) Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow. (Lam. i. 12.) Recit. (accompanied) and Air Madame Parepa. He was cut off out of the land of the living ; for the transgression of Thy people was he stricken. (Isa. liii. 8.) But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell ; nor didst Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption. (Acts ii. 27 ; Ps. xvi. 10.) 56 Third Day, Monday, April 2j Semi-Chorus. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in. Who is the King of Glory ? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in. Chorus. Who is the King of Glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory. (Ps. xxiv. 7, 8, 9, 10.) Recti. .. , Mr. Sims Reeves. Unto which of the angels said He at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten Thee? (Heb. i. 5.) Chorus. Let all the angels of God worship Him. (Heb. i. 6.) Air Madame Parepa. How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the Gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things ! (Rom. x. 15.) Chorus. Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words unto the ends of the world. (Ps. xix. 4 ; Rom. x. 18.) Air Mr. Santlev. W 7 hy do the nations so furiously rage together, and why do the people imagine a vain thing ? The kings of the earth rise up., and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against His Anointed. (Ps. ii. 1, 2.) Chorus. Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes from us. (Ps. ii. 3.) Recti, and Air Mr. Sims Reeves. He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn ; the Lord shall have them in derision. (Ps. ii. 4.) Thou shall break them with a rod of iron ; Thou shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. (Ps. ii. 9.) Chorus. Hallelujah ! for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. (Rev. xix. 6). The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ ; and He shall reign for ever and ever. (Rev. xi. 15). King of kings and Lord of lords. Hallelujah ! (Rev. xix. 16.) Third Day, Monday, April 2$. 5 J PART THE THIRD. Air Madame Parepa. I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth ; and though worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. (Job xix. 25, 26.) For now is Christ risen from the dead, the first fruits of them that sleep. (1 Cor. xv. 20.) Quartet. Madame Parepa, Madame S. -Dolby, Mr. Perren, Mr. Patey. Since by man came death, Chorus. By man came also the resurrection of the dead. Quartet. Madame Parepa, Madame S.-Dolby, Mr. Perren, Mr. Patey. For as in Adam all die, Chorus. Even so in Christ shall all be made alive. (1 Cor. xv. 21, 22.) Recit. (accompanied) and Air Mr. Santley. Behold ! I tell you a mystery : we shall not all sleep ; but we shall all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incor- ruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. (1 Cor. xv. 51, 52, 53-) Trumpet Obligato Mr. T. Harper. Chorus. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by His blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. Blessing and honour, glory and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever. Amen. (Rev. v. 12, 13.) PRICES OF ADMISSION : Reserved Scats (Area) --------- 21s. Ditto (Gallery) - - - - - - - - 10s. 6d. Unreserved Seats ----------- tjj. Doors open at Eleven o'clock. , r ,8 Third Day, Monday, April 2$. In the Evening, at Seven d Clock, A GRAND MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT OF MUSIC Associated •with the Words of Shakespeare.. Madame Parepa, Madame Sainton-Dolby, Madame Arabella Goddard ARTISTE S : Mr. Sims Reeves Mr. G. Perrex, Mr. Santley. PROGRAMME. PART I. Overture ' ; Romeo and Juliet" Macfarren. Trio " The Loadstars " (A Midsummer Night's Dream) Shield. Madame Parepa, Madame SAINTON-DOLBY, and Mr. Patey. O happy, happy, happy fair ! Your eyes are load-stars, and your tongue sweet air, More tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear, When wheat is green, when hawthorn buds appear. Romance " Pieta. Rispetto " (Macbeth) Verdi. Mr. Santley. Recit. cd Ana (Macbeth) " Verdi. REGIT. Perfidi ! all' Anglo contro me v'unite ! Le potenze presaghe han profetato " Esser puoi sanguinario, feroce," " Nessun nato di donna ti nuoce ! " No ! non temo di voi Third Day, Monday, April 25. Ne del fanciullo che vi conduce ! Raffermar sal trono questassalto mi debbe, E sbalzanni per sempre ! Eppur la vita ; Sento nelle mie fibre innaridita ! Pieta, rispetto, amore, * Conforto a de cadenti Non spargeran d'un fiore La tua canuta eta.. Ne sul tuo regio sasso, Sperar soari accenti, Sol la bestemmia, ahi lassoo ! La nenia tua sara. Grand Scena "Portia" Weber. Madame Parepa. [Portia lamenting the loss of Brutus's confidence. See Ju'.ius Caesar, Act ii. Scene i-l RECIT. " I despair ! and shudder at the dreadful thought. Alas, his zeal for Rome may urge him to commit Some fearful deed, which love for me Makes him conceal." ARIA. " Could I tempt him to reveal The grief that robs him of his rest, I with tears will yet appeal, And wake soft pity in his breast. No smile now dwells upon his brow, Where care alone is seen, His heart is clos'd upon me now, Where once I rul'd as Queen. Love and fear are now contending In my aching heart to reign, Each its varied passion lending To give pleasure, hope, and pain." 60 Third Day, Monday, April 25. Fantasia, Pianoforte "Where the Bee Sucks" (Tempest). Benedict. Madame Arabella Goddard. Song " Blow, Blow, thou Wintry Wind" (As You Like It) Dr. A me. Mr. Sms Reeves. " Blow, blow, thou wintry wind, Thou art not so unkind As man's ingratitude ! Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Altho' thy breath be rude. " Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, Thou dost not bite so nigh, As benefits forgot. Tho' thou the waters warp, Thy sting is not so sharp As friend remembered not." Aria.,. u Who is Silvia?". ..(Two Gentlemen of Verona)... Schubert. Madame Sainton-Dolby. " Who is Silvia ? What is she, That all her swains commend her ? Holy, fair, and wise is she : The Heavens such grace did lend her That she might admired be. "Is she kind, as she is fair ? For beauty lives with kindness ; Love doth to her eyes repair To help him of his blindness ; And, being help'd, inhabits there. " Then to Silvia let us sing, That Silvia is excelling : She excels each mortal thing Upon the dull earth dwelling : To her let us garlands bring." Third Day, Monday, April 2j. 61 Overture and Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Mendelssohn. SCHERZO. " We, fairies, that do run, By the triple Hecate's team, From the presence of the sun, — Following darkness like a dream, — Now are frolik" " The king doth keep his revels here to-night. " Come, now a roundel, and a fairy song, Then to your offices, and let me rest." INTERMEZZO. [Hermia seeks Lysander and loses herself in the wood; entrance of Bottom and his comrades; Titania lying asleep .] " What hempen home-spuns have we swaggering here, So near the cradle of the Fairy Queen ? " NOTTURNO. [Hermia and Lysander asleep."] " Music ! ho ! music ! such as charmeth sleep." WEDDING MARCH. " I will wed thee in another key, With pomp, with triumph, and with revelling. Here come the lovers, full of joy and mirth : Joy, gentle friends ! joy, and fresh days of love, Accompany your hearts." PART II. Overture " Coriolanus" Beethoven. Duet ( Midsummer Night's Dream) C. Horn. Madame Parepa and Madame Sainton-Dolby. " I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, There sleeps the Fairy Queen sometimes of the night, Lull'd in their flow'rs with dances and delight." 6 2 Third Day, Monday, April Song .... "Sigh no more, Ladies" .... (Much Ado about Nothing) Sir J. Stevenson. Mr. Sims Reeves. " Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more : Men were deceivers ever ; One foot in sea, and one on shore To one thing constant never ; Then sigh not so, But let them go, And be you blyth and bonny ; Converting all your sounds of woe Into, hey nonny, nonny. " Sing no more ditties, sing no mo Of clumps so dull and heavy ; The fraud of men was ever so, Since summer first was leafy. Then sisrh not so," &c. Glee "Ye Spotted Snakes" (Midsummer Night's Dream) Stevens. Madame Parepa, Madame Sainton-Dolby, Mr. Perren, and Mr. Patey. ' Ye spotted snakes, with double tongue, Thorny hedge-hogs, be not seen ; Newts and blind worms do no wrong ; Come not near our Fairy Queen. Philomel, with melody, Sing in our sweet lullaby ; Lulla, lulla, lullaby : Never harm, nor spell nor charm, Ccme our lovely lady nigh So, good night with lullaby. Weaving spiders, come not here, Hence, you long legg'd spinners, hence Beetles black, approach not near. ; Worm, nor snail do no offence. Philomel, with melody," &c. Third Day, Monday, April 25. 63 New Song "Take ! oh, Take!' - ' (Measure for Measure) A. Mellon. Mr. Santlev. [Composed expressly for the Shakespearian Tercentenary, 1864.} " Take, oh, take those lips away, That so sweetly were forsworn, And those eyes, the break of day, Lights that do mislead the morn : But my kisses bring again, Seals of love, but seal'd in vain. " Hide, oh, hide those hills of snow, Which thy frozen bosom bears, On whose tops the pinks that grow Are of those that April wears. But first set my poor heart free, Bound in those icy chains by thee." Canzonet " She never Told her Love " (Twelfth Night) Haydn. Madame Sainton-Dolby. " She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek ; She sat like patience on a monument Smiling at grief." Song ....... " Come Live with Me " (The Passionate Pilgrim) J. L. Hatton. Mr. G.- Perren. " Come live with me, and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove, That hill and valley, dale and field, And all the craggy mountains yield. There will we sit upon the rocks, And see the shepherds feed their flocks ; There will I make thee beds of roses, With a thousand fragrant posies. If these delights thy mind may move, Then live with me and be my love. 6\ Third Day, Monday, April 25. " Come live with me, and be my dear, And we will revel all the year In plains and groves, on hills and dales, Where fragrant air breathes sweetest gales There shall you have the beauteous pine, The cedar and the spreading vine, The birds with heavenly tuned throats, Possess wood-echoes with sweet notes. If these delights," &c. Song " Venus and Adonis " Sir H. R. Bishop. Madame Parepa. " Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear ; Or, like a fairy, trip upon the green ; Or, like a nymph with bright and flowing hair, Dance on the sands, and yet no footing seen." Shakespearean Overture H. Allridge. Re-arranged for this occasion by Mr. Alfred Mellon. Introducing the Airs, " Soft Flowing Avon," " Sweet Willie, oh ! " And " Ye Warwickshire Lads and ye Lasses." The Orchestra will number 120 Instrumentalists : — 22 First Vio- lins ; 22 Second Violins ; 16 Violas ; 16 Violoncellos ; 17 Double Basses ; 3 Flutes ; 2 Oboes : 2 Clarionets ; 2 Bassoons ; 4 Horns ; 2 Trumpets ; 2 Cornets ; 3 Trombones ; Ophicleide, Side Drums, Triangle, Kettle Drums, Bass Drum, Cymbals, and Harp. Leader, Mr. Blagrove. — Principals, Second Violin, Mr. E. Payton. — Viola, Mr. R. Blagrove. — Violo?icello, Mr. W. Petitt. — Double Bass, Mr. A. Rowland.— Flute, Mr. Rockstro.— Oboe, Mr. A. NICHOLSON.— Clarionet, Mr. J. A. Owen.— Bassoon, Mr. J. Winterbottom. — Horn, Mr. Waterson. — Trombone, Mr. Healey. — Trumpet, Mr. T. Harper. — Pianoforte Accompanyist, Mr. Charles Coote. Conducto}-, Mr. Alfred Mellon. PRICES OF ADMISSION : Reserved Seats {Area) -------- 10s. 6d. Ditto {Gallery) -------- 5^. Unreserved Seats ---------- 2s. 6d. Doors open at Six o'clock. Fourth Day, Tuesday , April 26. In the Mo mi Jig, AN EXCURSION to CHARLECOTE WILL TAKE PLACE. oO^O^ ■ Through the kindness of H. Spencer Lucy, Esq., the Committee are enabled to announce that the GROUNDS AND HALL OF CHARLECOTE Will be thrown open to holders of Excursion Tickets. OTHER PLACES OF SHAKESPEARIAN INTEREST WILL ALSO BE VISITED, AS TIME MAY ALLOW. Carriages will start from Bridge Street at One o'clock. Tickets for the Excursion, 5's. each. f. 66 Fourth Day, Tuesday, April 26. In the Evening, at Seven o'clock, will be represented, BY THE COMPANY OF THE THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, LONDON,, Shakespeare's comedy of TWELFTH NIGHT; or, WHAT YOU WILL. Orsino Duke of Illyria Mr. Howe. ot j- (A Younsr Gentleman, 7 AT ,,,„_„„ Sebastian ... | broth a er to Viola '} Mr. Weathersby. Antonio .... A Sea Captain, friend to Sebastian .... Mr. Braid.. **»» ■ {frie S nd a S P Vio?a} ■■ Mr. Walter Gordon. Curio 7 T -i t ,, t^ , (Mr. Clark. Valentine. . . . \ Lords attending on the Duke | Mr> WoRRELL Sir Toby Belch . . Uncle to the Lady Olivia . . Mr. Rogers. Sir Andrew Aguecheek Mr. BuCKSTONE. Malvolio .... Steward to Olivia .... Mr. Chippendale. Fabian..} c . . Vvr ■ (Mr. W. FARREN. Clown. . . j Servants to 01lvia - JMr. Compton. A Priest Mr. Cullenford. First Officer Mr. Coe. Second Officer Mr. James.. Olivia A Rich Countess Miss H. Lindley. Viola In love with the Duke Miss Louisa Angel. Maria .... Olivia's woman Mrs. E. FlTZWlLLIAM. Lords, Priests, Sailors, Officers, Musicians, and other Attendants^ Scene. — A City in Illyria, and the Sea-coast near it. After which a Comedietta in one Act, adapted from the French of MM. Pierron and Laferriere, by Mr. Sothern, entitled MY AUNT'S ADVICE. Mr. Charles Arundel Mr. Howe. Captain Howard Leslie Mr. Sothern. Mr. Charles Arundel Miss Nelly MOORE. Jane Miss Coleman, Prices of Admission: — Reserved Seals (Area), 21s.; Ditto, Gallery, 10s. 6d.; Unreserved Seats, 5s. doors open at six o'clock Fifth Day, Wednesday, April 27, In the Morning, at Two p.m., in the Shakespeare Rooms, READINGS From the Works of Shakespeare will be given. The arrange- ments, not yet being completed, will be announced in the Daily Papers. Before and between the Readings, Mr. Coote will perform an appropriate Selection of Music on the Pianoforte, which he has expressly arranged for the occasion. Doors open at half-past One o'clock p.m. Prices of Admission: — Reserved Seats, 5s.; Unreserved Seats, 2s. 6d. In the evening, it was intended that Shakespeare's Tragedy of " Hamlet" should have been performed by the Company of the Royal Lyceum Theatre, for which preparations on an appropriate scale had been made. The Committee, however, have the un- pleasant task of announcing that Mr. Fechter, after his repeated pledges to them to put "Hamlet" upon the stage, has, at the eleventh hour, withdrawn from his engagement. Since then, successful negotiations have been entered into with Mr. VINING, of the Princess's Theatre, who has kindly undertaken to place upon the stage the Plays of "ROMEO AND JULIET," AND THE "COMEDY OF ERRORS." By this change of arrangement, the Public will have the oppor- tunity of witnessing a performance of two of Shakespeare's Plays instead of one, as originally announced. QCf 3 Tickets isstiedfor " Hamlet" can be exchanged for any other Entertainment for which the price is the same, or the money ■will be returned on application at the Ticket Office. E 2 68 Fifth Day, Wednesday, April 27. In the Evening, at Seven o'clock, Shakespeare's Tragedy of "Romeo and Juliet," and the "Comedy of Errors," will be represented by the following distinguished Artistes : — ROMEO AND JULIET. Prince Escalus . . Mr. Robins. ! Friar Lawrence . Mr. Forrester. Paris Mr. Brooke. \ Apothecary Mr. Cathcart. Montague Mr. Lickfold. Peter Mr. D. Fisher. Capulet Mr. H. Mellon. Balthaza Mr. Chapman. Romeo Mr. J. Nelson. Ahrani MhTressidder. Mercutio Mr. Vining. Samson Mr. Tapping. Tybalt Mr. C. Seyton. Gregory Mr. Allen. Lady Capulet Miss Stafford. Juliet Madlle. Stella Colas. Nurse . .Mrs. H. Marston. After which will be performed, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, FROM THE TEXT OF SHAKESPEARE. The New and splendid Scenery by Messrs. F. Lloyds, Fenton, Hann, and Gray. N.B. — The Scenery has been so arranged that the Act-Drop will not descend during the Performance of tlu Piece. Solinus (Duke of Ephesus) Mr. Robins. ALgeon (a Merchant of Syracuse) Mr. H. Mellon. Antipholus of Ephesus . . I Twin Brothers and Sons to j Mr. J. Nelson. I .Pigeon and Emilia, but > Antipholus of Syracuse.. [ unknown to each other ) Mr. Vining. Dromio of Ephesus I Twin Brothers and Attendants ( Mr. Hy. Webb. Drotnio of Syracuse \ on the Antipholi / Mr. Chas.Webb. Balthazar . .Mr. Tapping. Angela . .Mr. C. Seyton. A Merchant Mr. Chapman. Dr. Pinch Mr. R. Cathcart. Officer Mr. Tressidder. AL milia... (Wife to ^Egeon, an Abbess at Ephesus).. .Miss Stafford. Adriana. ..(Wife to Antipholus of Ephesus). ..Miss Caroline Carson. Luciana.. (her Sister) .. Miss Helen Howard. Luce . . (her Servant) . . Miss Sydney. Lesbia . . Miss Emma Barnett. Officers, Lords, merchants, Male and Female Citizens, Executioner, Nuns, Attendants, &*c. Stage Manager Mr. George Ellis. Prices of Admission: — Reserved Seats {Area), 21s.; Ditto (Gallery), ios. 6d.: Unreserved Seats, 5s. DOO S OPEN AT SIX O'CLOCK. Sixth Day, Thursday, April 28. In the Morning, at Two o'' Clock, in the Shakespeare Rooms, there will be A CONCERT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AND GLEES, from Shakespeare's plays. PROGRAMME. PART I. Overture . . . . " The Merry Wives of Windsor " Nicolai. Part Song " The Cloud-capped Towers " } Stevens Glee From " Oberon " ) Instrumental Fantasia on Shakespearian Airs, with \ Solos for Pianoforte, Flute, Clarionet, Cornet-a- / r r Pistons, Violin, Violoncello, Contra Basso, and j C " Loote - Euphonium. Arranged expressly for this occasion by J ( An Ode, written expressly by John \ " Shakespeare"| Brougham, Esq., for the Tercen - \ Mellon. ( tenary Festival ) Overture "As you Like It " Harold Thomas. PART II. t, _ c „ ( "When Daisies pied " ) ,, ,. Part Songs.. { „ Who Js ^ Wi J, \\\\\\.\) Macfarren. Duett Cornet-a-Pistons & Euphonium, "Merry \ Wives of Windsor." Performed by C. Coote, jun.,\ Percy. and Alfred Phasey ) Glee " Hark ! the Lark " Kucken. Finale CONDUCTORS-MR. CHARLES COOTE AND MR. STOCKLEY. ("Wedding March" — " Midsummer ) ,> , , , I Night's Dream." } Mendelssohn. Prices of Admission : — Reserved Seats, 5/.; Unreserved Seats, is.6d. DOOftS OPEN AT HALF-PAST ONE P.M. Sixth Day, Thursday, April In the Evening, at Seven o'clock, SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF AS YOU LIKE IT WILL BE REPRESENTED. THE CHARACTERS WILL BE SUSTAINED BY THE FOLLOWING DISTINGUISHED ARTISTES : Rosalind Daughter of the banished Duke. . . . Mrs. Charles Young. Celia.... Daughter of Frederick Miss Rebecca Powell. Fhebe A Shepherdess Miss Bufton. Audry A Country Wench Miss Charlotte Saunders. The Duke Living in Exile Mr. James Bennett. Jaques . . ) Lords attending upon the ( . .Mr. Creswick. Amiens ..} Duke in his banishment ( . .Mr. W. H. Cummings. Orlando. . . .Youngest Son of Sir Rowland de Bois . .Mr. W. Farren. Adam Servant to Oliver Mr. Chippendale. Touchstone , A Clown Mr. Compton. Le Beau .... A Courtier attending upon Frederick .... Mr. Belford. Oliver Mr. Robert Dolman. Charles A Wrestler Mr. H. Payne. Frederick.. f Brother to the Duke, and Usurper of » M Nanton . ( his dominions. J Jaques De Bois. ..... Son of Sir Rowland Mr. Siddons. Eustace, Mr. Poynter. Louis, Mr. Eldred. Dennis, Mr. Concannen. Covin ...... ) Q . , , t , f Mr. Williams. Sylvius....) Shepheids. { M r. Warner. William.. A. Country Fellow in love with Audry.. Mr. Worboys. Lords belonging to the tivo Dukes, Ladies, Pages, Foresters, and other Attendants. Scene. — First, near Oliver's House; afterwards, partly in the Usurper's Court, and partly in the Forest of Arden. The Play produced under the superintendence of Mr. Creswick. Costumes gratuitously supplied by Mr. S. May. .Scenery under the direction of Mr. O'Connor. Prices of Admission : — Reserved Seats (Area), 21s. y Ditto {Gallery), \os. 6d.j Unreserved Scats, $s. DOORS OPEN AT SIX O'CLOCK. Seventh Day, Friday, April 29, At Nine d Clock in the Evening. THERE WILL BE A GRAND FANCY DRESS BALL IN THE PAVILION, To which no one will be admitted except in Fancy Dress, Court Dress, or Uniform. (Although Costumes will not be strictly limited to those of a Shakespearian character, yet it is requested that, so far as possible, they may be adopted.) No Mask, Dominoes, or Pantomime characters will be admitted. LADY PATRONESSES: The Countess of Aylesford. The Countess of Lichfield. The Countess of Warwick. Lady Willoughby de Broke. Lady Vernon. Lady Wrottesley. Lady Conyers. Lady Gwendoline Petre. Lady Charles Paulet. Lady Mordaunt. Lady Hon. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Steele Graves. Mrs. Adderley. West, A /scot. Wise, Woodcote. Hamilton Yatman. Keighley Peach. Eyton. Dickins, Cherington. Flower. PATRONS AND STEWARDS: Lord Leigh, Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. The High Sheriff of War- wickshire. The Earl of Lichfield. The Earl of Craven. The Earl of Warwick. The Earl of Aylesford. The Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot. The Earl Delawarr. The Earl of Coventry. Lord Wrottesley. Lord Dufferin. Lord Northwick. The Hon. E. Chandos Leigh. Colonel The Hon. H. H. Clifford. .Sir N. W. Throckmorton, Bart. Sir M. Steele Graves, Bart. Sir J. Eardley Wilmot, Bart. T. Bazley, Esq., M.P. W. SCHOLEFIELD, ESQ., M.P. Atty, James, Esq., Rugby. Arkwright, J. T., Esq. Bill, John, Esq., Coventry. Caldecott, C. M., Esq., Rugby. Clarke, Colonel, Scots Greys. Flower, E. F., Esq. Peach, Captain Keighley. Peel, A, Robert, Esq., Wor- cester. Starkey, J. F., Esq. Smith, Gustavus T, Esq. Thompson, Dr. Vaughton, R. Dymock, Esq. West, J. R., Esq., A/scot. Seventh Day, Friday, April 29. G alton, Darwin, Esq. Greenway, Kelynge, Esq. Granville, Major. Hartopp, Major. Hamilton, Captain. Harding, W. J., Esq. Hodge, Major-General,C.B., Aldershot. Lucy, H. Spencer, Esq., Charlecote. Machen, Major. Mason, Lieut.-Col. Muntz, P. H., Esq., Edstow. Minster, R. H., Esq., Mayor of Coventry. Musgrave, C., Esq. Parker, Francis, Esq., Wor- cester. Philips, R.N., Esq., Man- chester. Wise, H. C., Esq. Wright, T. Esq., Tidmington. Yatman, W., Hamilton, Esq. ACTING STEWARDS. Lord Willoughby de Broke. The Hon. Hugh Somerville. Sir Chas. Mordaunt, Bart., M.P. Sir R. N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.B. Child, W. Henry, Esq. Flower, Edgar, Esq. Kingsley, Dr. Lomax, Captain. Mordaunt, J. Murray, Esq. The Programme of the Dance Music will be as follows : — English Country Dance „„ Quadrille " Cologne " Coote. Valse ....." Ariel " Gung'l. Lancers " Original " Hart. Galop " Locomotive " T. Broivnc. Quadrille " Shakespeare " Coote. (Arranged expressly for this occasion. ) Valse " Faust " Gounod. Lancers " Old English " Coote. Valse " Humming Bird " Coote, Jun. Quadrille " Dramatic College " A. Mellon. Galop " Prince Imperial " Coote. Lancers Tinney. Valse " Kate Kearney " Coote. Quadrille " Faust " Gounod. Galop " Bel Demonio " Montgomery, Lancers " The Cure " Coote. Valse " Fairy Fountain " Frenvin. 18 Galop " Tuberose" Balfe. 19 Quadrille " She Stoops to Conquer " . . Macfarren. 20 Valse " Village Rose " Coote. 2 1 Galop " Extravaganza " Coote. Tickets (not transferable) will be issued only on production of a Voucher, or Letter, signed either by the President, one of the Vice- - presidents, or Local Committee, or by a Lady Patroness or Steward; : price, including Refreshments and Supper, 21s. Spectators in the Galleries (Evening Dress), 10s. 6d. and 5s. Coote and Tinney's celebrated Quadrille Band has been engaged. . Popular Entertainments. On Saturday, April 30, and Monday, May 2, THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF POPULAR ENTERTAINMENTS IN THE PAVI LION, THESE ENTERTAINMENTS WILL INCLUDE :— On Saturday, April 30///, a Promenade Concert; On Monday, May 2nd, an Ascent of Mr. CoxwelVs New Balloon j and a Public Ball. $gg* In order to meet a generally expressed wish, and that the public may have an opportunity of witnessing the PERFORM- ANCE of Shakespeare's Plays in the Grand Pavilion, the Committee have arranged for TWO EXTRA NIGHTS, under the superintendence of Mr. CRESWICK, who has, in the kindest spirit, accepted that responsibility, and consented to appear. On Tuesday, May yd, A Tragedy ; On Wednesday, May \th, a Comedy, Being the last night of the Dramatic Entertainments, and of the Festival. These performances will be supported by first-class Artistes of Metropolitan and Provincial celebrity. Prices of Admission : — Reserved Seats, 4s. ; First Tier, 3s. ; Area, 2s. ; Lower Tier, is. FULL PARTICULARS OF THESE ENTERTAINMENTS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE PAPERS AND IN HAND-BILLS ; AND ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR EXCURSION TRAINS FROM THE NEIGHBOURING TOWNS. 74 General Arrangements. During the whole of the Festival, there will be AN EXHIBITION IN THE TOWN-HALL Of many of the well-known PORTRAITS OF SHAKESPEARE, AND EMINENT ACTORS OF HIS PLAYS, UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF MR. HOGARTH. *£* The Exhibition will be open from ioa.m. to 6p.m. Admission before One o'clock, Half-a-cro\vn ; after One o'clock, One Shilling. Catalogue, Sixpence. GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS. IN order to afford accommodation for visitors at moderate charges, Registers of Lodgings at Stratford-upon-Avon and the neighbouring towns, have been opened at the undermentioned places : — Stratford-upon-Avon Mr. MORGAN, High Street. Warwick Messrs. Cook & Son, High Street. Leamington Mr. Glover, Victoria Terrace. Birmingham Mr. THOS. Harrison, Colmore Row. Worcester Messrs. Leicester & Son. FOR ARRANGEMENTS OF TRAINS, See Advertisement Pages. The following appointments have been made in connection with the Festival : — Messrs. Mulloney and Johnson, and Mr. Browett, of Coventry, have manufactured a badge and ribbon, and a scarf for gentlemen, General Arrangements. 75 and a sash for ladies, for the Fancy Ball, which the Committee recommend should be worn on the occasion. An arrangement has also been made with Messrs. Mulloneyand Johnson for the exhibition, during the days of the Festival, of a power Jacquard Loom in full work, showing the process of weaving the " Badge" adopted by the Committee. Professor Miller, of the Government School of Design, has pro- duced a bust of Shakespeare, which has the approval of the Com- mittee. Copies may be obtained from the publishers, Messrs. Howell and James, Regent Street, London, or their agents. Messrs. Burton and Sons have been appointed Photographers during the Festival. Messrs. Simmons and Sons, No. 4, Tavistock-street, Covent Garden, London, are appointed Costumiers for the Ball. A Medal has been struck by Mr. Brown, Crystal Palace, Syden- ham, which the Committee recommend should be worn at the several Entertainments during the Festival. The Banquet and Refreshments will be supplied by Mr. S. H. Mountford, of Worcester. Architects of the Pavilion — Messrs. Thompson and Coulbourne,. Stratford-upon-Avon. Contractors — Messrs. Branson and Murray, Birmingham. Decorator — Messrs. Chas. Brothers, Leamington. SHAKESPEARIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY: BEING A LIST OF BOOKS, ETC., RELATING TO THE POET AND HIS TIME, NOW ON SALE. Shakespeare, the Folio of 1623. The exact Reprint of this all-important Edition. — Part I., the Comedies, price 10s. 6d.; now ready, Part II., containing the Histories, price ios. 6d. ; to be fol- lowedshortly by Part III., the Tragedies, completing the work. [L. Booth, 307, Regent Street, W.) Shakespeare's Jest Books: being Reprints of the early Jest Books sup- posed to have been used by Shakespeare : "A Hundred MeryTalys," from the only known copy; also "Mery Tales and Quicke Answeres," from the rare editions of 1530 and 1567. Edited, with Intro- duction and Notes, by W. C. Hazlitt. Elegantly printed on toned paper, thick fcap. 8vo, half-bound, uncut. Just Pub- lished, 1864. [Willis and Sotheran, 136, Strand.) 7s. 6d. Shakespeare's Works. — Above One Hundred Various Editions, from the First Folio (1623) to the Latest Published (April, 1864), many in fine condition. On Sale by Willis & Sotheran, 136, Stra?id. Shakesperiana, from 1564 to 1864. A Bibliographical Essay. By Franz Thimm. In the press. As only a limited number will be printed. Subscribers are requested to forward their Addresses to 3, Brook Street, Grosveuor Square. About 4s. or ss. History of William Shakespeare, Player and Poet. Second Edition. With New Facts and Traditions. By S. W. Fullom, author of "The Great Highway," "The Human Mind," "The Marvels of Science," &c. Now ready, in 8vo. [Saunders, Otley, and Co., 66, Brook Street, W.) 7s. 6d. Shakespeare Weighed in an Even Balance. By a Country Vicar. "Who hath not heard it spoken, how deep you were within the bounds of God?" Just ready, in demy 8vo. [Saunders, Otley, and Co., 66, Brook Street, W.) A Study of Hamlet. By John Conolly, M.D., D.C.L. [Ediud. Moxon and Co., Dover Street, II'.) 5s. Marsh's Reference Shakspere, with 11,600 References, 1 vol. cloth, sup. roy. 8vo. [Simpkin, Paternoster Row ; J. Hey wood, Manchester.) 20s. Shakspeare's Plays, with Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The Variorum Edition, 15 vols., 8vo calf; from the Library of the late W. M. Thackeray, Esq., with his Stamp on the Titles. [G. A. Davics, 120, Wardour Street, W.) £4 4s. Shakspeare for the Young, and for Reading in Families : being a Selec- tion of the best Plays (17 in number), cleared from all objectionable passages, and occasionally abridged without injury to the plot ; with short explanatory notes. By the Right Rev. Charles Wordsworth, D.C.L., Bishop of St. Andrew's. In preparation. [Smith, Elder, and Co. r 65, Coruhill.) Shakspere : his Birthplace and its Neighbourhood. By John R. Wise, Author of "The New Forest ; its History and Scenery," &c. With 25 Illustrations by W. J. Linton. Printed on toned paper, and handsomely bound in cloth gilt, bevelled boards, crown 8vo, 7s. 6d. A cheaper edition may be had, fcp. 8vo, limp cloth, 2s. 6d. [Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill.) Shakespeare Commentaries. By G. G. Gervinus, Professor at Heidelberg. Translated under the Author's superin- tendence, by F. E. Bunnett. Recently published, 2 vols., demy 8vo. [Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill.) 24s. Shakespeare Characters, chiefly those subordinate. By Charles Cowden Clarke. Companion volume to all copies of Shakespeare. Demy 8vo, Roxburgh binding. [Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill.) 12s. On Shakspeare's Knowledge and Use of the Bible. By the Right Rev. Charles Wordsworth, D.C.L, Bishop of St. Andrew's. Now ready, crown 8vo. [Smith, Elder, &> Co., 65, Coruhill.) 5s. A Gift-Book for this Season, and for all Seasons. — Now ready, a quaint little volume, square i2mo, containing Nine Photographs, with various Orna- mentation to each Page, in binding of an Elizabethan stamp, The Seven Ages of Man, described by William Shakespeare. Depicted by Robert Smirke. [L. Booth, 307, Regent Street, W. ; and J>\ Ay ling, 493, Oxford Street, W.C.) 5s. A Reproduction by Photography of the celebrated Shakespeare Gallery, consisting of 98 Photographs, with de- scriptive text of each scene, reduced from Boydell's celebrated Shakespeare Gal- lery, published in 1804-5 at Sixty Guineas, and now reproduced with every detail of those exquisite prints perfectly rendered. Cloth, gilt edges. [L. Booth, 307, Regent Street, W. ; and i\ Aylins;, 493, Oxford Street, W.C.) £2 2s. Shakespearian Bibhograpliy. Cassell's Illustrated Shake- speare. Edited, with Notes, by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke ; with Illustra- tions by H. C. Selous. Printed on fine Toned Paper. In Weekly Numbers, price id. ; Monthly Parts, price sd. and 6d. ; and in Quarterly Sections, is. 3d. First Section now ready. (Cassell, Fetter, and Galpiu, London, E.C.) Pearls of Shakespeare : a Col- lection of the most brilliant Passages found in his Plays. Illustrated with 48 Engravings from Designs by Kenny Meadows. i2mo, handsomely bound in cloth, bevelled, extra gilt. [Cassell, Fetter, and Gaipin, La Belle Sauvage Yard, London, E.C.) 3s. 6d. Shakespere's Works. — The various Modern Editions, complete in sets, and in single volumes, sold in cloth, or in very superior bindings, at reduced prices, by R. J. Bush, 32, Charing Cross, S. W. [close to Whitehall), London. Dyce's Shakespeare. — "The best text of Shakespeare which has yet appeared. . . Mr. Dyce's edition is a great work, worthy of his reputation, and for the present it contains the standard text." — Times, Jan. 20, 1864. A new edition, to be completed in 8 vols. , demy 8vo. , 10s. each, The Works of Shakespeare. Edited by the Rev. Alex. Dyce. This edition is not a mere reprint of that which appeared in 1857 ; on the contrary, it will present a text very materially altered and amended from beginning to end, with a large body of critical Notes, almost entirely new, and with a Glossary, in which the lan- guage of the poet, his allusions to cus- toms, &c, will be fully explained. To be published every alternate month. Vols. I., II., and III. now ready. Cliapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. The Students' and School Shake- speare, with Notes selected from the best Authors. By Rev. J. R. Pitman, A.M. Third edition. (Rice <5^ Co., 123, Mount Street, Grosz>euor Square.) 7s. 6d. The Cambridge Shakespeare. — On April 25th will appear Vol. IV., 8vo, cloth, 10s. 6d., containing King John, Richard II., the Two Parts of Henry IV. and Henry V, the Works of William Shakespeare. Edited by William George Clark, M.A., and William Aldis Wright, M. A. , Trinity College, Cambridge. ' ' An Edition on a plan which differs altogether from that adopted by any — a plan so ex- cellent in itself, and so well carried out, that we have no hesitation in saying that it is likely to be, when completed, the most useful one to the scholar and intel- ligent reader which has yet appeared." — Athenaeum. To be completed in 8 vols., demy 8vo, 10s. Cd. each. (Macmillau and Co., London and Cambridge.) Shakespere : his Birthplace, Home, and Grave : a Pilgrimage to Strat- ford-on-Avon in the autumn of 1863. By the Rev. J. M. Jephson, B.A., F.S.A. With 15 Photographic Illustrations. Small 4to, cloth gilt, 2is. ; morocco, 31s. 6d. — Shakespere's Sonnets. — Photographic Fac-simile of the First Printed Edition of 1609. (Rec-ue and Co., 5, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.) 10s. 6d. William Shakspeare : his Life and Works. By Victor Hugo. Autho- rised English Translation ; 1 vol. Hurst &* Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough St- Shaksperiana. — An interesting Collection of Shaksperiana will be in- cluded in April Catalogue of scarce and curious Books ; may be had by post for one stamp. Richard Simpson, 10, King William Street, Charing Cross, W. C. The First Folio (1623).— Shake- speare in Photo-Lithography, under the supervision of H. Staunton. One Vol., folio, handsomely bound, 960 pp. [Day and Son, Lithographers to tin: Queen, London. ) Price JE8 8s. Shakespeare : the only Contem- porary Portrait, an exquisite Photo-Litho- graphic Reproduction, under the super- vision of Mr. Staunton, of Droeshout's celebrated Line Engraving, authenticated by Ben Jonson's famous lines (placed beneath the Portrait). Printed on fine Plate and India Paper. (Day and Son, Litlwgraplicrs to the Queen, 6, Gate Street, London, IV.C.) Price 2s. 6d. Shakespeare's Will ; also the Deed of Purchase and Deed of Mort- gage ; together with the famous Droeshout and Chandos Portraits, all Reproduced in Photo-Lithography and Photography, under the supervision of Mr. Howard Staunton, with Transcripts in Letterpress of the Will and the Register of the Will ; handsomely bound. (Day andSou, Litho- graphers to the Queen, London.) 21s. Shakespeare — Stratford as con- nected with him ; and the Bard's Rural Haunts. Bv Edwin Lees. (E. Adams, Bookseller, S tratfo} d-upon-Avou.) Price 2S., Illustrated. Shakespeare Tercentenary : a " Chronicle of the Time ;" being a Com- plete History of the Celebration. By Robert E. Hunter (late Secretary to the Stratford-on-Avon Committee;. In 1 vol., crown 8vo, 2s. 6d. Drawing-room copy. Illustrated, 7s. 6d. (£. Adams, Book- seller, Stratford-upon-A von ; Whittakcr and Co., London.) A Catalogue, relating to Shake- speare and his Works, post free for 4d. (F. S. Ellis, 33, King St., Covent Garden.) 78 Shakespearian Bibliography. Shakespeare. — In Two Volumes, uniform with the royal octavo editions of his Works, the whole of the Vocal Music to his Plays, containing many beautiful traditional Melodies introduced by Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Bland ; as also all the little songs, quaint bits, and snatches of singing that occur in these Plays, as col- lected by the Editor (1799), from recitals and written memoranda of those and the following celebrated performers : Messrs. Bannister, Parsons, and Suett. Published for the Editor, by J. Waller, 58, Fleet Street. Price One Guinea. Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Life ; with Illustrations by John Gilbert, &c. Engraved by Thomas Gilks. (Dt in and Son, 11, Ludgate Hill.) Price 6d. A Catalogue of Old Books, in- cluding many Shakespearian Works, sent free for one stamp by John Wilson, 93, Great Russell Street, W.C. A perfect Photographic Fac- simile of the only authentic Portrait of Shakespeare, from the Original by Droe- shout ; mounted on India paper. (F. S. Fills, 33, King Street, Covent Garden.) 5s. 6d. The Tercentenary Memorial Ribbon, for Framing or Albums (as a souvenir of the Festival), manufactured by Mulloney and Johnson, Coventry, tinder the special sanction and patronage of the Committee, contains Portrait, and View of the Church and Birthplace, and is admitted to be one of the finest speci- mens of weaving ever produced. May be obtained from all Drapers, or from the Manufacturers, 3, Ironmonger Rcnv, Coventry. Price is. 6d. Busts and Statuettes of Shake- speare. — E. G. Zimmermanns' Manufac- tures in Metallic Art ; Innumerable variety of Groups of Figures, Animals ; also other objects both Useful and Orna- mental. (2, St. Paul's Buildings, Little Carter Lane, London, E. C.) Wholesale only. Shakespearian Illustrations. — Now ready, Part I. , containing 20 choice Photographic Illustrations to the most important Plays. {Gladwell, 382, New Cross Road, S.F.) 21s. Shakspeare's Birthplace. — How to make a Model of Shakspeare's Birth- place. 38 Coloured Engravings. (H.G. ' Clarke and Co., 252, Strand.) 6d. Ann Hathaway's Cottage. — How to make a Model of Ann Hathaway's Cottage. 38 Coloured Engravings. (H. G. Clarke and Co., 252, Strand.) 6d. Shakspeare's Birthplace. — An Artist's Pilgrimage to Stratford-on-Avon. By F. Shepherd. 8 Engravings. (H. G. Clarke and Co., 252, Strand.) id. The National Shakspeare Me- morial Bust, by FelixM. Miller, Professor of Sculpture, Government School of Art Published under the special sanction of the "National Shakspeare" and "Strat- ford-on-Avon Tercentenary Committees," by Howell, James, and Co. Copies are issued, in the order of Registration, to Subscribers only, and executed in Wedg- wood Ceramic Statuary, 12 in. high, or French Terra Cotta, 15 in. high, price One Guinea each; Bronze, 8 in. high, Three Guineas. Subscribers' Names re- ceived by the Agents in London and chief Provincial Towns (where Copies of the Bust can be seen), or by the Publishers, Howell, James, &> Co., Goldsmitlis. 6rc., by appointment to the Queen and Prince and Princess of Wales, 5,7, and 9, Regent Street. Photographs and Prospectuses forwarded (post free) on application. Shakspeare. — The only authen- tic Carte de Visite Portrait, from the famous Engraving by Droushart in the first Folio Edition, 1623, whhjac-simile of Autograph in British Museum. Pho- tographed and published by IF. Walker and Sons, 64, Margaret Street, Caven- dish Square, IV. Price is. , of all Dealers in Cartes de Visite. Shakespeare Curiosities. — Old Books, Manuscripts, Cotemporary Plays, Rare Portraits, Early Commentaries ; all at very low prices, at John Camden Hotten's Shop, in Piccadilly, London. Catalogues monthly. Shakespeare in the Magic Lan- tern. 17 Photographic Views of Strat- ford-on-Avon, &c. Prospectus, 2 stamps. {S.Highley, Optician, 18, Green Street, Leicester Square, W.C.) 5s. plain, and 8s. 6d. each, coloured. Set of Twelve Stereoscopic Pic-^ tures, Shakspeare's Birthplace, Tomb, &c, 10s. ; album size, 6s. the set. The Desk used by him at Strat- ford School. Stereo., is. 6d. ; album, is. Chandos Portrait, album size, 6d. Shakspeare's Jug and Cup. Album, is. ; stereo., is. 6d. SI Un'rrlfss Ut\ic. The Cast from the Face of Shak- speare after Death. (In the private possession of Professor Owen.) By means of a hand-glass, several hairs from Shakspeare's face can be distinctly seen attached to the cast, in the photo- graph. Price 2s. 6d. each Stereo. ; is. 6d. album size. Stereoscopic Co. (Photographers to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales), 54, Cheapside, and no, Regent Street. All sent post free on remittance of stamps, &c. Post-office Orders or Cheques, please cross Union Bank of London, j Advertisements. 7^ ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL. This Elegant and Fragrant Oil possesses extraordinary properties for promoting the growth, restoring, preserving, and beautifying the Human Hair. Price 3s. Od., 7s., 10s. fld. (equal to four small), and 21s. per Bottle. ROWLANDS' KALYDOR. This Oriental Botanical Preparation realizes, a HEALTHY PURITY of Complexion, and a softness and delicacy of Skin. Soothing, cool- ing, and purifying, it eradicates all Cutaneous Eruptions, Freckles, Tan. Pimples, Spots, and Discolorations. Price 4s. Od. & 8s. Od. per Bottle. ROWLANDS' ODONTO, OR PEARL DENTIFRICE, Compounded of Oriental Ingredients— it imparts a Pearl-like Whiteness to the Teeth. eradicates Tartar and Spots of incipient decay, strengthens the Gums, and giros a pleasing fragrance to tic Breath. Price 2s. Od. per Box. Soul bv A. Rowland & Suns. 20, Hutton i.anlen, Loudon, and by Chemists and Perfumers. V Ask for ROWLANDS' Articles. [27 EDUCATIONAL WORKS OF Dr. CORN WELL, F.R.G.S. MAP BOOK FOR BEGINNERS. Price Is. 6d. ; 2s. 6d. coloured. BOOK OF BLANK MAPS. Price Is. BOOK OF MAP PROJECTIONS. Price Is. GEOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS. 14th Edition. Price Is. SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY. 34th Edition. 3s. 6d. ; or with Thirty Maps on Steel, 5s. 6d. SCHOOL ATLAS. Price 2s. 6d. plain; 4s. coloured. THE YOUNG COMPOSER. 25th Edition. Price Is. 6d. KEY TO THE YOUNG COMPOSER. Price 3s. [Is. 9d. cloth. ALLEN & CORNWELL'S SCHOOL GRAMMAR. 34th Edition. Price 2s. red leather; GRAMMAR FOR BEGINNERS. 40th Edition. Price Is. cloth; 9d. sewed. SKLECT ENGLISH POETRY, for the use of Schools. 12ih Edition. Price 4s. SCHOOL ARITHMETIC. 6th Edition. Price Is. 6d. KEY TO SCHOOL ARITHMETIC. Price 4s. 6d. THE SCIENCE OF ARITHMETIC. 8th Edition, corrected and enlarged. Price 4s. Gd. London: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & Co. ; HAMILTON, ADAMS, & Co. Edinburgh: OLIVER & BOYD. [46 SHAKESPEARE'S WILL; WITH THE DEEDS OF PURCHASE, AND MORTGAGE OF HIS LONDON HOUSE. PEBMISSION having been obtained from the proper authorities to photograph, these interesting documents, which contain the only authentic examples of Shakespeare's handwriting, Messrs. DAY and SON have the pleasure to announce the publication of them by the admirable process of Photo-Lithography. To add to the interest of these Shakespearian relics, they will be accompanied by explanatory letter-press and a printed version of each ; the volume will also con- tain both the Droeshout and Chandos Portraits, beautifully reproduced in Photo- Lithography. The whole, produced under the personal supervision of Mr. H. STAUNTON, will be bound in cloth, with elegant and appropriate decorations, and issued at One Guinea per copy. LONDON: DAY AND SON. LITHOGRAPHERS TC THE QUEEN. THE only contemporary PORTBAIT reproduced in Photo- Lithography, under the personal supervision of Mr. H. STAUNTON, from the celebrated Line Engraving by Droeshout, and authenticated by Ben Jonson's famous lines (placed beneath the Portrait), printed on fine plate and India paper price 2s. 6d. LONDON : DAY AND EON, LITHOGRAPHERS TO THE QUEEN, 6, GATE STREET, W.C. [43 8o Advertisements. RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. RETURN TICKETS to STRATFORD-ON-AVON, issued on Friday, April 22nd, and intervening days, will be available until Monday, May 2nd, inclusive. In addition to the Ordinary Trains to Stratford-on-Avon, Special Trains will run on April 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30. ORDINARY TRAINS TO STRATFORD-ON-AVON-tWeefc Days). STATIONS. Class 1&2 Class 1&2 Class 1&2 Class 1&2 Class 1 &2 Class 1&2 755 8 655 7 25 7 15 a.m. G 718 8 25 9 54 10 o'io 9 50 10 20 835 a.m. 9 30 8 45 10 27 11 15 12 15 7"i5 S55 11 32 12 5 8" 80 12 11 15 12 50 3 15 3 20 10 50 12 2 40 3 10 2 10 12 85 10 40 p.m. 2 3 "0 4 5 5 40 5 45 i 30 5 20 6 5 135 p.m. 6 15 3 45 735 8 45 8 50 3 5 4 15 6 55 7 25 4" 45 Bath ORDINARY TRAINS FROM STRATFORD-ON-AVON-dFeei Days.) STATIONS. STRATFORD dep. Bath arr. 1 &2 1 & 2 1 1 & 2 lftl 1&2 1 &2 1 & 2 1 & 2 1&2 1 &2 a.m. 7 12 25 11 40 "840 9 11 10 15 11 48 1 7 40 745 8 55 9 35 a.m. 8 41 950 a.m. 8 45 9" 45 10 55 12 3S 2 30 3 45 9 54 10 11 55 1 7 a.m. 11 55 5 15 5 40 4 45 12 55 1 25 2 28 4 10 5 20 12 40 12 45 1 52 2 45 p.m. 12 15 "6"25 6 50 3 22 1 40 p.m. 1 5 7 7 30 6 28 2"20 3 5 4 30 « 48 8 5 2 5 2 15 4 5 5 35 p.m. 4 10 9 i'6 9 35 7 30 5 30 p.m. 5 10 e'so 7 20 8 ;(5 10 5 11 p.m. 6 25 980 p.m. 7 10 11 40 12 15 11 10 "840 9 30 10 40 12 7 45 8 54 9 35 (ilo'Ktl'l- Cheltenham Hereford (Barton) AVorcester liinmiigliain (Snow-hill) ... Wolverhampton (Low Lev.) SPECIAL TRAINS WILL LEAVE FOR STRATFORD-ON-AVON. STATIONS. Saturday, April 23. Monday, April 25. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. April 26, 27, 28. Friday, April 29. 1 & 2 1 & 2 1 & 21 & 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 1 & 2jl & 2 1 & 2 1 & 2 12 6; 1 38 '.'..'.'.'. 1 45 '.'".'.'. 11 30 12 a.m. noon 6 30 12 7 30 12 60 8 15 1 3S ...... 9 20 8 45 10 9 34 10 10 p.m. noon j p.m. 1 30; 12 0. 1 30 2 30 12 50: 2 SO 3 15 1 38; 3 15 11 1 noon 12 12 511 p.m. 1 30 2 30 3 15 7 '."'.'.'. 6 30 Vt iirci'ster 4 25 ' 6 55 SPECIAL TRAINS WILL RETURN FROM STRATFORD-ON-AVON. STATIONS. Saturday, April 23. Monday, April 25. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, April 26, 27, 28. Saturday, April 30. 1 & 1 & 2 1 &21 &2 1 &2|1 &2.1 &2 1&2 1&2 1 &2 1 & 21 & 2 1 & 2 STRATFORD. ...dep. AVorcester arr. Malvern p.m. 10 p.m. 11 12 5 12 25 12 7 p.m.Sp.m. ngt. ! ngt. ngt. 4 10 6 30 12 12 15 12 30 | 1 5! 1 . ... 1 25! | 7 40 1 27i 2 20 5 55 ..:..., 2 2( 40! 3 ft 7 40 4 ngt. 12 (I 1 ft 1 25 ngt. 12 15 i"27 2 20 ngt. 12 30 2" 30 3 5 4 1 a.m. a.m. a.m. 4 4 15 4 30 5 20 5 40 1 5 43 ! 6 85 5 45 ...... 6 30 1 7 *> Wolverhampton Heading l'addinsrton 12 :in 1 20 :::::: Advertisements. LONDON and NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. SHAKESPEARE TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION STRATFORD-ON-AVON, APRIL 33RD TO 3Qt h, 1864. Arrangements have been made for the issue of THROUGH TICKETS from the undermentioned Stations on the LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY to STRATFOED-ON-AVON. FARES TO STRATFORD-ON-AVON. London, Euston Cambridge Bedford Dunstable Luton Watford Peterboro' Wellingboro' Northampton ... Stamford Market Harboro' Rugby Leicester Nuneaton Coventry Taniworth Lichfield Kenilworth SINGLE JOURNEY 1st 2nd CI. CI. 17 9 13 3 12 9J 9 6 14 0^0 3 14 9,10 9 16 9 12 3 14 6 11 11 o| 8 9 9 6 7 12 3j 9 3 8 3 6 8 9, 5 6 4 4 3 3 7 6j 5 3 7 6 5 6 3 9 2 6 RETURN 1st 2nd CL CI. s. d. Passengers from the above-mentioned Shrewsbury Wellington Newport (Salop) ... Stafford Manchester Stockport Oldham (Glodwick) Staleybridge Huddersfield Dewsbury Leeds Bradford Halifax Warrington Liverpool Preston Lancaster Carlisle Bangor Birkenhead Chester D ^ ( Waif) -n- / Westland \ •°°- V Row ; Wigan Bolton Wakefield SINGLE JOURNEY. 1st 2nd CI. | CL ITT. sTd! 11 10 8 9 10 II 7 6 9 9 7 9 6i 7 20 6 14 6 IS 13 6 20 15 19 9 15 22 916 9 4 ! 17 9 24 6 18 24 6 18 24 618 18 613 6 20 2:15 5 23 0!l7 7 20 41 29 9 28 3 21 6 20 0|15 3 17 613 3 32 325 6 46 3 34 20 3!15 21 316 23 9 17 9 1st 2nd CL J CL TlTsTT 17 9 13 1 15 11 1 14 9 10 9 14 6 10 6 31 23 3 27 3 20 6 29 9 22 3 29 9 22 3 34 3 25 3 36 26 36 9 26 37 9 28 6 36 9 27 3 28 0i21 8 30 7|23 2 34 9 26 40 930 3 61 944 9 42 6 32 6 30 3 22 10 26 3 19 10 48 938 6 I 73 3 53 6 30 922 6 32 24 35 6 26 6 Passengers from the above-mentioned Sta- tions can proceed to Wolverhampton or Bush- bury by any Ordinary Train, and there join the Great Western Company's Trains for Stratford. During the TERCENTENARY WEEK, the period of time for which Keturn Tickets are available will he extended from Friday, the 22nd April, to Monday, May 2nd, inclusive. ' A Special Tram will leave Leamington (Avenue Station) on the night of Saturday, 23rd April for K, "'V v "; r ". * :""'i, midnight. There will be m, special train in con- nection with the tram from Stratford on the occasion of the i'ancy Ball on Friday night. By Order. EusioJf Station, March, 1864. W. CAWKWELL, General Manager. [2? F Advertisements. The MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY have arranged for the issue of THRO' TICKETS during the Month of April, from the undermentioned Stations TO STRATFORD-ON-AVON, COMMENCING APRIL 11th. FARES TO STRATFORD-ON-AVON. Lancaster .... lngleton Cofne Skipton Bradford Leeds Nornianton... Wakefield Doncaster Sheffield Masboro' Chesterfield . Derby Burton Ashby Tamworth .... Buxton Bakewell Lincoln Newark Nottingham . . 14 in 3 Passengers from the above-mentioned Stations proceed In Birmingham by Midland Railway, and from thence by (Ireat "Western Railway. The Through fares do not include Conveyance between the Kailway Stations liiimingharn. Peterhoro'.... Stamford Melton Leicester Loughboro' ... Hitcliin Bedford Wellingboro'. Kettering JOURNEY RETURN 11 7 Passengers from the above-mentioned Sta- tions proceed to Ifughy by .Midland Railway, and from thence to Leamington bv London and Nortli-M estem. and there join the I Ireat \\ estern ( 'ompaiiy's Trains for Stratford. Bristol Dursley Stonehouse Gloucester Cheltenham Tewkesbury 20 1 14 3 30 2 15 7 11 2 23 5 14 1 10 2 21 2 10 11 7 11 16 5 9 5 6 11 14 2 9 8 7 1 14 7 Passengers from the above-mentioned Sta- tions proceed to Worcester by .Midland Pail- way, and there join the (Ireat Western Com- pany's Trains for Stratford. For the TERCENTENARY FESTIVAL, RETURN TICKETS issued on Friday, April 22nd, and intermediate days, will be available for Returning any day up to and including May 2nd. The GREAT WESTERN COMPANY'S Trains run between Snow Hill Station, Birmingham, and Stratford, as under : — ORDINARY TRAINS-ON WEEKDAYS ONLY. Between Worcester and Stratford, as under: a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. [ WORT ESTER ... dep. 7.1". b).2n 2.10 6.5 < STRATFORD STRATFORD ... arr. S.40 11.45 5. S 7.S 1 WORCESTER p.m. p.m. p.m. SPECIAL TRAINS. STATIONS. s'J; e 8. c'3 ■c-a ■eg BIRMINGHAM (Snow Hill) STRATFORD dep. arr. p. m. 1 45 a. in. a.m. S 45 10 9 50 11 15 p. m. 4 5 5 10 p.m. 7 S 10 ' a.m. 4 30 5 43 P»- STRATFORD ■■■:••■ BIRMINGHAM (Snow Hill] dep. . arr. p. m. 11 12 7 p.m. night, n.giit 30 12 15 12 15 7 40 1 27 | 1 27 WORCESTER STRATFORD dep. arr. 1 5 a.m. 1 p.m. 10 10 4 25 11 20 I 5 35 a 55' STRATFORD WORCESTER dep p. m. 11 night night a. m. 4 15 2"3 Advertisements. I MIDLAND RAILWAY— co«"'"«« rf -) The LOMDON and NORTH WESTERN and GREAT WESTERN CDM- PANY'S Trains run between Rugby and Stratford, as under:— ORDINARY TRAINS-ON WEEK DAYS ONLY. I 1.3S 7.15 STTCATI-'oUD i 4. 5 9.25 I RUGBY SPECIAL TRAINS. STATIONS. i-f 02 & BIRMINGHAM s MOURNING & FUNERAlA % € WAREHOUSE. BACH & BARKER, GENERAL MOURNING DRAPERS 9 6 Advertisements. HUBBELL'S SANSFLECTUM CRINOLINE None can equal this Crinoline for its combina- tion of excellent qualities. ELEGANCE, FLEXIBILITY, DURABILITY, and, in fact, everything thei most fastidious could possibly wish for, is to be found in this charming Crinoline. By its peculiar make a dress is seen to much greater advantage than with the ordinary shape. HUBBELL & Co., FOUNTAIN COURT, ALDERMANBURY, LONDON. And retail of all good Drapers. Be particidar, when purchasing, to observe iat " Hubbell" is marked on the Band. [f? W M SPRAGUE'S PIANOFORTES, 21 Guineas. The cheapest and hest. WILLIAM SPRAGUE is manufacturing a very elegant and superior Pianoforte, 6J octaves, of the very best seasoned materials, and warranted to keep well in tune in all climates, for the moderate price of twenty-one guineas. These Instruments have been highly approved by the- profession and first-rate judges. Parmer's " Instructions for the Pianoforte," price 4s. Illustrated Price List Sheet, free. A splendid assortment of Harmoniums, of every description, in Oak Cases, from 5 to 34 guineas ; in Mahogany, 7 to 18 guineas ; in Rosewood, 13 to 60 guineas. WILLIAM SPRAGUE, Manufacturer, 7, Finsbury Pavement, London. [45 HE FAMOUS FIRST FOLIO (1623) SHAKESPEAEE, in fac-simile, by Photo-Lithography, under the supervision of HOWARD STAUNTON. This extraordinary and infallible reproduction of the First Folio- Shakespeare may be considered more perfect than any one of the most complete and almost priceless original 'copies in existence. This excellence ^and accuracy are "attributable to the facilities that have been enjoyed of making the Photo- Lithographs from three of the finest known copies of the work ; and thus, if a weak or imperfect page appeared in one, the same page was found in a more perfect state in another of the copies, and worked from in preference. Thus, by the regenerative process of Photo-Lithography, the First Folio itself, as near as may be, is put within the reach of all classes, and commands a wide support in acknowledgment of the enterprise that has turned into such a current this new and invaluable art. PRESS NOTICES. " The first specimen of their photolithographic facsimile which M essrs. Pay and Son have just turned out. under the care of Mr. Howard Staunton, will be regarded by Shakespearian scholars with unqualified satisfaction. It is not the original— that is all which can be said against it— but it is, we believe, as near the original as it is possible for any fac-simile to be. . . . In so far as we have seen, it is a miracle of accuracy that will rejoice the hearts of all true Shakespeai ians. . . The fae-simile of these 04 pages cannot hut surprise any i ne who looks into it; and what a treasure it is may be estimated from the fact that a copy of the original I'olio has sold for jCiW."— The Times. "But the grand condition of a certain text— a trustworthy reproduction of the 'original— is here obtained. All other things are of lesser importance. A critic can use this work with undoubting faith in its literary accuracy, untroubled by his recollection of the :;iio blunders which were found by Upcott in the reprint of 1807. The reproduction is not made from a single copy, but from the best pages of the two best copies of the folio known — the one in liridgewater House, the other in the Iintish Museum. So far we can warmly congratulate Mr. Staunton and Messrs. Day and Son oa their success."— The Athenceum. Terms of the Ke-rmblication of the First Folio. The "Work, which will consist of about 9(50 folio pages, will be printed on superfine toned paper, and be appropriately bound. Price £8 8s. Subscribers' Names should he forwarded to the Publisher in the subjoined form: To Messrs. DAY and SON,— Place my Name on your List of Subscribers to the Photo-Lithographic Fac-simile of the First Folio Edition op Shakespeare's Dramatic Works, which you are about to issue, under the immediate superintend- ence of Mr. H. Staunton, in one volume, complete, price £S 8s. Name Address Bate London; DAY& Lithograrhers to the Queen, 6, Gate Street, W.C. [42 X »s»-2*^r^^ ,^«r LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ■ ► 014^156 832 2 V