Identifier: lifeartofedwinbo00matt (find matches)
Title: The life and art of Edwin Booth and his contemporaries
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929, comp Hutton, Laurence, 1843-1904
Subjects: Actors Actors
Publisher: Boston, L.C. Page
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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d their fortunes as Rip. Jeffer-son saw how the play could be written ; Boucicaultsaw still more in it, and re-wrote the drama. It wasproduced at the London Adelphi, Sept. 4, 1865. Itwas a success, and Mr. Jefferson found his best partin Rip, The judgment of the English public wasconfirmed in America, and Rip Van Winkle wasJeffersons main-stay, and Rip the part with whichthe people identified him—to speak literally—until1880, when he appeared in Philadelphia as Bob Acresin his own revision of the Rivals, and scored a suc-cess that has divided popular favor with his imper-sonation of the character hinted at in Irvings story. Mr. Jefferson married for the second time in 1867.The second Mrs. Jefferson was a Miss Warren, a dis-tant relative. He has had nine children—six by hisfirst wife, three by his second. Two have been onthe stage, and are now in private life. One daughteris the wife of Farjeon, the novelist. One boy is namedafter William Winter, the brilliant dramatic critic, to
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JOSEPH JEFFERSONAs Bob Acres in The Rivals. MR. JOSEPH JEFFERSON. 159 whom the present writer must acknowledge his in-debtedness for biographical facts and figures. Mr.Winters Lives of the Jeffersons, are models of con-scientious record, and tell in a charming way the his-tory of this famous family. This is the simple story of a man who is an honor tothe stage, and who has done the stage great honor—the fourth of a line of good men and good actors. Thereis, of course, much more to be said of him. It seemsunnecessary, however, to tell Americans that JosephJeffersons private life has been as admirable as hisprofessional career : that he is a charming com-panion and a good friend. It is known that he is aman of intellect and accomplishments; a skilfulpainter, and not unused to literary work. But there is something more to be said of Mr.Jeffersons permanent hold upon popular regard.The American populace has a way of its own of giv-ing affectionate nicknames to those whom it holds inhigh

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