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■pSgP - &==sm&e THE VENERABLE DEAN | OF THL AMERICAN STAGE. !•# %•##* fft# §»ft**ftf !»»'%• IIMMI MM ft*#"* 4?*f# imml M Hm* •Mnr*ffff Hl# *4 W 4 §* '| as IM* * fe.lfeWb*-' **l 1* i§ ii i (HH i 'I 'fl JOSEPH JEFFERSON. nooks tmt.n| thorn* strange piles of the- i Ins been takon on in arm# an a proper atrlcal 'properties' which occupy the t> child in group* -f happy p. asuntrs. bock of tlmoit every » l» ht*ie Naturally. therefore I »*« atageatruok wonder ihat he himself should iake at an carl. age. and an ! had a 'beater kindly to the buakm and the mask , stork • I with scenery and properties i Such Indeed nan the childhood life of : could Indulge n>y paa»l«n at a small ex- Joseph J-ffertu.n, the uncrowned king pent- especially an my stock company of new world comedian#, or. to u#o ihe volunteer#. con#t#tln§ »» e | more familiar phrase. "th venerable | boys and their Meter, who used to piny dean of the American stage." , with me on Saturdays Ot conrtt For four generation* back hi* forrfa- I was stag* manager by the right or there had been actor* Ills great-grand- possession and had to compile all >t I father was an eminent Kngllsh plajer play*. The plot* were ver> Mmple ana | and manager Ills grandfather, who ' mad to conform with what »* t p* • * tin born in Plymouth In IT7I. < ame to we could gel at. or what prop-r ■;* « the m w world and when hut 22 years oM could secur- and hide during the ab mnde hi* appearance in Mow York on sene* of the property man the stage of the old John Street theu- 1 In such manner were spent th* *ariy ,„ r ; days of Joseph Jefferson W lienevei a In the same way the father of thl* I child was wanted an sh* ««** little | man who ha* Immortallged "Rip Van Joe naturally was appropriate y “ Winkle," wh* born In Philadelphia In ed an*! decorated an., brought forth ItlM, and In hi* time also wa* esteemed Ills first active appearance on I •* H % cry excellent actor, especially In | hoards however, was with that on ■ •■old man" parts. In addition to hi* Illustrious knight of the burnt corn. ' histrionic ability Joseph Jeffprnon, f*r„ j I>. Rice, who delighted our grant fa possessed a great deal of artigtlc talent. th"rs with hi* then famous J m wrovt being * skillful scene painter. Often in sketches and dance* The little Joe the early dsy* when buslm-srf was tad j had beheld these wonderful dance# and the actor would wield the brush as a | learned to imitate them. One day the painter of sign.* and theieby replenish comedian hlmeclf caught th" child at the exhausted family totfeu* This ar- I his mimetic performance in I straight tistic ability was Inherit.: i by hi* son. I way Insisted oh his appearance In who has found time to produce a num- j public. Th" hl!d was put In a big bag i b-r of paintings fur above n.-diucrity. j er.a arrled cn the stage by »m Prow. Tin younger Jefferson--our own Jes - ‘ where, during sno nt th comedians ferton of the g.cnial heart and the mer- Jigs, he was dump-I out head tlrst lo ry voice—has given some charmingly fore the ey*s of th» aslonls.iea house Ingenuous glimpses of that early the- Th n th* tlttls child of t years, dress-. arrival life, with Its mingled vicinal* ed and dPeulsed exactly as th • b.g tudt *. disasters and plc..*ur< s comedian, dar.-ed and sane In turn with ; ?peaking of his ch-'i.thood memories, his larg? confrere. Th? experiment Mr. Jefferson in his autobiography was a great success. Pennies sixpence* j whimsically says of th" theater under and shillings showered down on th* , w hose shadow he passed his first years: stage, find little Joe secured *oirc M • 'lt wa* a rickety, old. frame building, j A short time ,fterward th" tiny actor ( with a broad gable, facing on a wide ! was taken to New York, where he an- , avenue and situated In the city of | peared In most wonderful comhat . Washington. The door from our tack j seen" This •:«!)» represented an Anr.er entry opened upon the stage, and as a : k-ar. sailor vs var.nuishtng and piai,..- J toddling little chap In a short frock f !r.g his victorious foot jn * Greek was allowed full run of the place. t.irat». at the earn* time exulting.y . ‘behind the scenes' wan my firs 1 play- waving a star spangled banner above house. And what a playhouse it was. his own head. filled with all sorts of material for the ir :..r.: s -Records' of the New York .exercise of my youthful imagination!” Stag*" -cntalr.s th- following nolle* of | The great at tor thus humorously re- this dramatic performance which no- j veals those early influences which decld- py the way, must have been the , ed what should be his future life work. first press criticism lavished upon the j In that rickety, old Washington th— aspiring young c median, ater the youthful J-ffer on played his : Master Titus, whose songs and j childish games among gaudily paint- j dances were much applauded, took a O.J scenes of the bay of Naples, and a benefit on th* JOth. when he appeared , Roman palace, and the dismal tomb of with Master Joseph Jefferson in 2 c»l»- Ih* Oapulets, And the robbers' cave info i brated combat, it being this 'ad’s first j which did All Baba used to lug the ippeUrgfi.te cut of tfa«,Juv*nfl* super j bags of gold hs had s»oJ«i from the » niimerkry ranks. This little felisW was . Forty Thieves Here too. he remem the grandson of the great c('v .edirn of , b**s seeing Fanny Kemble and Tyrone the same name, ahd Is the third Joseph and Power ■’the Irish ' ccirtediaa. and Jgffereon known to our srage. He was ; jnauv other great Actors' of the time ' oorn at. Philadelphia Feb 26. ISIS '' "These '• says Mr. Jefferson, speaking In 183*. a few years after ms- Xew of th- stage properties -mid v. hi.-ft be York "debui.” ,'atle J.-c. with h.s fath-i puna, ■ weru the kind of obj-. uiy s and Ills mother, who was likewise a cue- 1 ■ T*> ***• *«•» *» to** '•«4 HI «M< «W*» **» 4**«» tn«»# i «>«4» r«* i—nn «t • Vm*» »»»•«. I bm «Mt *>«* mww< «. ~| MHI •**» *•*•»» r««WN»f*»» i •»<« • *•*!• II »H »M| M»* THE AUGUSTA SXT IST ID-A-Y HERALD. HiWtW Hi ll# I^- H ii i % Mf 1 ! IS %: i >/V I uV% M l /./ y'M l W ‘Mrn ’l/ ' : til it. small town or Chicago, the Mai'* j hearted little hand of i.luyers turaed southward, giving popular perfufb'- arwea in Dubuque. Oalfiia, Memphis h«il i other towns along the way, These Pdr ! for manors were Indeed the veriest "barnstormlngs," the play* being pre sented in the -atlng rooms of hotel*. In [ barns in outhouses. In fact in any con venient building that offered and in which n stage could be put up. Some times the house" was s losing one and sometimes not, For a time. though, the elder Jefferson was forced to bring out his paintbrushes to turn a few dollar* painting signs and dei orating ceilings. Hut before long n shadow fell on that happy go mrky hardworking family. In. the city of Mobile the genial, lovable and philosophic actor and painter fell a victim to the yellow fever, then raging In the south, ar.d died In a few days. Little J e• courageous mother, nothing daunted, opened a hoarding house ir. Mobile for a time to tide them over n temporary embarrassment, and then once again went on the road, making ner way down ths Mississippi and thence Into Texas and Mexico. All this time the young actor had been earning by hard work and rough knocks that dramatic and theatrical experience which he was to turn to such good ac count in later years. He bad already come in contact with Mucremly, the aider Booth and Junes Walla- k. From that time the rise of th* young ean.ttT.an was rap'd, ft a few. years he appeared tn Pt-JiutHiphia under ths management of Svrrpr and a&arward conducted the dramatic performance* of rhe Peale museum In the tjuakr. ,:;ty. After a season of this work he ..I - it vn h.s lirst star *n«a<.- incut, in .New i'mk lie inti ami nuu> j t* m 4 ■t > iimtw “t •<MI IWwr^ltH* 1 • ! » _ _ • tira I**-* c«?.*** g"*! ft*# ill* |i ■- •5 *•-* m#ivi It Ml#l* ■ ,-*** * • «mMi -«f Ti** , t|»«» A« Umm " tb • mm* IM ! rij£ .* . »i* * 5 % 4 |*tf ok*a «<|| f «MH 1 *9 2* ****%- !aw« Ummm* «M j fA# tupiffi- %t*4 «fitx. m 4 %*<l < Vf*'*«t m lb *«•*• «M *ll# 4 «t tii'’ «4aitri»fct» , a* flag «t»t* t» >Ni« fi| |f. , |*,*t |*vt frit'* t«i t<v <|| h«hv ...» 14 * I Mr A M#tt* •» OMiMl** lui'i 4 1 ii*l»»‘4l J4# 2 •4f«■ #’*'"•■ 44t t*44V4 K • nhrml** ||«fv tN» I Hit* 44 v <t m m in • Si b ** Xirlt# I J,| ** ftfintytef In "*Tlb»’ 04r 4*4 mf| 14# ttfvirvti.*’ tbrh Art** lit |L \ > j if//' 7 \i\ tip \ i "Rivals” anJ Dr. Ollapod In ”The Poof ' Gentleman" The continued careful ex cellence with u Ulch Mr. Jefferson did Ills work In these different parts not only gave him Jil* well earned reputa tion, but molded the very character of Ills dramatic work In 1860 he visited California, and the following year rallied from .Sun Frau : cisco to Australia. At Sydney, Mel bourne, Italia rat. Adelaide and Hobart Town his success was unconditional. It ivas not until May, 186 e. that Mr. Jeffer son sailed from Melbourne for England, after an Australasian tour that brought him both gold and glory. It was while In London that he met Dion Bouclcautt, to whom he suggested his pet Idea for some adequate dramati ze aof the story of Kip Van Winkle. This story. It Is true, had already been dramatized several times, and Mr. Jef fete, n had produced a composite pro duction by piecing together portions of these different dramatizations. This production took place in Washington and was attended by but Indifferent success. Years before this the actor had oupon the "Life and Letters of Washington Irving" In an old Dutch farmhouse In Pennsylvania, ano the pregnant hint for a Rip Van Winkle drama was the result. Boueleault took up this hint tttid did h*s work. The plav was put dif'ln London and ran Fo nights at the Adelpht, after which tt toured the provinces. Its unqualllYei stigcM* in America Is well known Equally well known is Mr. Jefferson's caster since , that success. Today he is repartee! to be a millionaire j ha< estates la Louisiana and In New j .1 ir,..'. id l D the m." venerable and j a., i:y iov i fiat *ll ■' on lib- Am ""Foil i Stag.., „ aUITHLT. J, STIUNGIML. IDE SIX OH BOOLE met. letcrtM In me < ontc%i At Ft*cr Heat is ?tcw Yotil S#ki4i4 GaUiy of RS4* cn Will Competes r ri *4i H4 l m Alt' 44# 4mt 41 H#4»**«i* #'|44#4 HirHi Mr* toriu *** «v-44'Ml-r m* ; r*'4*tiN| 4WMI fmm ** '4*. •itlii mnm #4 lIH •f' l # #4 %bf •4®i4®4» “ 1 •« ilh «#• ms #l* 4rtia 4#t U* Ti»p 044Wi ,| Mrt44it> mill •faiftl #• otM44f' ual 4t 14 0* b *** *Ks*f | *4l (A, 4 •• t III# fMt« # mil «4*4 148 iMlt# iat#f 1H 4t#4 ** ft bmm4 4 i>#* 14*4 ‘ft IIP* ' APf ••ftf*4* - fiPHitf tr*4 t*V tUft 44|ft * 1 * tit* rtfttfli theft t«ift4t 4441 M •tftft-l lof ft . iiorift Mm* Mat th* * ’ h * ’*•’ j if | t«» rtvftl lliftw* *h th" fwll* asa*iift4 rtMft* To that m j l th** to #t |. 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If nat for |-r«-inisr. honor*. | , III* liann-1* Pat O'llalloran Kltrnnc A J ! Strphune the fr?S' bman wh., r.'de sc i well last winter until Injured, will al»*. j I start, a* will Jnyc-ux. the long dlstun * j champion of Francs. Frederick, the fa- , inous gw Is*, who ran »e* «*nd i.t Miller] when the latter won the J 7 hour race In , Pari* lasi summer and whe the Amor- j lean say* I* one of the greatest long , distance cyclist* In the world, nil! also try for a share of the pur*« Rice. Schln- Waller. Pierce. Is.ul* tllmm. John | Lawaon Beacon Kre.l Forster Jullua and other public favorite* have been training faithfully for the event anJ j hojie to carry off some of the money Many dark horse* have been picked i for favorite*, und there I* the uwual ; number of sure winners. It la foolish, j however, to make predictions on such an event as thl*. for so many factors f enter Into the result, any one of which may put a man In the front rank or place him at a very serious disad vantage. A bad spill, caused probably through no fault of his own. may easi ly force a leader to lose several place*. If II doe* not do sufficient damage to make him cease riding any longer. An other very Important factor I* the han dling of a rider. An experienced train er will often pluck o man on the verge of collapse and pull him through among the leaders. Th- accommodations for the men while undergoing their hard PROMINENT SIX PLODDERS. 4* wfy SfffffHNftll tIM •ft I *#' *ff* v I* ft4l IftHf '-•»**l'*#!# 4#4 fw».«g" { |(» |**iv f j*| ,f p- •. • | ffkft Ik rot# WKfflN l 4i ■ #h4Hi Its itplt t«* I •ft##'' r 4ft rff* 1 * t i «"* ftrmirt H .%«***»"ft .a*# 110 ft -• 4 :mi * in Sftftt r*mt 4 trnmU'-mX *4 #'j ».*»»** #|,» ■ | — x }i|4|#fl4s I# IMM 4 «it est! m i, OioftffH y v»Him* *»”’'• |inv« fit* trftli *ri4#f Wfti*h i in «j. •* 1*44 #•#»’ <ift-I ’n < Fr*ftftiftft ft i ‘iijppi ftl «mli M» %»i iinff Aift t9|vf>. 4»*l ##|ft#*#f4ll34 till* 4*’'4444l hu |>U I him «!.. Ci.l rank "f ■ acltas . ycllats l»spls. tbs dlsad , . iisgsa under wblrb he lakswl owing itv bis r.il.ir tbla res lit MpumnAWi .„uth waa hut .si- pmnl hebtnd rbara ftm Raid wb*> Ibe el" sit oh****. 1 mad- the break from the l, A * HU I* )« |,» r tr* th#r Jtmtljv Ml 4 hurl 4fft) oil* • i* m itii-itf tHutAftvft* ttt*ik«* tummy ft* him ft# th# tlilun «ltftvn|»l<»o of Thru iltrv I# Umrry VBhftft tM* Hurtinfii t j| € | w (|o a the tr«»rM # | hour tecord on a Weyele H* Ihrousb lb* I*- race at lb* Osrd-b. Mine over I.*W mile* in th. a.-k MHiiy <»ih#r »n*i4m*#4 *rt nifd I*y t * n * thu»t4#t* l«i ftlft'W thftf Mi day rtr<*« art n».t injurvMW Th- v#l#rftff ftho i In m i- r»< **» of fhi# i harttltf lhft» oth*r Hd»r Ift I I ififtAVit # #1 .rwuftl**#. #a*' s*4#fftiit#* 1 rft g-versi of the rider* have *ald that the. wili endeavor to best the figure* f r the M? hour rontesl set up •>< Miller Is*. December fn *»>•« r “ r< th* fhUa g, .man in *ix day* of phenoin. nal rid me covered IHt wile* is’ >ar»l*. cor* r*. lot tnei suremen* Dutln. Iliat pe riod h» intoyed only-Ight hour* es sleep an.! was off the tnuk a tcial of t hour* and 48 minutes He finished wonderfully fresh and showed practically no sign* .if hi# terrible ordeal at the end. F'em after the race wa* ever he gar a two mile exhibition, paced by a tandem, cov ering the distance tn - which was wonderful after such a task as he had Just jierformed Those who have never witnessed a six day bicycle raee can hardly Imagine the scene* presented. The contestants cir cle the oval In their never ending roil* tine, a rider now and then possibly fall ing asleep on hi* wheel nnd going right „ n m that condition only to suddenly lull off or run Into the picket fence at the side of the track Now and then the j sleeping rider I* awakened by hi* , watchful trainer, who dashes a quanti ty of Ice cold water In his face, only to be abu*»d by the weary pedaler for rousing him. Sometimes, when a man fulls off hi* Wheel either through drow siness or a collision, he lies contentedly where he Is and It Is only with threats and force that ha can be made to con tlnue his task. The riders often get queer notions In to their heads. 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II.Mi. *nd an adiitiftna! i:*s for in akint the r*c# oil { From matiufartMrrri* of Urf% ti hfrli. nuddlrs and luuidlr bur# h# fft «ft|vr«l hono#r# ainounliti§ to II.H*. and tv* ai»i»oarr«l *»t a ftrominryit vau.lrvtlfei thrfttrr f«»r #»nu> day*, netting ll.OOt f‘*r *h» dottk III# total * tin 4 * thti- amount* , I (a f vm. «*f whft h about |h*6 wrnl In IralntMT and rac»n« rsfwnar#. a prrt t- K-H-l -bowing tor one week even ul CHAHLKS K- EDWABDBH strenutb I'ompetltlow*. An agreement has been reached by the director# of ull the college iiymna siun-.s of the east relative to a ompstf* ti-ui In strength tests the coming win* ter All the candidate# must l>* regt«. tered in tb- American Athletic union- Ifni form apparatus has been adopted 4u every I'ollege where the competition will b held The tests agreed upon ar* strength of hack, legs, right I-.rearm left forearm, lungs, upper a>in (triceps, nud chest, and upper arm (bleeps) and hack. All lest* must be made consecu tively In the order mentioned and b« finished within 15 minutes. By May l. 1199. each Institution will publish the records of the 80 strongest tneo exam« Ined this year, In the order of the #u« perlorlty. From these men the best ten will again compete, ami tli« student vvbo makes Ihe best record In this test will represent his Institution against thoso of other colleges. In this contest the Individual having the highest record will be dewm-.l "Intercollegiate cham pion" The Institution having the 60 strongest nien. ns decided by the lar gest lolal score, will hold the trophy for ihe next year. Systematic training for these t.-sis ha* beau begun in a number es eoll-.te*. Vt Vale they began sont* weeks ago.