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* DREVET. 461 DREXEL INSTITUTE. as an interpr-^tation of color. He suvccedeil him as engraver to the Kinj;, and was made u mem- ber of the -Academy in 1729. He left but thirty- three plates. Among these are some heaiitiful specimens after Coypel and Louis de Houllogne. and Hne portraits of Adrienno I^eeouvreur and Samuel Bernard. Claupe (1710-8-) was a iiei)hev and pupil of Pierre. He was not the equal of his uncle or his cousin, but he stands well anionj,' the engravers of his time. His plates include five after portraits by Rigaud. DREW, Daniel (1788-1870). An American capitalist. He was born in Carmel, X. Y., where he bocran life as a drover and dealer in catth In 1834 he bought an interest in a steamboat, which was run between New York and Peckskill, in competition with the line established by Cor- nelius Vanderbilt. The sen-ice was improved by the addition of new boats, and in 1840 Drew liecame the controlling proprietor of the newly established People's Line. In 1847 he estab- lished the Stonington Line, and in 1850 made his first venture in railroading by joining with Cornelius Vanderliilt in the purchase of the railroad between Stonington and Boston. He established the banking firm of Drew. Robinson & Co., which became one of the principal traders in railroad stocks in the country. Drew became a director and large stockholder in the Erie Railroad, and at one time was said to be worth $15,000,000. Later, principally through the failure of Kenyon. Cox cSt Co.. in which firm he was a partner, he sufTered severe losses, which drove him xiltimatcly into bankruptcy. In his prosperous days he had been a generous supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church, erecting sev- eral church edifices, and founding the Drew Ladies' Seminarj- at Caimel. X. Y.. and in 1860 the Drew Theological Seminary at JIadison. X. .J. DREW, John (182.5-G2). A popular Irish- American comedian. He was born in Dublin, and made his first appearance at the Bowery Theatre, Xew Y'ork City, in 1846. During the next ten years he acted in the principal Ameri- can cities, and engaged in theatrical manage- ment in Philadelphia, where, after visits to Eng- land in 1855, and Australia in 1859, he died. DREW, .Jonx (185.3 — ). An American come- dian, son of .John Drew and Louisa Lane Drew. His theatrical career liegan under his mother's management, in Philadelphia, in 1873. In 1879, after acting with Edwin Booth. Fanny Daven- port, and other well-known stars, he became leading man in Daly's com])any. Avhich he had first joined four years before. He figured with marked succ-ess in jeitne premier roles, in the revival of the classic comedies, notably as Petruchio.in The Taminfi of the Shrew, and as Charles Surface in The School for Seatidal. and also in Mr. Daly's new productions. After 1892 he appeared as a star, among his plays being The Mnnked liall. The liiitlerflies. A Mar- riaffc of Convenience, One Stnnmer'x Daj/. The l.inrs, and Richard Carrel. He finds liis I>est roles in bantering, semi-ironical society charac- ters. Consult Strang. Famous Actors of the Dai/ in America (Boston, 1900). DREW, LOTISA Lan-e (1820-97). An Ameri- can actress. She was the wife of the elder .Tohn Drew. and. after him, managed the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, for many years. She was born in London, but came to this country and made her debut in Pliiladelphia when about eight years old. A half-dozen years later she was playing Julia in The Uiinchback. and Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal. During her early career she appeared with Forrest and many of the greatest actors of the period. Her own most famous. role was Mrs. ^Malaprop in The liivalf!, which she performed willi the ut- most apparent simiilicity. Mr. Drew, to whom she was married in 1850. was her third husband. Her sons, John and Sidney, and her daughter, Georgie Drew (Barrymore), all became actors. DREWRY'S BLTJFF, Battle of. See Ber- MIDA HrXDRKl). DREW THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. A leading educational insiiiution for the training of Methodist Episcopal ministers. The seminary was founded at Madison, X. .L. in 1800. and was named in honor of Daniel Drew, wlio donated grounds and buildings to the value of about .$275,000. The course of study extends through three years, and is intended not only to give a thorough professional training, but to afford opportunity for a broad culture through the study of the humanities. The seminary degree B.D. is given only to graduates liolding a prior academic degree. Xo tuition fees are charged. The seniinarv buildings include ilead Hall, As- bury Hall, Embury Hall, the Hoyt-Bowne Hall, the Administration Building, and the J. B. Cor- nell Library. The total value of the grounds and buildings is approximately .$700,000. while the endowment funds aggregate $460,000. The library is especially valuable, containing 73.000 volumes and 59.000 pamphlets. The enrollment of students approximates 200. DREXEL INSTITUTE OF ART, SCIENCE, AND INDUSTRY. An educational institution founded in 1891 at Philadelphia, Pa., by An- thony J. Drexel. The objects of the Institute are to train young men and women in the increasing number of industries dependent upon applied art and science, and to afford opportunity, through academic and lecture departments, for a broad intellectual culture. The courses of study are open equally to men and women; no degrees are conferred: the requirements for ad- mission are graded in accordance with the course taken, and the tuition fees are very moder- ate, owing to the endowment fund established bv Mr. Drexel. This endowment auKHints tc $2,000,000, while the total value of the Insti- tute's [iropcrty, including buildings and equip- ment, approximates $4,000,000. The main build- ing, given by Mr. Drexel. is an imposing struc- ture in the style of the classic Renaissance: East Hall, a finely appointed building, in the modern French Renaissance style, contains the notable collection of paintings bequeathed by .John 1). Lankenau. The museum embraces specimens in every department of industrial art. In it are many examples of the decorative arts of Egypt, India,' China, and Japan, and there is also an important collection of European and Oriental textiles. The courses offered in the Institute include those in fine and ap[ilied arts: mechanic arts; elective engineering: commerce and finance; mechanical drawing and niacbine con- struction; domestic science; mathcniatics. phys- ics, chemistry, and English. In addition to the regular academic instruction, the Institute pro-