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"Rip Van Winkle" (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪp fɑŋ ˈʋɪŋkəl]) is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their strong liquor and falls deeply asleep in the Catskill Mountains.
Van Dien adds, "Washington Irving went around and captured some of them," including Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which he wrote and published in 1819 and 1820, respectively ...
Fred Leslie as Rip Van Winkle, 1882. Rip Van Winkle is an operetta in three acts by Robert Planquette.The English language libretto by Henri Meilhac, Philippe Gille and Henry Brougham Farnie was based on the short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820) and "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) by Washington Irving after the play by Dion Boucicault and Joseph Jefferson.
A related motif is the "Seven Sleepers" (D 1960.1, [2] also known as the "Rip Van Winkle" motif), whose type tale is the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus (AT tale type 766). General features [ edit ]
In 1859, after playing for the first time the role of Rip Van Winkle — based on the 1819 short story by Washington Irving — Jefferson became famous for it and played it in U.S. and overseas ...
Rip Van Winkle is a 1914 American silent drama and fantasy film, starring Thomas Jefferson. An adaptation of " Rip Van Winkle " by Washington Irving , it was produced by Rolfe Photoplays . [ 1 ] With a runtime of 58 minutes, [ 2 ] it was directed by Edwin Middleton , [ 3 ] and cinematography was done by Sol Polito .
The Devotions are an American doo-wop group. [1] Their single of a novelty song called "Rip Van Winkle" was released in 1961 on Delta Records; the tune was re-released on Roulette Records in 1962 and again on Roulette in 1963. [2]
Rip's Dream is based on two sources: the original 1819 "Rip Van Winkle" story by Washington Irving, and the 1882 operetta version of Rip Van Winkle (with music by Robert Planquette and libretto by Henri Meilhac, Philippe Gille, and Henry Brougham Farnie). [1] Two elements, the mysterious snake and the village idiot, are Méliès's own creations ...