New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03
Tp1RITTES TO MR.. JEFFERSON
,.,,>.r ADDRESSES OF l.. LAFLIN
vrr1oGG. WILLIAM WINTER DR. Sill
Am ST. CLAIR MKELWAY AT
,, ror ONIAL CLUE DINNER.

,,.rson the veteran actor. was the
- honor at dinner given 10y the 'oon'a'
GU. o., thursday night The club has gwen many
,,.. none more successful ana erJo|"olo
.nar mat for Mr.. Jefferson l. Lafiin he"oss pre-
mo- mo, ID In addition to the chief guest there
s'"'"' - AZ the head table William Winter,
w., Moore. F. r. Bartlett. Horace White.
pv Dr. T r. Slicer 81. clair Mchel"ay an"
80 : Logan The brilliant SURROUNDINGS OF
.he dinner and the many men or prominence WHO
,bared TO do honor 20 Mr.. Jefferson were re-
81 - On FRIDAYS Tribune. The speeches deliv-
' =. .ho sven,nr were marked by more than
80, oioouence but owing 10 lack Of space. only
- o,psions could he made to them IN that re-
port
MR. KELLOGGS WELCOME.
- his address Of welcome Mr.. Kellogg was par
.,a,,o,,, banov In his illusions TO Mr.. Jefferson.
cone o., the remarks he made were as follows:
The great general may be crowned with mo
laurel for the daring and dash Of a single victory.
~ statesman may be praised for single stroke
OF diplomacy NJ critical 1rncture the a'us' ios
ore picture The author FOR one book. our guest
receives lis encomiums for the success OF his
whole NE Now what Is It that endears Mr. Jefrer-
son 70 an his fellow-countrymen alike? Why X y
g. his profession whom ali delight TO honor? Is it
because OF hts marvellous concepuons OF INC cnsr
sctars which ne has taken and o. his wondertl!
creations in his creative art? Is It because his Rip
Van Wrinkle is recognized as one OF the mos, p PIN,
art creations OF the stage and because OF It's deep
pe,hos he e,,ent,on and seized the fancy Of
The American people more than any other outside
tbe range OF the Shakespearian drama Is II be-
-. 80 Asa Trenchard shows that most wonder
cause ms IsI ~r ID siraoiicitv manlincss and
drollery all artsticaiy combined, touched with
sgsn rr 81 actore is Il because Of the consumate
skill with which he has dressed all The many char
spirit that was entirely his own? les. We love and
admire him for all this But moTewf 'e ,scb
were breathed by him into every play In which he
has taken part. loud applause
ADDRESS OF WILLIAM WINTER.
Af,er Mr. jefferson whose address compre-
hensvely outlined in Fridays Tribune. had replied
in a speech that teemed with characteristic humoF
ana interesting anecdotes. William Winter was In
troduced 10 respond 10 the toast of The Poet and
the Player" The grace of language and eoquence
that Mr. Winter impaired TO his address frequently
won for him the most enthusiastic applause lie
spoke substantially as follows:
TWO IMPORTANT THEATRES THEN.
In the days Of spranger Barry. and In the later
days OF David Garrck. there were but TWO I'M
por;ant theatres in England. and all the sood
actors were concentrated in one or the other OF
those two houses. In the days OF Hodgkinson ana
Anne Brunton In America there were but thfee
DAY the theatres are numerous ana the eooH acsot
are widely scattered ana dnGssH ne ass IL pbut
there is also public ior me nC9lest ioe. ~ &c
we shall be wise not TO forget the other. You are
all familiar no doubt with the reply Of me on
woman the minister WIG had asked for mr. mr.
opinion the doctrine Of ioiai aePT nsono vii
is an excellent doctrine she sac: irop'e ,bere
are many Indications that the people who support
.h heass are wS sPs qR te 4a the
prominence OF theatrical trash We must not lglo!e
as gGae and MTs BOwefs Edwin Booth Les
Ter Waack Lawrenoe BaTTe a a"q RSRnm Henry
Irving Ellen Terry and }qh psi Hare Tc "' haT
each and ali obtained the ainpiest recosniSn ana
the most bril9nt success ana Joseph ,he mos
admired the most beloved. and The most popu,,s +
OF all the actors OF his time App.ause,,, ~ a
fact could possess more sgniAcance ioa eo' ~
more practical encouragement. Tor TINS g'e". .;d
has never patered with ia.sehooI n nor tS Is-e-
public nor taken his law from the muliitule bu,'
as an apostle Of poetry and beauty
CHARACTERS IN WHICH HE is PEERLESS
In earlier years as among my hearers are
aware he acted scores OF parts. long since DIS
carded and forgotten but for long time ne mas
wisely restricted himself 10 characters In when ne
is peerless Chief among those characters Is KlP
Van Wrinkle: and when | mention that name eal!
up before you the blthest, the most rohait,s.,
Al he extremes OF life are comprised In RIP Van
Wnkle; youth and age Laughter ana lsl.T
Even the environment is composed OF ~ -
rustic cabin the dssola,e mouni@tE Pesks NOV nov
tary beneath the awful loneliness OIL lhe t't b
part before Jefferson played FLYNN ana fa n5
sons Chapman and Hackett. Yates isnei WOOL az ~
Burke-and other actors no doubt VIII ply -
when he is gone: but other actor ever ihIe.eu
4 with The charm whI9h Is the that one word he
secret Of his victory and the reason OF ms &c
ses ndt 20 be- CAPTURED by definition. We only
know that It arouses the imagineuon IouonTs t a
deed there 10 whom II speaks n yan' 9'% ceT
ing before one OF the pictures OF Iurnrr q can
not see such color that in nature no. No. s SON
-t,fJ yIaD ne
cheer and beautify his passage through thiS mortar
he and Poe sna 70 tgiory Of the lie 70 come
have pas.ed the most my days in the study Of
aT'lc torces which from ali sTeG s are 5o
erslfd , All GB Ba have seen and known that
the mission OF art IL the revelation ana nlerp., ~
sr,is, Whatever be his field Is 10 show the laes'
10 be erulated. and not the horror 10 be summed
FULFILLED THAT OBLIGATION.
Josepb jefferson has fulfilled that obligation.
and in doing that he has lived benenceh' nIo
and mas crowned his honored age with the love
OF his fellow linen and with the pure ana spo,.eS'
laurel Of an nlustrious and abiding iafhe' 'n-"
thusas;ic applause) ~ .,, n honor OF
YNerson I'M, + have never yet spoken II Ia MS
presence Let me so far encroach upon your N'"'-
ness az 70 read y now:
tn. songs tina, should gree, songs OF the noun
No sigh OF the pine that rnurTnurs and sTeve.
b, o, streams rushing swift from 'ne' 'O'''
tain.
And the sof, gale spring through the snnspanrea
leaves.
IN the dsp,h Of the fores, from ~. siumo>rs
His genius that holds ev'ry heart in It's ihrah
Beside brigh, learned his first nnnoerS
The thrush. swee, cadence the meadow -larks call.
DER his cradle kind Nature-that Mother enchanted
OF Beauty and Arr-cast her mantle % grace.
II his eyes III her passion. and deeply implanted
In his strong love For the whole human race
Like The rainbow ,ha. psrces the clouds where they
darken.
He came ev'ry sorrow and 70 hegIiie: