Wichita eagle., 1888-12-23

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stage OF the Franklin theatre in New York.
The Stage credits him with saying OF this ex-
perience:
''As you will imagine, my boyish delight
was great, for played the part of pirate,
and gave battle to an honest sailor, imper-
sonated by another youngster hardly older
than myself lie, however, undoubtedly
had the best part of the two, as it was nay
place to get killed and bis TO stand in an at
titude OF victory over my PROSTATE body"
Many good stories of Mr.. jefferson have
gone the rounds OF the press, among them
the following, which recently appeared in
The Stage; 1.-The night before he appeared
in London he was very nervous and appre-
hensive as TO the result, and resolved to care
fully rehearse, alone, the third act Of tho
play. he made up thoroughly for the part,
and quite unconscious that the curtain of his
window, which faced on Regent street, was
raised, proceeded TO go through his part with
all the ardor he possessed AS full view Of
the well lighted room was easily had from
the street, a crowd soon gathered, under the
impression that they were watching an
ancient lunatic escaped from his keeper, and
the throng rapidly growing, the great
thoroughfare soon became entirely blocked.
The police sent for re-enforcements, and after.
with much difficulty, partly scattering the
dense crowd and forcing their way to the
door, called out the landlady, and she in turn,
by pounding on MIR. Jelferson's door. awoke
him to q sense CT the sensation he was GREAT
Ing, and he hastily pulled down the curtain. -
Once, when he was playing his famous
part of Rip Van Wrinkle in ST. Louis. he
went TO the theatre tired by long days
journey. The curtain rose on the third act
and disclosed him deep IN his twenty yes1rs'
nap. Five, ten minutes elapsed, but he did
not awake. The audience grew impatient.
AT length the gallery waxed uproarious and
yelled their delight at one Of them inuuiring
III there was going to be nineteen years
more of this sleeping business Still JEFF
ferSon slept on and actually suored. Open-
ing small trap door beneath the stage. the
prompter prOdded Rip from below, only TO
zee him tumble in his pocket for an inagi-
nary railway ticket and hear him mutter,
"Cfoing clear through, conducUorl9 OF course
this brought down the house.
One newspaper writer, IL speaking of NJ
jefferson, says:
DO people in general know that Mr.
Joseph Jefferson is a pronounced Spiritualist,
He not only believes firmly III th2t theory,
but he has himself developed marked powers
as 4 medium, and he is convinced that upon
various occasions he has held extended CON
ve!Sations with the spirits Of deceased reia-
tiveS and friends He does not, however. &C
cept the claims of naturalization, but re-
CARDS that affair as a piece Of trIckery pro
ducea by JugElers who ara net genuine
Spiritu2listS. Mr.. jefferson has more than
one strongly marked gift with which TIA
public Is not familiar. lie possesses certain
11leSTneric power which enables him almost
invariably 20 remove neuralgia or other
pains by gently rubbing the aiFe,tei mart
With his fingers, and two or TIRES of the
members of his company testify heartily 70
his having relieved them of sewers nsryo,,s
headaches by simply touching their TEMPLES.
One lady had neuralgia 50 badly that the
whole side Of her face WAS gretesouelv
swollen Mr.. jefferson stroked her cheek for
ten or fifteen minutes, took away the pain.
md 50 far reduced the swelling that the
actress was enabled &c 20 or with the per
iormarre without showing the least sign Of
Disagreement
Ar. jefferson tells innunerable good sto-
ries himself. lie was one dav discussing
modern novelists at his own table with a dis
tingulshed visitor. he had said that modern
Eories ald not seem 70 inssaraSn him