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Title |
[Program for Boston Theatre, "Rip Van Winkle"] |
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Date |
1867-03-30 |
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Contributor |
F. A. Searle, Printer |
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Production |
Rip Van Winkle; Bull in a China Shop; Persecuted Dutchman! |
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Character roles |
Mr. J. H. Budworth (Rip Van Winkle, John Schmidt in PD); S. H. Forsberg (Knickerbocker in RVW, Mr. Brownjohn in BIACS, Capt. Blowhard in PD); Wm. St. Maur (Van Slaus in RVW); H. L. Bascomb (Hermann in RVW); Geo. Allen (Vedder, Gustaffe in RVW, Soberly in PD); J. Scott (Claussen, Judge in RVW); J. Taylor (Van Clump, Second Villager in RVW); Miss M. Carr (Dame Van Winkle in RVW); Miss S. Cluer (Alice in RVW, Mrs. Tipthorpe in BIACS); Miss E. Long (Lorrenna in RVW, Perseverance in PD); T. Bingham (Swaggrino in RVW, Servant in BIACS); J. R. Clarke (Guaderkin in RVW); J. P. Reynolds (Icken, First Villager in RVW); W. F. Burroughs (Seth Slough in RVW, Mr. Flitter in BIACS, Augustus Clearstarch in PD); Thos. Bingham (Rip, Jr. in RVW); Mrs. E. M. Leslie (Lorrenna in RVW, Lucy in BIACS, Arabella in PD); Miss A. Winslow (Sophia in RVW); Mr. C. R. Thorne, Jr. (Mr. Bagshot in BIACS); W. M. Leman (Mr. Tipthorpe in BIACS); Fred Woodhull (Mr. Piper in BIACS, Teddy in PD); Miss Rachel Noah (Susan in BIACS); Mrs. J. H. Browne (Arabella in BIACS); Miss A. Byron (Mrs. Plentiful in PD) |
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Genre |
Comedy |
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Places |
Boston (M.A.) |
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Item description |
Clipping of the cast list from the Boston Theatre program of 'Rip Van Winkle' performed on March 30, 1867. Two other pieces were also performed as a part of this evening's entertainment: 'Bull in a China Shop' and 'Persecuted Dutchman!' Cast lists are included for each piece. The production on this evening was a benefit of Mr. J. H. Budworth, playing the title role of Rip Van Winkle. |
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Object narrative |
Dated March 30, 1867, the evening is billed as being a benefit of Mr. J. H. Budworth, who would play the role of Rip Van Winkle in the play of the same title in the leading entertainment. J. H. Budworth was a well known minstrel actor, frequently performing in blackface. The second entertainment following Rip Van Winkle is Bull in a China Shop followed by Persecuted Dutchman! as the final farcical entertainment. The character of Rip Van Winkle was most famously played by Joseph Jefferson from the 1870s to the 1890s in a version of the play written especially for him by Dion Boucicault. This performance of Rip Van Winkle was a one night only engagement. Boston Theatre was leased to Edwin Booth and his brother-in-law J. S. Clarke for the 1866-1867 season, although Booth only performed there for limited engagements, making his first Boston appearance there after a brief retirement due to his brothers assassination of President Lincoln. Booth's main theatre, The Winter Garden in New York City, would burn down in 1867 and he would not go back into theatre management again until 1869 (Tompkins, 130-133). |
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Type |
Text |
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Original format |
Programs |
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Original publisher |
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] |
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Language |
en |
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Contributing institution |
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
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Source collection |
MSS255 Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection |
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Series/grouping |
1.1.1.5: Programs -- Theatre Programs -- United States Theatre Programs -- Other US |
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Box |
43 |
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Finding aid link |
http://library.uncg.edu/info/depts/scua/collections/manuscripts/ead/mss255.xml |
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Preferred citation |
[Identification of item], Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection, 1753-2006 (MSS255), Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives and Manuscripts, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA. |
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Rights statement |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
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Additional rights information |
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determing actual copyright status for any reuse of the material. |
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Object ID |
MSS255.B43.003 |
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Digital publisher |
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 |
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OCLC number |
872280852 |
