Cooke Monument in St. Paul's Churchyard - 1876
A memorial to George Frederick Cooke (1756-1812) erected by Edmund Kean in 1821. It is a square pedestal of white marble and sandstone, about seven or eight feet high, surmounted by an urn with a flame.
Cooke was an actor in the romantic style, born in London. He premiered as Richard III in New York on November 11, 1810. He died in New York City on September 26, 1812, and he was buried in St. Paul's churchyard, located at 209 Broadway, between Fulton Street and Vesey Street. This Monument was erected in St. Paul's chapel, on the Fulton Street side, by Edmund Kean during his first American tour in 1821.
Inscriptions:
Erected to the memory of Geo. Fredk Cooke by Edmund Kean of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1821. Three kingdoms claim his birth/Both hemispheres pronounce his worth.
Repaired by E.A. Sothern, Theatre Royal Haymarket 1874.
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George Frederick Cooke as Richard III by Anthony Cardon, published by John Peter Thompson, after John Thomas Barber Beaumont (John Thomas Barber) stipple, published 4th June 1805. Source: National Portrait Gallery, London.
Cooke Monument in St. Paul's Churchyard - 1876
