, 1870-05-15
ACTORS BY HH2RITANCE
EcucA1oEy OF the St1Ecs

1 clever contributor to tbs Charleston Is
C. Cuur1sr IL .Ae couree Of aome interesting
"reminiscences Of the Early Days Of the
Drama IN Charles&on, gives this interesting
Ensip about cetan nntesa dramatic families:
how few eons sLera have bcan on whose
shoulders Las 1ali.p the mantle OF \ fathers
gl xy III Yulitical hss; to whom . fathers pow
els have icsceuda:>.o enAbls them bravely 70
follow in the footsteps aud to ill With distinc-
tion tha plaee Of ons Who, perhapa, in his day.
WAS ike nnother kisnxi,
THE foEcm's champion an.f the peoples CHIEF
"OnlS Two instances can call to uaind-the
great Earl nf Chatham, and his NOD. William
Pit. in the British lsrhanent; ard in this
county,, John Adams, and his eon, John Quin-
cy A,ln.ns. the lstter tac father OF Charles
Francis Adaras. former Munster to England.
"Onlr Two families Lsay. s1a distinguishes
to this extent in the ht7taty of the World; the
Fits Ii England, the Ada1nses III a1nerca-
Whereas, let me- sec whether l c,nnot emu
mera.e several remarkable instances. in VAR
ous families. Of those who have inherited .
genius tor tho stage. which, gradually develop
inE itself. gaSc them at List pre-entncuce In
s.In lila shemblo' faraisy, for instance, the
frst Of ths name ind mentioned Al N actor
IL Roger Ees1ble, who was manager OF stroll
Ins Company in ille uillle Of the last centuTs
Yeffurmips in England, il Lancashire He
hal a lArEs family, bo7n to the board. Mrs.
>ddons, Mrs Whitlock, John henble, Stephen
kemble, and Charles kamtIe. Fanny kenbla
Ing the daughter Of Charles.
lin the Walack family we can revert With
| r-cas1,ro to James Wallack- his sister, Nra-
5eEcs. and LEs son, Lester walsck; also: tho
t,o,her Of J.mea Wallaek, SIr. Henry Walack,
I with his SOD James Walack. IT.
! ain the JeHe1son family, the first OF thAt
| name With distinguished record s1s for many
years the contemporary Of Ganiek, and often
hiA substitute, at the Theatre Royal, DEtsty
1 Lane, The next was his son, Joueph Jeffer-
/ son. Who came to this country towxsda the end
l AI4t& Y%IN FdAif III 0TFtN
tme in Boston md New York, but atter Tow
ecaaons tecama identified With the Fhiladel-
phi. company. IN ita most high md palsnF
dayt, under tbs. management OF Warren l.
Weed. During the course Of hia Long profess
r:cnal litc he sctsd many parts, saeh was his
ye1sstality-'f from grave to gay but always
regarded him Is r11i.afed ii such characters
ss EN Cosey, in the play Of 'Towa and Coun.
). hy; hut above this, above III that can be eAit
OF him, he w1s perfect gentleman. 40 exena-
play man in egsry respect, OF the stage ~
we'll rs Gu it, finishing pure and blaueless
: 1de at the town ot Harrisburg, in tha State Of
| Pennsylvania, in the year 1881
. Ale WAS not onJy al actor Of unsurpassed
poweC, in certain range Of comic clasats-
| tsr,-
Whose cvry, sook and gestu1s w.sajos
TolspPinR the3trcs, before he spokee
= :, brt lie transmitted 10 others portion Of bis
! universally acknowledged e1cellencs-not only
= acsor, hut he father OF good sectors, strongly
!, uslled inc Of talent, from past generation
= to tho present, in regular deaceat frt9 his
fathsE psse,Dg thr9ngh 3.dn h,n 10 h:s ch'l'feo'
! .Nlra. Chapman aud Mrs. Anderson wero
!. t!aukhtera Of Ills, both OF them reaching q
high position in publio favor; Mrs: Chapman
: par icularly SO, for resnember, atter seeing
. Ear as Julio, IN the 'Huuchbaes,' At the old
rark Theatre, in New York. l did not hes'tates
!, 10 carefully prepared article. TO E<unounca
. lar quite equd to Fanny Kesnblc or Ellen T1eo
:, in that raH,
stage for ehort time. but he eoon len it to iu-
: | duige in the fine arts. tsRte he inherited
. from his gifted parent, who, in addition to hta
!, fList4iouic ability, vaa IN accomplished nus!-
. ! ci3n painter, and rnachinist.
. ..The gentleman I am now Alluding to. as
: The son Of Mr.. Joe Jefferson, the elder. Is tha
: | father Of the present Joe Jefferson. OF h1p
; | Van Winkle fame who Is making = large for
! tune BY PLAYING that part alone, as adagted to
= | the stage, specially for him, by Boucica1dt
;. at viii be eeeu. then. ir the Jefferson farni-
> Jr. that talent has descended frorn father tc
son. which has heeu sufficient to rane2ar asak
: nent some member of it through fur genera
- tiona.
!. In the Keau. family, Who hAa not heaFd
Of that great dramatic festurs in his dsy, Ed
nnund kean, elevadns hi1nsef by wonderful
iu | effort OF genius, in night. from the obecu
to un tile London boards, which he oonsinued K
ty hold TO the end Of h;s Life. HIS Was h0ceeeds
es IL his son Charles Kean, having many = q
ut rajrers for his classical attainments. aud IT,
in instructive m nanner IN which he produced s g
Mt ries Of 6hakrpesre's historical plays .. IN
ls Princess Theatre, under his direction, seFe1a
10 eeaso1s- ..,
N .,In the gooth t=rnily We must mentio
ed that remarkable maa and celebrated sctor, :
y B Booth, and his son Edwin Booth, now -
ef head and font OF the classic fame thes oca1
b. his name in New York. He ciains to 30, LIZ
be myself, = friend to the legitimate drama
hn and nably does hsproTe his night snd title
~ | the saZne."