The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-20
RIP VAN WRINKLE DlSSECTED
INTERESTING FICTs dBOrT THE .itTOR
IND THE pLII.
why Mr.. Jefferson has Never been Inter
viewed - What he Believes the Drama
should Teach Is An Artist In NV" schools
Ills Theory Of the Future of the Stage.

lie men in this country who have never been
lnt"tV'cweu' MS lri,nns know ''''' no mas
always respectfully anu nimV ""ilh'i inc
Overturcs of ncwspnpcr reporters When he H.
-, H., s,,,.o ~, rn,iros T., ,r,,o,o no "a,
vi WV 9'"S' no ''"i'7 " I'''','" nv ~"
aeoms 70 ma should NOT hc rcscrvnd for his
t..,,,,.. IL. ti,, i,,.,;,.,, ,,,tn,,a
po'.u"iS ,'"ho ",ol'so'nc, ,"u'''7.'hE "''nN'
which reflect credit upon his profession. and
LIGHT upon his :" Rim Nnn Wrinkle" Mr. Jcffcr
-, "' -, no -, A., "' h, o,,a.
son h"s 'ceh c"ieu '''o "u""", 7'"o'i 'V'''
dian. because he never says on the stage what
he would not say in the ftmily circle. He never
t.,.1 a., IN oo,,odv ~, C,t.r,a,,a "p,or
p'"''" "h v'u 'V"'.uy' nv Nv. w.
Genticmnn' Tor instance without cutting out
oti''' n'"'''' W witch wv 7''s"''s' cAV'p'iuh
might be taken by the most proper Of his
hearers. In Rip Van Wrinkle" there il not
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Tue i"'h''H' SuEe'ruoh oi an Improperly not
the least allusion TO subject that might cause
blush on woman's check lie recognizes
uho iaV' 'ha' noWhuays ath'atrcal huul'hcc II
made up mostly Of girls and young men. and
wv "o,iol' ','',, "i,u wo'iio'
~ ~ III ''' v"'9 W "''"v'S """
us. w. NV Nv .o'','Vi9 =, "io"s ,n"' "
Young lady NJ theatre should Ice compelled TO
listen to words which no gentlemen would think
of u.iny il, cha dr.,,i,,,, ,,, 49, Il, ,i,, ,,,,Ii,
- Us 49,. ~ o." ~ '"''
prih'S. just thihk OF IL! hrdru MN OK
claim ono dav: what right has n man TO snv
on tho .t,,,,. ,vhot b, ,,,,,,, $40, 4, A., ,.,,.s
name, ''"o "'''' az ''""'' f"' ia "'"'-
fhn only objection on moral grounds that
have Door hoar1 rnatD "a u" III, "a, Wi,lI." IL;
thmt "a, thn nnJ - No Inc, ~ ,rh.m Ifn hns
boon r.@npnileJ bv Lis ,v5fo ma dau ,bfnpr anl
when tho inrmnr f'iis him i'm lilo ryu6"rnn'r,, ri
Igr a. ,iigLf a. n, linz, Ltn. 81" III, 90, ,,,, ,,,
iitsvus 1if NJ l va,, ~ VI, LIZ, Pa, r M. H..
riu viii n .ir MIR him Tvrr,l',ly ,yi, ia.
l,en tho plIy romembots how lin accents liz
,una,,I rr.,.'',, ~ i'fl 'il s,,,',i.i = WI i ,.
,San, dai 6nc' dcn; here Soar good hcaih.
,,'r ,nl n,0,,,. ,,,,r., ~, i,'ltti- ,r li
;hnt lr 1n,. r,i r,fi,s,, H., ,u, at i ,Ss,.r, TX
i.s0lutlon f. drink no NJ ,re Drink hn. hr ''In
itc rgt,st nf MI hi. tr,mil.a Mn H., XIX liz
trouLs- ..',, f., hs it.t ntl n ,.,, mi IT, ,t r
,'r, H., h., b. min. "a, H., 49, h., ~, ~ l. A W.
w,ilt f~mnr 'TT,,its .ni i,. ny, i U,e ',,o
arin a. tou' IA another dror Wiih Such an
,,.ra, irs o.H,,i' " Nrlil.ui' T. in-
If iniio. nm .or,n,iii',, ~ ',,,i.,,, i
lions iron, 't..,,rt sst ,, li.i 81
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snt ma ,r..,i lin, T., ,rn l,,,,,' ~ i,Li,
= "' - INV ,'.' e,,", . ia ,tni
ifnf,i. ri,.i, r. fI,', va, ,,, - ",if
'tniv H. .il,, th,. ru,, ,i., a-,1i I'll ~ ".u't
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sous ' ,."' '"''
WHAT lhh DRAMA SHOULD TEACH.
VIM Well, ga the FIRST pla 90. hc hclioy, ihot
n tho druln tearht- ut u'l. BIZ must teach only
as lite touches. r. hulds tlo. lUIlrUr up 90 ma
lure; u b. unt a. moral lyr.un lecture. H. ln.
Jiuen.tr parts when ii ti~url. the fuu. ions I'D
,he preach. or tio mor.ui-t lutnonc>t place.
into platform. aud W Chang. himself rom an
actor in'on tcinurrauce I,ffr.r Tns rsaii"
who listen To- MIN nave paid "a ,i,inr and a bl,lf
each To- ~ b. a uiav; inv LiN, n"t taid th.,ir
NOM And t in thn ,.i uin ~, .Sa an o b
unity ii the imurrs"nnfi"u f,npiIrrs I'M Ku
should take the oup aud MOI that he should re-
Iet H. kip is druukard and his life is an
rows that hls vice has urDoiug'd Le ~ uunbl. I,
ria hir-rlIof IL. The great 10Y of renuJtnc his
every other confirmed in"l,riata h., natur,Ii,
falls back INTO li- Old haLits mo inve ni ii,,,,
lie ho-ituir- moment when the cup is handed
t. him -Aunlcd o. him 10y his own wife-and
then he docs what one might say he cannot her
drink Tho thralldDm II th'. drnniorI Mai t.
what the play tea hes. If il teaches nl,ythinr n
his RESPECT.
Rip II one of the most loynhe ~ mon chiefly
becutiSe he himself loves everybody and il con,
.rouS ana sweet tempered ana brave Even his
brooches wearing wife is dear to him. in spite
Of Al her neatlngs. and seedlings, and hair
most wildly he has only n merry hugh When
he says. ii ever Gretchen tumblcs in The water
~, ~, - III Wil, 10 you ilnu tha' there Is
how h. loves the poor hensi he would rather
maj gretchen should lick me than the dog
hitet DerIick ha7 slNen.him the bag Of gold. ne
iniahd IL 70 the landlord whom h. owes:
VIII Mipr. on my s'or" and stand treat Tor ths
Mhl1 Niuhs" IN tho ll"dk Tor II ON that eold.
nWiW M il WHcn Gretchen has turned him oui
81 doors he -nlpt,s the shr.tering trees: How
Mn you vii leAoWs anu then with trndcrcst
pnthos nids: Ike de trees d,y keep me-
from ne Whl ana Il" ram, AMI poor soul
n,,i ~, n,NVI ",u"S ~ H., ul; Hun hudson
Huh W. v'mYhe, Oh TIC hiLitSkll.~ provoke not
ms hHle hut hl1 huMur. rtru after hr finds HIM
IN, y"r'AI' ~ Hlnrle y =, Yul o. bii~
irnvci, t,, i w. fi i,'iir H. ''l E.Nu,hHh' ne
, i' w. ~ ~ ''''i IL ~ "a 80" H'fr,'i y" ur
,'f,,ii' III %, l' IN i'-i,, J., H. - h''
f.r. him, H.. ,',, A. ~, ~ 81 'ln,t g"
i,nr,,'rt NJ bt,iit ~. .. ti,,N. .,l '' "'.,
~ a. NV a. I'm, 81, ''i.,' OF. II ~
Tine d,., ,i',i i,,e ,T fai So w. w. .''' TO-
tb. ni,. ,i ,i' H. az w." J." '.lt, \
,.,n,,. t,t,.i,,,L, as H., 49,. ''',' '''9 '"'
him h IN, 90 ty,,. I'm mo ny "', li,nl
H. i.ave me- l ol M. l,n , ~ DvS Io,hE
drink YOUR COOL 6eal,h atl1 LII go ~ w.,
H. has ni-hri III INK. ~ w" ,,ti, t 49,
lis xnr. M ~ Il. ,,,.t ~. - 80
ronI- injured ,,,a - ~ i n"u'' W
a common drum H. ri nm, a., IN, Vii H.. i'm,
ard Irinru, In Ms ,,.,.,. - liti III IT.
truublr in nt,l-,ii-I iii Il '',r,,t q. NANNY 'a'
has br,u.,ht mon in, an h ffih,'ii,. M I'm nm
10, warming ,yhnt.y~r in III. IA , ,, ,y,h
child wlfn home L,nts rast,irnd tr IN, w.. -
sill tho -l,,. of his rnssirn ma H.. r.,,, IS.
MS fnul hnLf Cnuli H.. I,,,,'i.., "a 800,
teml,nrucn ind n mare irn,rss t, iii's,, 49,
tlnl such n sn"ctn1e amy e'St'0 i''"'i"'''"
JErTLRsoN A. AN ARTIST.
N, t.,, nj. :,
% ~ 9,'h ~ an arllst' II" Is on" ~ Two
- - an N'lyI ana also an oil painter.
9iapS 81 US nave seen ms lasl picture Forest
ul.u D,n,hnI, III lhc uvupll gallery IN New York
hniIluut N,rr.n nnwlhg through forest on IT.