The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-04
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scene Derween Kip, the jolly vagabond
and his scolding wife. The little audi.
ence evidently enjoyed il, as the hearty
and almost ineessant laughter album
dainty testified. Then Mr. Joseph
| gave Rips parting with little Meenie
The laughter ceased Then followed
the weird scene between Hip and the
dwarfs in the catskiiIs. AT this point
the silence in the room hid become
painfully oppressive. Every auditor
seemed to be holding his breath The
old man paused for moment and then
gave the lines describing Rips return
home after his twenty years sleep. AS
the reading progressed the silence in
the room was broken, bus II was
broken by the soDs OF the miller and
his household. There was not the
slightest manifestation of applause
when Mr.. Joseph abruptly ended his
reading and resumed bis seat.
AS Jefferson and his companion bade
their entertainers good night and start
ed upon the homeward trip the Mime
sotan merely said. We'll, Joeg and
Mr. Joseph simply replied, 7 am
satisfied. z
On several occasions one summer
Mr.. Jefferson had with him as 4 guide
an old colored man, to whom had
reached diInly and from afar the fame
of Rip Van Wrinkle, says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer One day when tie two
were out fishing In d rowboat, he haz-
arded a few remarks: Boss, is it d
circus you are in2n Not exactly d
circus, said Mr. Jefferson. aYas, sab.
Ye can act, can't yefN Mr.. Jefferson
made modest reply Well sab, |
never git to New York, but I'd power
full like to see We act. sab, but I'D give
90 cents II yon'll cut ~ right nowl'
MFR. Jefferson does not like to be
spoken OF ais Joe, says the Kansas City
Journal. He believes that his age and
position entltle him to the respect
shown by the use Of his fun Christian
name anu cites ia his argument that
Edwin Booth was rarely II ever re
ferred to as Ned
Once while ON d western tour the
comedian carried with the company d
property man whose fondness for
strong Writer'S was as large as his
bump Of veneration was small The
latter failing led him into speaking Of
the stars as his jigsteps7 ANA This
ripIets4
One morning the property man
turned up at rehearsal in highly IN
sbriated condition Meeting AIR. defer
son III the wings it occurred to him
that 1t would be graceful thing to
tender him an ofThand apology So
leaning gesltly up against the come
dian, he remarked
sJeffy, old boy, when one felie9
comes to another feIIeF
"Jeffy, old boy, shocked the come
dian beyond expression
GO. sirl'' he exclaimed. go. sir, at
oncei
The offender went. That night Nip
Van Wrinkle was the bii ana the
house was packed from pit TO doue
In corner Of the gallery sat The prop,
erty man, looking rather frayed around
the edges The play progressed. Zip IL
turned ont into the storm and. stand
ing upon the threshold Of his home ut
ters the most pathetic line III the piece
You say that lave no share iii this
house2
Then through file silence comes lnI
sad and asthmatic tones
Only 50 per cent of the gross. Jeffy,
old boy
The comedian collapsed Tile prop.
erty msn WIS avenged
4 good story il told IT ali experience
Of Joseph Jefferson. the great actor,
says Leslie's Weekly 4 number Of
years ago he played one night engage
ment 10 small Indiana town. appear.
ing n his fayorite part II Rip Van
Wrinkle Ia the hotel lit which he
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