, 1881-11-13

WAS brightly lighted, SO that the view tro111
w'thollt was commodlous nnd uninterrupted
| NOT many minutes passed before 1t began TO Ut
improved. 4 London crowd is quick to assem-
he, nnd when assembled difficult t" dIspctsc
So it proved now. Inside the absorbed and In
| Advertent comedian. unconcerncdly went OF
acting Kip tdn II~inkie: outside the curiuu:
multitude, thinking him Il SORT of comic iunat!c
TMhe M police were summoned. and with
spot. The iandluay was ,inally reached
back 10 the world hy II clf1nur at his door in.
auiri1ls IT be was i'll. at length realized tho stua-
| tim aud suspeutcd his rehearsal
lors, the comedian appeared as jsiih aug.
| ", ls6s' he came tut 1T McEicker's Theatre,
chicnso; Ills mast remarkable engagement w..s
IN New York. when from Aug. =, 1870. to :lan.7 !,
| lS'l. ne played nothing but Rip Tan y tin!!ie.
From ls'.5 TO 1877 nc nicd engagements in En-
gland. and In October, 1877, at 1'ooth's Theatre,
hc begun another successful tour Of the United
1ntnn Of lsso hc erected ii Drilliuut revival Of
Philadelphia. nuring the past tii,cen years
tho only characters he has acteti have bccn
Is" Is ,1.a' nIenc'tort, cateb pEunme1 Pr PMM1.*s:
Shortcut, !Ingh DE- Brass: Trary Co'ch, Rip 1Nn
| l}inhc. aud Bon -dcfcs. Mr.. Jefferson has been
twics: lnHrried. His first wife was a Miss Lock
| yer. who left the st,lgc on her marriage. His
SECOND marriage occurred tit Chicago in lsG1.
Miss Sarah Warren WAS the bride.
al tIIc pI JEAGFSGtI performances OIL fItp III
Charleston he had reached the first scene Of tho
third nct, and was slowly and pnntuy raising
! himself from the earth. The whole house was
hushc.i. I'll anxious. suspense. At this moment
the heavy, ffoundcring tread Of !. drunken man
was heard IN the gallery. Itc descended
ii tho centre aisle, Reached tho front
suddenly, was heard his vo.ce-stistinctly
audible thro!Ehout the thcatrc-the yuicc Of in
,s1g5sd Gnr9siy ,r.} tinsy ravty at IND xon
that Old idiot tryiI1' to Iu?'
Jefferson the Firth Is the third son of Joseph
Jefferson by his FIRST wife, ai1d was born in it..
lie was educated abroad and made his first pro-
fession1 appearance 1T E'iInbnr45 in tho char
:lctcr Of t"crlt<, in .'ltip Van Wnklc,' in 1877
of rnper.' lie now plays tt.0, in The Rivals
a,lo Is the husband oi Euscnta Paul: in tho
regards tile first jefferson us i thorough actor
Ut the school Of Garrick. und almost as good us
It's founder; ;. the second Jefferson was tho
he lived: tue third rs ,in actor was
nervelcss and colorIcss. whilc in The fourth
,st or hs z a o1,ons union Of t, !e 5atie1t ana
new schuol Of comedy, higher though not iinc,.
than any that was ever before known IN
throughout the tectniue annals Of art it. ths
nineteenth century has shown with Il more
genuine iustre, or can lie proudly and con-
tcem OF postcrity."
1fANERLY|S THEATRE.
The dramatic spectacle in five acts and twelve
tabtenux. cntitlei ''Michncl StrogoiT,'' anu
adapted from tho Frenzy by 4. Il. Cazaurar,, has
drawn very large houses ut Havcrly'5 Theatre
all the week AS spectacular plny it Is we'll
worth seeing. The costumes look handsomely,
the different tabfcanx are effective aud strik-
iuT. the bullets are novel in construction, and
the piece introduces upon the stage very large
number of supernuucraries solers, peas
ants, aud the like. The piece now runs very
smoothly, and the waits between the nets nre
neither long nor tedious. The play itself adj
heres with considerable fidelity to tho original
story Of the astounding adventures OF the
"Courier Of the Cxar" as told by thut graceful
rolnanccr. Mr.. Jules Verne .Nit'tdel .$tr>yoT
suffers tho most terrible tnisfnrt,lues on his
journey from Moscow 10 1rktnzk: but in tho
end rthps tho reward Of perilous duty suecess-
fully performed. Naturally. the play itself !
as as ,as piese se Of dra'l'atic cons!rne-
only as atTuruing iii opportunity |
for Striking scenic effects and tho introduction
Of well disciplined corps de ballet. These |
features lnde the most Of in its present pro-
ttuction. md appear to be thoroughly enjoyed |
by its audiences. "Michacl S,roxolf Will lie |
given every night this week und ut tue lnatinccs
Wednesday ami Saturday afternoons.
M'EICKER':, THEATRE.
After II PROSPEROUS standstill OF two weeks
"1he World moved OIL and Off the
stage at McViekcr's last night. Alr. n. e. Goui-
rin will appear iu his new play, entitled ~ The
Member from Slocum." The plot OF this play is
Is follows:
-1fr. EUt1S has been elected to the House of I
Commons th1 ongh the Influence OF his mother
n-law. Mrs. JtUS tMiss Jennie 1teTcrth} 10 as-
'oca'e her views on :wonlnns rights. In the
iouse he becomes the Object OF attention OF
! l11tttnsu SmU Mrs Goodwin}, the wife Of Bill
smith, sport decidedly blasc. who ure sepa-
:.tcd u, ;ccout OF inconpatb!ity Of DISPOSE
1FIV = n EN Ht{r rHf1
lights and nrtietr :tnlircr Of the sentiments OF
which, however, ure not hts own. Sue
insists upon receiving tho attentions of the
'oung unu handsome member, which p!:lces him
n IN embarrassing prcdcamcnt and constantly
II dread Of IL disclosure be!ure his wife and
Law. Blu Smith arrives Mt the house |
1 UntxlH'Hs ut tho time Of his wifes conceal |
lent there, and IL dcnouement is made, followed
: IN explanation, and everything ends satis-
The play' hns been very successful In other
itics. although it is said to be an almost literal
OF Il French farce lie Suppice
'Enhonnc." The cast is:
nesmus Epps. II. c. Goodwin Jr. |
rathusa Smith,. 80. Eliza Weathersby Goodwin |
~ oul'lu' Mt =; u; oatliae
atcln: Enie Wcathcrshy
|rs. yctts. tss Jennie }teinerth
ctsy. sy......... Miss i,iilinn ' nei;aru.o mo
- HOOLEY'S THEATRE.
Mr. and Mrs, Mckee Rankin have not been re-
arkabiy successful with their new play Of !
liner life called - Forty-nine" Nor there | !
~ particulur reason why they should have ,
zen. y little of II good thing often goes great |
avs. while too tnuch of it nuuscates. The pub ! !
: took kindly to THE Danitcs,' and both Mr.. | :
ankin and his charming wife received abun- {
INT fame and necuninry reward for their share | {
its Interpretation. But it was part Of the | !.
rsaln that tho same thing should be repeated ! =
|th trlt1iNg variations aisd under vary /
g titic MI intinitum. ''Forty-nne" is !
riklngly destitute of novelty Or J.
iginaIity, and its good points arc not r
tiicicnt to outweigh the weak ones. There
Z really only two parts ia iht play. und these
re ina,le the most Ut by Mr. und Mrs. ttankin .
&c pTplur to the play is unnecessary, and oifcn- y
'e, ant IFS entire omission wuuid be nv delhi :
INT to the piece Since tho first night - For !.
nine y has mol drawn WE'LL ana it is not in u
diiion to the repertoire Of its owi,crs OF which !.
cy hatc ut;y especial reason tn ic proud. | q
rOnight ana for the rest OF the week that old II
Forit. The Danites. will liz given, witt, Il I o
It embracing tho full strength Ut the p
n.y. aud will undoubtedly tlo tauch better than u