The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-30
AHt SE'fENTS.
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All INC circumstances "t'nuhR MI Jel-
Persons rrappcarauco last night in this city in
the chnrut of Rip Van U1Lle. were of n
pleasant nature, H. might have been predicted
thcy would hc. Evidences Of the unfailing pop
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tue h-S'uhi"E' wa very "'IE' one ana dhi not
| hesitate To manifest IT, c~tr'm for the actor and
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~ o. ' w. ~ ,"', '"o
SAID mat the reception gwen u TINS r'd play.
and the welcome extended So heartily To- Il
familiar ,b,v,r yynr. warmer md ,,il,r
i H. ,...i''i u wv
est Of cclnhriio- when they visit us
"' ''' "'S' "'", "'''' .'"@ "''' .r,'" '''' most
important novelties" oil III" nav me spectacle
| Of So vast an audience ~ was that ol last nipht
sitting r.,lh,t,ud l,y ,nc ar, ofu .oucli,n L.-
| ,''""N ~ '' 50 '','' ''"" ''"7
J r''h presented '" u~ many 'iih'S "'l"r'. when
Mr.. jefferson assumed this role. and mnny have
ln.u tho lnn,nr- f., account for tho enduring,
80, '"H
! n"puHrlN ct th' rl'N "n" 'l' urn h"li winch
/ this actor has upon the hearts OF tho null
/ ti,uln Nnrt has always noon conceded
/ :, :. ,rl 1T, - a., ..i,
! not been determined with accuracy. That
the drama itself is soi gn,e,is-a peculiarly
! p'r''''vu "t ui rvIh"h'''-S" NIig IKE an en-
| chuntrd i~laud always green and musicnl in
/ th,. fr,,,,I yn,nra NJ ,ur rnulisti. dr,,,, nn,
| va ''"'" ""' ~ '',' ""'"' "'"''"' "Hn
| dalhtiy reminding III oi tue supernatural illu
| sions that we no longer tolerate i'm real ufe-is
un,rtnstionnhlv ,ru. put a., know o,ly ,,,,
""u"'S'",'"N "u'' qua W. N""W "np 700
| wen 'hW TINS 'N'ph'h'c II IT." III lt-ell sum-
cicmt to keep a play before the public from, ycar
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| are lar superior 10 inns one IN delicate ideal
| Treatment. IA poetic ~W, mss ana simple vital
| force. bul th,y do not h1ld Ne stage.
| Something Other than the literary excellence
| 81 IA. Murk Itself must nave insured unfdiing
J u'iiEhl ~ IN, l'lrr-rnihtlons. lhnt something
WI W. ivUhu 10 'NlSl. llrst, ~ IN cNuulSic ART
@, 'l' h,'ur; W. WI. ms =" ,p'riw va ms means %,
,Nli' S0'"li tUnt IN" freedom anu spnnitnritv ot
NJ hf'l'h III thl~ fp" are. I" Inc "N". the inNo-
| nntarN sia'" oi NE iisnii; and -~uud in his
| id'hlill"unh WIN We Part Historically. We
| nov 60 Ns'i q" iuuuk OF Mr. Jefferson ~ any
| thing lut Hp. II NE reader would assure HIM
| 7" irn''i ,WhW would u" i.i" "n"t II IN" play
| were produced Toy some rni"rpri~inE manager
! ~ superb manner .. WIN INC nest Players and
/ Y" hi.ii-N iii' ~ ,"mh'llirhmrht, hut without
| NOT h'a rolinn'i I'll o. shows thnttho reader
hee".i iu"- Nr. Jefferson with tho lurt. and docs
! ltN N'eir' lh' is-"cltiluh ultiurh'L II also
/ SHOWS lh"i tNrrtltu'" IA play or part Is not
lhougNi q" Doe -ulii 'irit To- s'ruf" continual rep
! r,-'hWinh- without Sp" 'ihl adaptation in a
/ player In'r' arr scores ot good actors who
] cNi paw Ly fu u Nt'F quito ~ Wrll as Mr..
=. ll'i~ 20 pln>- w. hui lhr' wuuli not play like
! Mr.. J"N r~ui, an what W. want Is Mr.. Jeilcr-
-on : way oi rluNirg y.
Nru'c pt gny numh.rof Hamlts. no two ~
/ whi,h arc uli"". W. toy rate hut ono up Van
! "h" mat th" nT di~piaN"d hv Mr.. J"flrr-
SON ln ihr role ~ NJ an exquisite tcNturr no on"
! denies. Eat 1t must nt bee forgotten that an
arr WHEN rNprnI~ ils ~ ,iiYn one rhara",'r. IN
s,ii'..t,nn If AN iit H. r1v,r iiiuit,,itfi,','-