, 1870-01-04
RIP VAN WRINKLE.
Joseph Jefferson Institutes a suit
Against C.. D. Hess & Co. for
Producing: His Play
at the Opera
80. House,
Btstory OF the Play Of Rip van Win
Ae-How It has besn knend-
Cd and Improved.
What 1t Cost Mr.. JeiTsrsor,

sosspn Je1etfon '. C. D. Hess and u. q. Crp5.
By. Bill ned IN the United s.ates Dntr1es Court
against c. D. Hesa Co., fos ths alleged unau-
fhnsized prediction. In October Last, upon the
Opera Houee ttagc, Of complalnsnts play Of
"h1p Van Wlnf1e-" The statements Of the bill
are that Jefferson has always been and now IA q
Eeadens Aud citizen OF the United 6tstes and hss
been for the last twenty. I'VE Jcats ap actor, and
70 some extent dramatic author: and that fur
neaI.E twenty years there has been in print p,sy
called "Rlp Van, Wlnkle," founded upon
Warrington IfVings sketch Of the ZANE name,
wMeo pl1y common properly, known some-
Times al Harkett's, and some!tneB az Burke, q
play OF RIP Van Winkle." It Is further s1s1ed
that, during the year 1850. the complainant coz.
ceived the Idea Of representing the character OF
"lap van Winkle,' but ta soon became d,azat,a.
nfs "..n .ne Character 81 portrayed II tha Old
bsatpe t6e aaa 9s Ts &c eomp3ssa aud wEoss play
tnel ooe which had been dedicated to the Dubiic
1u,e pe represented upon the stage 1fom his
Psees q Gsed Ss dHssRsa'gs sStes o e q sSS7;
dhssoinE d. himself to the study OF the character be-
s,Hag eaa IN great FaFt created hs eourae q nj
to- ,ions sugsessed Themselves to him ~. a.
Mkely TO Improve The piece. and these, from time
continued untL 1868, bf which lime ,he coTuptau9 %
att lad kEcceeded 70 bis own par.sal but:s11cso1.
hs nna ~ ne bssssf Il; IN Mating ha pessoaaou Of
A. ,t1S r,Ss. ~ .,sse 0etactase nIu sucC&9s!ul.
~ =. sG,s 5. o. Ine however he determined TO
r. , ~ ~ NLle neN play. IN which h1s fdcas Of
sns M pnl. uete:olea % tae experiences OF frequent
tS IS Na u ", miSht oe carried out UAnY
sson u ~ qnuo. EnRano n ne line OF his pro1os.
f'oR ns, 6avg tn!a project 10 mind visited Dion
-, po4se,Csast, Rnom pc Engaged 10 assist him In
enhoolfIg i1to language tha dialogues,
C!ueutet loeas, 6ceLts, and sentiments
~ t9ai ,sa a,1sn ne gag s devised The result
u lAe euRhRene1s was the present play, or which
!. y aesen taas, 10 asmoss every respect 1t Is ea
E. - Huiu a9y otptt plk1 OF the SANG
HH =, =, nnu, ar, .ooGeo, lsom iIvlaRs eRetc1-
t,; atLuet a!.exe0 N Inc hlu taaE before any
pu1ae 1as etepiesentsuon @ o. the play Was bad, Nr
s,ah;aS =, ~ tae soln Gay q AuEast 1863 copy
vtr sus I'ay ~ t1e Sontuefn Dlstrlct or Sew
arn.ns "nstv =, ~ s1ea 1ehlueo as co-8athos anu
~ !; ~ ~ ~ 49, ~ suG piay. 49,.
r,1htst Ia !nas tae pay NUS made and copy.
snn ~ ~ 49, 1e, VI noy ilme or place, been pub.
W,.h 1,y ~ uu - y noassGauit, ol oy Spy peraon
fer ~ {. IT. u taat tae caarac-
sicr.a nntg' .. a1eu ~ toiH pay, was de'
rESantpt,nr ~ Aot iot gtuesal tep
1hat 1ha ~ " tne s.aRs ~ o.ael actors, aud
l. IT. cniv t5 r. X 49, t. 20 ~ paniisnen,
ress dt,.ndtv1 ~, ~ Lle stsRe ~ SIC
tfer ,ta f,rnn GM seeAauou' aua not In any
1snmniatna 1pTw ~ Hao.e.tun. atnsG ~, ~ No..
r, s,nn ~, anas ne mas o. on!g one oc-
eTrantinM han ~ T. pslsua ~ pIoouce t1e pNt.
ar nnnr tba, ms ~ Psisonatea p,"
~ 1IenrnI rsInn1 ouus ~, sae .Ctne1 Delo3 given
IN ffsts "s,an .Sau. ~ ~ Ma1 1oL aetei upon.
comf,a,r'anr nnnnncppa " s. 49, Lanen uus' tnH
snhsennatt,. n nos 'uo p'eee ~ Lunuon Epo
Iinite1 ststea snn ,.ecansa " 80 ana cies o. ne
y ~ ano otcAuse OF as ifoor and Study