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THE PHILADELPHIA RECORD
To those who remember Joseph Jefferson in his famous characterization of Rip Van Winkle in thp play of that name, founded on the story by Washington Irving, there will be a special interest in the production in a screen version of that entrancing comedy with the son, Thomas Jefferson, as the interpreter of the part. It is almost as though Joseph Jefferson himself were stalking on the screen, for Thomas Jeffer.son made close study of the mannerisms of the older man and has visualized the part with rare fidelity to the masterly original conception. The first public presentation of the picture was made last evening at the Academy of Music, and there was a general satisfaction, not only in that the lovable old vagabond had been re-created, but also in that the spirit of the original tale had been so well transferred to the screen.
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Much of the stage version's charm and "wonder ot wonders, all of the book's flavor have been caught , ^'''â– stallized in the film edition of "Rip Van \\ inkle, ' which began an engagement in the -Vcademy of Music last evening.
PUBLIC LEDGER
" Rip Van Winkle," which was presented for the first time on any screen at the Academv of Music, is another of the literary classics that has found its way into the movies and. in this instance, quite delighttuUy so. Thomas Jefferson is quite admirable in the portrayal of the lovable old sot. The picture will be relished, especially by the younger generation. fuUv as much as was the book.
Plays Three Weeks at Academy of Music to Big Audiences
For three weeks " Rip Van Winkle " at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, demonstrated as was shown by its increase in attendance, that it is a great box-office picture. Thousands of school children thronged its special matinees.
What it did in Philadelphia it will do in every city, town and hamlet in the country.
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