The herald., 1895-11-09
JEFFERSON'S LOVING CUP
Presented by a Thousand of His
Friends
ALL THE NOTABLES ATTEND
including Three of Rips Great Grand
children
Here's to His Health and His Family's.
ALL THE NOTABLES ATTEND
Here's to His Health and Ills Fanilys
and May They Live Long
and Prosper

hesoclhteu Tress Speclhi wire
NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Nearly all of
the prominent actors a:d theat;lc man
ayers in New York were included in the
company of 800 which assembled at the
GaToen theater th is afternoon to present
20 Joseph Jefferson massive silver low
ing cup, the gift Of more than 1000 mem
beis OF the dramatic profession. On the
stage, which was banked with ferns, were
Daniel Frohman, Frank Mayo, John
Drew. Edward Scthern, John A. Lane,
Frank Sanger, William CoDkling, f. Ii.
French, W. H. Cram ton, Nelson Wheat
croft, Eiward Kos baum, Mrs. John
Drew, Mrs. E e. Kidder. Agnes Booth.
Mrs. Leslie Allen, Mrs. Fernandez, Mrs.
Emdward F. Mayo and the thrao grand
children OF Mr.. Jefferson.
Speeches were made by Daniel Froh.
man, chairman of the presentation COM
mittee, and by John Drew, Frank Mayo
and Mr.. Jefferson. Mrs. Agnes Booth
Shoeffel read an ode written by william
Winter
Frank Nor iaunt called for thres cheers
for Mr.. jefferson. wLicn was responded
to with will, the audience rising en-
massc, waving handkerchiets and cheer
ing.
Mr.. Jefferson, who appeared deeply
affected, came forward. He did not at
tempt q set speech. but for nalf an hour
dealt in bright "reminiscences of the stage
and told stories of Booth and Forrest and
his own early DAYS, which pleased his
audience immensely. In conclusion he
said:
kcrn 81,
VINO have known each other for long
time and who we're formerly associated
with Laura Keene's company during the
run of American Cousin. There was a
company OF thirty equipped actors, of
whom there are but three alive-Mr
Stoddard, Mr.. Charles Couldeck and my
self. Possibly this Is the FIST time In
thirty years that we all three have been
assem- bed under the same roof or in the
same theater together. | might say with
the witch in Mac beth, When shall We
three meat again?' but l believe ss
Tennyson says, Life is but a play It
matters not that { shall b. long, but tn 1t
il shall be well acted and to be sure tn at
We get a good end -- --r -
Telegrams were received from Nine.
Modjeska. Francis Wilson and others.
Sir Henry lrsing, who occupied box
with Miss Ellen Terry, was barely no.
ticed, and left the theate- as soon as Mr..
JcucTsOU udO uulcucu Dlo SRScCIs
The cup. which is not vet finished, was
substituted by plaster cast, an exact
representation OF what THE gilt will be
like. When finished the cup will stand
twenty-one inches in height: and will he
suitably inscri bed, decorated and foriated
in massive silver. Three figures. repre-
senting Mr.. Jefferson in the roles of Rip
Van Winkle, DR.. fanQloss and Bob Acres.
serve as handles. Between the handles
are three panels in bas relief of scenes
from Rip Van Wlnkle, the duelline scene
from The Rivals, representing Jefferson
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 ana
prosper"
ITO tn. dean Of the dramatic profess
sion with the loving greeting and affec-
tion OF his brother ana sister players, No.
vem Der s, 1896"
"He touched nothing he did not
adorn."
The scroll which accompanies the cup
is headed:
ITO Nj. Joseph Jefferson. Greeting:
"We with this cup loving message
To him, VINO with his i.ue and match
less art,
Has made of every auditor a friend
And won the whole worlds heart"