St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-09
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES UNITE
IN PAYING HONOR TO JO-
SEPH JEFFERSON.
A MASSIVE LOVING CUP.
LEADERS In THE PROFESSION
CONDUCT THE PRESENTA-
TION.
WARM WORDS of AFFECTION.
An Interesting Event In the Ca
reer of the Greatest Ameri-
can Player.

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Nearly all
of the prominent actors and theatri-
cal managers in New York were in
cluded in the company of 300 which
assembled at the Garden theater this
afternoon to present to Joseph JEFF
ferson a massive silver loving cup,
the gift Of more than 1000 members
of the dramatic profession. On the
were: Daniel Frohman, Frank Mayo,
John Drew, Edward Sothern, John
A. Lane, Frank Sanger, William
Conkling, FIJI. French, VIII. Cramp-
ton, Nelson Wheatcroft, Edward
Rosenbaum, Perugini, Mrs. John
Drew, Mrs. e. E. Kidder, Agnes
Booth, Mrs. Leslie Allen, Mrs. Fer
nandez, Mrs. Edward F.. Mayo and
the three grandchildren of Mr.. JEFF
ferson. Speeches were made by DAN
iel Frohman, chairman of the pres
entation committee, who said: This
tribute is not so much rendered as
an appreciation Of his artistic
achievements as for his noble quail
ties as a man." by John Drew, Frank
Mayo and Mr.. Jefferson. Mrs. Agnes
Booth-Shoeffel read an ode written
by William Winter.
In the course of his speech, Mr..
Drew said: "When in our country
the art of the actor shall have taken
it's proper place among the other
fine and liberal arts and when our
country shall have attained it's high
place in all the arts, before all the
other nations-which it most as
suredly will do-this cup will be his
torical, and future generations of
Americans appreciative of the art
that he so superbly wrought and
taught, will point with as great a
pride to this precious souvenir OF
Joseph Jefferson, the great actor,
as they will to many another monu-
ment to our national greatness"
MAYO PRESENTS.
tation address, said:
1--WE are here today to tender in
simple, honest words, an expression OF
that love and affection in which you
are held by your comrades OF our pro-
fession. First, as a man whom all,
without regard to craft, honor and re-
spect, then as our recognized and ac-
cepted representative actor, the head
and front of the American stage, the
peer of any actor in any land. We
greet you today with all our loves, with
all our hearts. But, as no artist Is
greater than his art, so in honoring
YOU we do honor to ourselves and to
that art of which you are so proud, and
of which we are so proud that you are
of it. My dear brother in art, in their
name I greet you once more, and In
their name I present this cup, in their
name 1 say: Here's to your good
health, to your family's good health,
and may you all live long and pros
per- ="
AS Mr. Mayo concluded he walked
toward the pedestal on which the plas-
ter representation of the cup was
placed, and drawing the silk draperies
aside, presented the veteran comedian
with the gift of his brother and sister
actors. Frank Mordaunt called for
three cheers for Mr. Jefferson, which
was responded to with a will, the au-
dience rising en- masse, waving hand
kerchiefs and cheering.
Mr.. Jefferson did not attempt a set
speech, but for half an hour dealt in
Of CT
told stories of Booth and Forrest and
his own early days; which pleased his
audience immensely In conclusion he
said:
THREE OLD ASSOCIATES.
"There are here today three per-
long time, and who were formerly as
sociated with Laura Keene's COM
pany during the run of American Cou-
sins There was company of thirty
equipped actors, of whom there are
but three alive-Mr. Stoddart, Charles
Couldock and myself. Possibly this
is the first time in thirty years that
we all three have been assembled un-
der the same roof or in the same thea
ter together; 1 might say with the
witch in Macbeth When shall we
three meet again?' but I believe as
Tennyson says, Life is but a play.
1t matters not that it shall be long,
but that it shall be we'll acted and to
be sure that we get a good end
kilograms were received from Nine.
Modjeska, Francis Wilson and others.
Sir Henry Irving, who occupied a box
with Miss Ellen Terry, was barely no.
ticed, and left the theater aus soon as
Mr.. Jefferson finished his speech. The
cup, which is not yet finished. was sub
stituted by a plaster cast, an exact
representation of what the gift will
be like. When finished, the cup will
stand twenty-one inches in height
and will be suitably inscribed, decor
ated and fioriated in massive silver.
Three figures, representing Mr. Jeffer-
son in the roles of Rip Van Wrinkle, DR..
Pangloss and Bob Acres serve as
handles. Between the handles are
three panels in bas relief of scenes from
RIP Van Winkle," the dueling scene
from 1.-THE Rivals" representing JEFF
feTson and Florence, and the other
bearing the following quotations and
Inscriptions:
Here's to your good health and your
family's, and may they all live long
and prosper"
"To the dean of the dramatic pro-
fession, with the loving greeting and
affection of his brother and sister
players, Nov. g. 1885,"
"Ha touched nothing he did not
adorn."
The scroll which accompanies the
cup is headed:
ITO Joseph Jefferson-Greeting:
We with this cup a loving message
send,
To him whol with histrue and match
art
Has made of every auditor friend,
And won the whole worlds heart"
BURNED AT SEA.