Shakespeare and Stratford-upon-Avon : a "chronicle of the time" : [comprising the salient facts and traditions, biographical, topographical, and historical, connected with the poet and his birth-place ; together with a full record of the Tercentenary cele

A detailed account by the secretary to the festival committee of the extensive Tercentenary celebrations of Shakespeare's birth held in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1864. The jubilee, inspired by Garrick's of 1769, included performances of several of the plays in a specially built pavilion on the Paddock in Southern Lane. There was also a banquet, a ball, fireworks, church services, a pageant and several concerts. Planning was fraught with difficulties and disagreements such as the committee's refusal to provide the pageant (organised in the end by the townsfolk) and walked a financial tightrope. The event nevertheless was a success and paved the way for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, opened in 1879. A short biography of the playwright, with an assessment of previous biographies, a topographical narrative of the town and description of the three previous jubilees held there (especially Garrick's) provide context and the perspective of the time. A detailed account of the Tercentenary celebrations of Shakespeare's birth held in Stratford-upon-Avon, with a biography of the playwright and a topographical description of the town. The occasion, inspired by Garrick's 1769 jubilee, proved a success despite planning fraught with difficulties and disagreements and a precarious financial situation. Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies