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Show Joseph Jefferson's Career. Xffi Joacph Jcfforson, who haa rcliJ. Jfc tho otage, waa born In PhJlaii?v.'1:rhr0' ruary 20. 1S29, tho fourth b fiJWLlB from the Jefferson that nud 1 ZZe 0 famous In Garrick'n timeTjSJSj hla debut on tho stago Tin wfe, Pftjf the aaro of 3 ycarsla 2 SSKB Crow" at a enfcflt e ven to Ttv2 . Rico. Jefferson's youth and S-'Ksljl hood wero pnssod with barr ,iraB companies that wondered thro-SfBB8-1 South and West During .Bn war ho followed Gen. TaylorVrn!rJLy cPl ternatlng between acting and vm-i'jKiLlt t feo and cakes From UK VlsmSr 3 worked In Now York, PhlladelpljKf Wi Richmond aa stock actor, st&r I agcr. In l&SG ho visited Euror 0 not act On hla return he VciB1' principal comedian of loan KiSsTO2 theater, New York, whero he rlivM ' t PanglosB and Asa Trenchard " w77 1 American Cousin." Next at ths m2sE Garden ho acted Cabcl Plummcr h 1 Crickot on tho Hearth" and SHuB! dcr In "Tho Octoroon." both "nSrWb.'1. works of Dion Bouclcault. Jc.fei2fe " became interested In "Rip Van ,fiW,3aBfiisitfi lo9. Ho had ecen Charles Burko uCiiri and ho know the sovoral versions 'SsEIltO inge story that had been nrM9t.j Burke. Hackctt and Yates Iili JlMJHS ferson's Idea to clovato tho cWvV -rZ from tho drunken vagabond and niT flCM r half-real, half-unreal, to lnvcat lfrt flbrtf fantastic lndefinltoness, retain all tiw 2sV?k mor and humanity but still givaltat LmM mosphero suggeaUvel supernsuu:d h first version of "Rip Van Wlnlds" tj v" mado from Burke's play, Joffersja ' . nlshing tho Idea of arranging ti e! Ol tain scono so that none of H&, t strange men should talk. The play ej i&H no especial auccess. Jefferson Ussa w istr to Australia, returning by wayo'lu, Hi don, whero he met Dion Bouciciiih, fj , ffea arranged "Rip Van Winkle," iritiss MutA having hlmsolf, however, the Icaitai Em In tho play. Jefferson flrzt gavo tha P version In London, where It madous "T? medlato hlL Later it was accW similar reception in this country c?a ste? rolos In which tho vctrean actor hulj fill success aro Bob Acre3 In "The RlnY. u a part which Jefferson divests of dlci?. ,-aS and Mr. Gollghtly In "Lend Mo Fi2J lings." Ho Is fond of fishing and of pii fpr ing as his choice of vacation renj shows, and ho has oxecutcd soaiacfi blc, though not distinguished, liadiop' IJJ |