New-York tribune., 1920-01-25
First Week of Chicago Season
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schooi with the other children. Peter
ace admits that. al Rips instigation.
she mas been fishing with plumcake for
mermaid az mountain brook. AT
,hls moment Rip himself appears with
me school children. flying a kite. Ab.
soroed IN his play with them. he has
totally forgotten his wedding engage.
ment with Katrina who berates him
'ercely and leaves him bewildered and
crestfalen, while Peterkee is taken by
hes latner to be punished in the inn.
goose girl now persuades Rip to
JON her and the children in a dance
"hlch IS terminated by an approach
Jug thuhder shower as Peterkee, es-
| capped from her fathers punishment
hastens to Rip to be comforted lis.
tening to the thunder, Rip tells her
ana the children the legend of Hendrick
hudson and his crew-how every TWEEN
~ years they return in the ehostly
SNIP. the Half Moon, to hold a bowling
party IN the mountains. At the climax
o. o. mus tale, with great thunderclap
Hendrlck Hudson himself appears in
a sunshine shower, All take fight but
ZIP and Peterkec, whom HendricL X
invites to his party of ninepns at mid
hlgh'' when he promises to give Rip
II magic flask as Il wedding gift. At
ms KIP turns cxultantly 10 Katrina.
M''o IS reenterlng. but as she comes
HenGrick vanlshes. Rip tells her of
hendricks offer. but Katrina. mock;no
hlp crcdullty, tells him to return with
hls magic flask by tho morro,y,s snn.
down or she viii marry Jan. The
VOICE of Hcndrick is heard calling md
amld the storm Rip and Poterkcc sot
ior'h together for the mountains
ACT II, Scene H. Stopping at RIMS
nut after the storm 10 make prcpara-
1'ohs for their journey. Rip and Peter
hrc continue their way. Scene > ,
'noN encounter Dick Spuytcnduvvjl.
mate OF the Half Moon. CARRYING TWO
Kegs of liquor. which Rip helms him
10 carry to tho mountain peak.
tScene .: There by moonlight are
gathered Hcndrice Hudson and his
GnoS'iN crew, who welcome Rip and
ie'erNcc TO their party Of ninepins
curing which Hcndrick and Dirck plot
10 bring about tho future wedding of
Rip to Petcrkcc instead of TO Katrina
by OBTAINING Rip on the mountain until
the'r return after twenty wears. To
TINS 'nd, feierkcc is allowed to win the
magic flask in a bowling match with
birck, who then conducts her down tho
mountain saying rip will follow =
while Rip, absorbed and delighted in
ms PLAY with lightning and thunder. is
}Acd with q sleep potion. the ninth
draft OF which ovcrwheims him with
Slumoor lust as the golden Half Moon
comes sailing into. view on the air,
manned by the ghostly sailors singing
HIM lullaby of farewell
Act III, Scene H. Twenty years
later Al sunrise, on the mountain
!,
ences Of nature, who take flight as he
strs. Rising painfully. ne is bevil-
dered to find himself old, white beard
Cd and weathcrbeaten. Calling on
feterkoe. he disappears in the msts,
from which now emerge into view
Scene - the ruined chimney and
walls Of Rips hut entangled with vines
and shrubbery. Here Peterkcc, now a
young woman in bridal clothes, comes
searching for tho magic nask. Finding
1t IN the chimney niche. where she left
IT, she reveals how she tasted it's en-
chanted waters of youth, and prays
that Rip, so long lost, may yet return
to his home. Ancient and strange. Rip
fairy goblin" In their scene together
they are on the point of recognition
when old Nicholas enters, chding
Peterkee for running away from the
wedding at sundown, and. despite Rips
protest, hurries her off with him. leav-
ing Rip 10 a sadly mystiticd soliloouy
by his ruined hearth.
(Sccne 80 But now on the village
green by the inn Hans Van Bummel
younger brother or Jan. is about to be
welded to Peterkce, who has stub
bornly refused to marry for these
twenty years past. during which
Katrina and Jan have reared large
family of their own. Now, as Nicholas
comes with Petcrkec and the ceremony
is about to proceed barking dogs and
hooting children announce the entrance
Of old Rip, who comes claiming his
promi sed bride at sundown.
Mocked and struck down as an in
truding beggar, he is befrended by
Peterkee. who gives him as aims the
magic flask. As Rip puts this to his
lips. lightning and thunder prelude the
temperance of Hendrick Hudson and
his crew who. to miraculous organ
pcals. troop forth in wedding raiment
from the church as Rip appears in the
falry light restored to his youth. Rigid
as nlnepins. the aghast Dutch folk arc
boDled into oblivion as Rim and Peter
kee are united in their wedding at sun
down.