Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Rip van: WinkleBurke, Charles
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Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Rip van: Winkle
Burke, Charles
American drama
_Broadway_ _Metropolitan_
_Theatre_ _Theatre_
_New York_ _Buffalo_
ACT I—1763 1855 1857
RIP VAN WINKLE (a Mr. Hackett Mr. F. S. Chanfrau
Dutchman)
KNICKERBOCKER (a " Norton " B. G. Rogers
Schoolmaster)
DERRIC VAN SLAUS " McDonall " Ross
(the Burgomaster)
HERMAN VAN SLAUS —— " Ferrell
(his son)
NICHOLAS VEDDER " Anderson " Stephens
(friend to Rip)
CLAUSEN —— " Leak
RORY VANCLUMP (a " Price " Boynton
Landlord)
GUSTAFFE Miss Wood " Kent
DAME VAN WINKLE Mrs. Bellamy Miss Wells
ALICE " Sylvester Mrs. C. Henri
LORRENNA Miss Henry La Petite Sarah
SWAGGRINO } Mr. Lamy Mr. Henri
Spirits of the
{
GAUDERKIN } —— " McAuley
Catskills {
ICKEN } —— " Ferris
{
ACT II.—1783.—_A lapse of twenty years is supposed to occur between_
_the First and Second Acts._
RIP VAN WINKLE Mr. Hackett Mr. F. S. Chanfrau
(the dreamer)
HERMAN VAN SLAUS " Warwick " Ferrell
SETH SLOUGH " Whiting " Stephens
KNICKERBOCKER " Norton " B.G. Rogers
THE JUDGE —— " Spackman
GUSTAFFE " Levere " Kent
RIP VAN WINKLE, " Ryder " McAuley
JR.
FIRST VILLAGER " Brown " Ferris
SECOND VILLAGER " Hoffman " Judson
ALICE Mrs. Sylvester Mrs. C. Henri
KNICKERBOCKER
LORRENNA " Allen Miss Tyson
COSTUME
RIP—_First dress:_—A deerskin coat and belt, full brown breeches, deerskin
gaiters, cap. _Second dress:_—Same, but much worn and ragged.
KNICKERBOCKER—_First dress:_—Brown square cut coat, vest and breeches,
shoes and buckles. _Second dress:_—Black coat, breeches, hose, &c.
DERRIC VAN SLAUS—Square cut coat, full breeches, black silk hose, shoes
and buckles—_powder_.
HERMAN—_First dress:_—Ibid. _Second dress:_—Black frock coat, tight pants,
boots and tassels.
VEDDER }
CLAUSEN } Dark square cut coats, vests, breeches, &c.
RORY }
GUSTAFFE—Blue jacket, white pants, shoes.
SETH SLOUGH—Gray coat, striped vest, large gray pants.
JUDGE—Full suit of black.
YOUNG RIP—A dress similar to Rip’s first dress.
DAME—Short gown and quilted petticoat, cap.
ALICE—_First dress:_—Bodice, with half skirt, figured petticoat. _Second
dress:_—Brown satin bodice and skirt, &c.
LORRENNA, Act 1—A child.
LORRENNA, Act 2—White muslin dress, black ribbon belt, &c.
RIP VAN WINKLE
ACT I.
SCENE I.
_A Village.—House, with a sign of_ “George III.”—_Two or three
tables._—VILLAGERS _discovered, smoking_. VEDDER, KNICKERBOCKER, RORY,
CLAUSEN _at table. Chorus at rise of curtain._
CHORUS.
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