The Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson:

Published by Harvard University Press 1964

The Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson

Edited by: Alan S. Downer

Volume 6 in the series The John Harvard Library

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674863897

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
ILLUSTRATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
A NOTE ON THE TEXT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xxvi
PREFACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. RECOLLECTIONS OF CHILDHOOD My First Playhouse–Earliest Appearances–My Friend Mrs. Neal–First Appearance in New York –A Strange Playground Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
II. BOYHOOD Westward Ho!–Chicago in 1839–An Adventure in Springfield, Illinois–Hard Times–James Wallack, Sr.–The Elder Booth–Macready–Our Voyage on a Flatboat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
III. BARN–STORMING AND MEXICAN EPISODE Barn-storming in Mississippi–Pudding Stanley–In Mexico–Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wallack, Jr.– John E. Owens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
IV. EARLY DAYS IN PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK Crossing the Alleghanies–My Friend the Scene Painter–William E. Burton–An Effort in Greek Tragedy–Charles Burke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
V. STOCK, STAR, AND STAGE MANAGEMENT From Stock to Star–From Star to Stock–The Elder Booth as "Sir Giles Overreach"–The Southern Theatrical Circuit–A Wandering Star–The Balcony Scene–Julia Dean–Legitimate Comedy–James E. Murdoch–Henry Placide–A Play an Animated Picture– Edwin Forrest Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
VI. FIRST VISIT TO EUROPE From London to Paris–An Early Comedy–In the Second-hand Shops–Return to America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
VII. WITH LAURA KEENE “The Heir-at-Law”–Dramatic Action–“Our American Cousin”–A Theatrical Quarrel–Changes in Old Plays–"The Duchess" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
VIII. AT THE WINTER GARDEN; AND “RIP VAN WINKLE” The Winter Garden–“Caleb Plummer”–I Receive Good Advice–“The Octoroon”–Some Remarks on Guying–The Comedians Disadvantage–The First Successful Star Comedian–How I Came to Play “Rip Van Winkle”–Failure in San Francisco– Harry Perry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
IX. IN AUSTRALIA, VAN DIEMEN'S LAND, AND NEW ZEALAND From California to Australia–Sydney–Melbourne –The Skeleton Dance–The Shepherd–An Australian Tragedy–A Terrible Audience–The Keans –A Chinese Theater Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
X. IN SOUTH AMERICA Callao–Lima–A Midnight Funeral–A Beggar on Horseback–The Theater in Callao–A Religious Tableau–A Tropical City–Leaving South America –An Incident in Panama Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
XI. IN LONDON The New “Rip Van Winkle”–English Relatives– John Brougham–Tom Robertson–Artemus Ward Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
XII. EAST AND WEST Edwin Adams–The Combination System–George D. Prentice–Tom Glessing again–George Holland –“The Little Church Around the Corner”–Charles Fechter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	240
XIII. SCENES AND THOUGHTS ABROAD Once More in Paris–French Acting–French and English Painters–English Acquaintances–The Reverend Joseph Jefferson–Gainsborough–In Scotland –In Ireland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	258
XIV. AT HOME AGAIN Booth’s Theater–Talks with Charles Mathews on Acting–JohnB. Rice–“TheRivals”–William Warren Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
XV. SOME OLD FRIENDS Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams–John Drew–Charlotte Cushman–Mrs. Drake–F. S. Chanfrau–John T. Raymond–John McCullough–The Lester Wallack Benefit–Actors of To-Day and Yesterday Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	304
XVI. REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF ACTING The Dramatic Instinct–Spontaneity and Preparation –Rehearsals–A Warm Heart and a Cool Head– Taking Time–Advice to Beginners–Remarks suggested by “Rip Van Winkle”–Realism and Idealism –Dramatic Writing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	316
XVII. IN LOUISIANA The “Pirate of the Gulf”–Pierre Landry and his Wife –Under the Live-Oaks–Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353
ILLUSTRATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	365
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	396

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1964
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 25
- Main content: 363
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 40
- Other: 40 halftones
Keywords: Actors -- Biography.; Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905.; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674863897

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1964
ISBN: 9780674863880