Cast of Characters
First performed at the West London Theatre (under the management of Mr. Beverley).
RIP VAN WINKLE
A Legend of the Sleepy Hollow.
CHARACTERS
ACT I. 1763
| Original | Walnut St. Philadelphia | |
| Deidrich Van Slaus | Mr. Sanger | Mr. Porter |
| Herman (his Son) | ″ N. Norton | ″ Read |
| Knickerbocker (a Schoolmaster) | ″ S. Beverley | ″ J. Jefferson |
| Rory Van Clump (a Landlord) | ″ C. Osborne | ″ Greene |
| ″ Chapman | ||
| Rip Van Winkle | ″ H. Beverley | ″ Hackett |
| Nicholas Vedder | ″ T. Santer | ″ Sefton |
| Peter Clausen | ″ Cogan | ″ James |
| Gustave | Master Kerr | Miss Anderson |
| Dame Van Winkle | Mrs. Porter | Mrs. B. Stickney |
| Alice | ″ W. Hall | Mrs. S. Chapman |
| Lowena | Miss Kerr | Miss Eberle |
| Imp of the Mountain | W. Oxberry, Jun. | W. Wells |
The Spectre Crew of the Mountains, Farmers, &c.
A Lapse of Twenty Years occurs between the Acts.
Act II. 1783.
| Herman Van Slaus | Mr. H. Norton | Mr. Read |
| Seth Kilderkin | —— | —— |
| Knickerbocker | ″ S. Beverley | ″ J. Jefferson |
| Nicholas Vedder | ″ T. Santer | ″ Sefton |
| Gustave | —— | —— |
| Young Rip | —— | —— |
| ″ Chapman | ||
| Rip Van Winkle | ″ H. Beverley | ″ Hackett |
| Alice Van Knickerbocker | Mrs. W. Hall | Mrs. S. Chapman |
| Lowena | Miss Kerr | Miss Eberle |
| Jacintha | —— | —— |
CAST OF THE CHARACTERS
| Bowery Theatre New York | Arch Street Theatre Philadelphia | |
| ACT I—1763 | 1857 | 1850 |
| Rip Van Winkle (a Dutchman) | Mr. F. S. Chanfrau | Mr. C. Burke |
| Knickerbocker (a Schoolmaster) | ″ Whiting | ″ J. L. Baker |
| Derric Van Slaus (the Burgomaster) | ″ Ferdon | ″ Marsh |
| Herman Van Slaus (his son). | ″ Blake | ″ Henkins |
| Nicholas Vedder (friend to Rip) | ″ Baker | —— |
| Clausen | ″ Edson | ″ Bradford |
| Rory VanClump (a Landlord) | ″ Foster | ″ Worrell |
| Gustaffe | ″ F. Hodge | ″ Mortimore |
| Dame Van Winkle | Mrs. Axtel | Mrs. Hughs |
| Alice | ″ Fitzgerald | Miss Wood |
| Lorrenna | Miss Wallis | ″ E. Jones |
| Swaggrino } Spirits of the { | Mr. Williams | Mr. Brown |
| Gauderkin } Catskills { | ″ Barry | ″ Ray |
| Icken } { | ″ Bennett | ″ Ross |
ACT II.—1783.—A lapse of twenty years is supposed to occur between
the First and Second Acts.
| Rip Van Winkle (the dreamer) | Mr. F. S. Chanfrau | Mr. C. Burke |
| Herman Van Slaus | ″ Blake | ″ Henkins |
| Seth Slough | ″ Denham | ″ J. Jefferson |
| Knickerbocker | ″ Whiting | ″ J. L. Baker |
| The Judge | ″ Pelham | ″ Anderson |
| Gustaffe | ″ F. Hodges | ″ Mortimore |
| Rip Van Winkle, Jr. | ″ Thompson | ″ Stanley |
| First Villager | ″ Bennett | ″ Thomas |
| Second Villager | ″ Alkins | ″ Sims |
| Alice Knickerbocker | Mrs. Fitzgerald | Miss Wood |
| Lorrenna | ″ J. R. Scott | ″ E. Jones |
| Broadway Theatre New York | Metropolitan Theatre Buffalo | |
| ACT I—1763 | 1855 | 1857 |
| Rip Van Winkle (a Dutchman) | Mr. Hackett | Mr. F. S. Chanfrau |
| Knickerbocker (a Schoolmaster) | ″ Norton | ″ B. G. Rogers |
| Derric Van Slaus (the Burgomaster) | ″ McDonall | ″ Ross |
| Herman Van Slaus (his son) | —— | ″ Ferrell |
| Nicholas Vedder (friend to Rip) | ″ Anderson | ″ Stephens |
| Clausen | —— | ″ Leak |
| Rory VanClump (a Landlord) | ″ Price | ″ Boynton |
| Gustaffe | Miss Wood | ″ Kent |
| Dame Van Winkle | Mrs. Bellamy | Miss Wells |
| Alice | ″ Sylvester | Mrs. C. Henri |
| Lorrenna | Miss Henry | La Petite Sarah |
| Swaggrino } Spirits of the { | Mr. Lamy | Mr. Henri |
| Gauderkin } Catskills { | —— | ″ McAuley |
| Icken } { | —— | ″ Ferris |
ACT II.—1783.—A lapse of twenty years is supposed to occur between
the First and Second Acts.
| Rip Van Winkle (the dreamer) | Mr. Hackett | Mr. F. S. Chanfrau |
| Herman Van Slaus | ″ Warwick | ″ Ferrell |
| Seth Slough | ″ Whiting | ″ Stephens |
| Knickerbocker | ″ Norton | ″ B.G. Rogers |
| The Judge | —— | ″ Spackman |
| Gustaffe | ″ Levere | ″ Kent |
| Rip Van Winkle, Jr. | ″ Ryder | ″ McAuley |
| First Villager | ″ Brown | ″ Ferris |
| Second Villager | ″ Hoffman | ″ Judson |
| Alice Knickerbocker | Mrs. Sylvester | Mrs. C. Henri |
| Lorrenna | ″ Allen | Miss Tyson |