Telegram-herald., 1886-12-06


persouator of Prince kal and several
ooguate character. is in nanny re.pecis one
oi the mos. Interesting personalities on tAt
American sfsee 81 toazy Born on iAs
island Of lie he.land. ihe son oi Russian
prma douna az d al eminent English con.
cert singer, familiar from o9vlood wth tie
highest social sud artistic Life oi tae great
capitals az batl continents he stand. .Ials
in Dis cosmopolitan adaptation % lae pe-
culag line ol characters le has made hi-
own. His mother tie famous opeIaGc
vocalist AVID teacher Malame kliefsdolf
sent tAe young man 10 Paris on nost l.h-
eral allowance 10 prosecute Li. studies a. 81
painter AFTER s0me months Size Nas
shocked 90 receive letter from hln stating
De had despaircd a. sGcre>s "a the iine a
bis studies and had resolved % 60 upol ilt
stage Ihi, Was step which size had al
ways bitterly opposed. aud re'o.nler and
r-reiOlnder between mother and soa re
suited finally IA tie latter going Lis oastu-
ATE ways and The former cutting az Lis ale
iowauce. For long TINE sAe young ulan
tined all SORTS Of minor roles saith m1,i lls-
heartenlng fortunes Al last Le was lisf-
ally starving, and had lot tas'e ei
food for three DAYS when
he obtained an engagement % 90
sort of musical medley and mon0iorle
AZ one of the lesser London theatres lt
was supposed 60 fepressu. aa entertainment
u the cabin ol an Atlantic steamer. Nlil
songs and recItau0ns in imitation oi fam
ous singers aud actors. bar when young
Mansfield came upon Tie stage. tLe Jack ol
food the heat sud glare ~ Tie io9rishfs
his weakness and excitement combined
were too much lof hlm. ana he tell iu
dead faint Inquiry soon revealed iis csl.
dtOg. and from this ume forth l.s for
tunes were upward N g. bHncrt whom
DE had known .u London drawing ro.ms
gave hiln ,he role OF Sir Joseph Porter frs
one 0l las "flrat0re ComTsI4ts. Ate. o.
successful a. aFement .n tal- prehistoric
production De came 10 the aited states.
and for time was not Specially disfiu-
gli-hed or clhLneuisheh.e among thr gal
axy OF genius llai makes the electric MINI
BUS OK / li0n Square - pale lfs lueleclul.
fires. But Wuen the theatre 81 thar name
produced tie "Iarisian Romance came
Mansfield opportunity. The veteran
Stotdard bed declined the part q the olc
r0rf who dies a. the feast Mansfield
asked leave 90 fry il. Al the rehearsal
Ais work was 80 tame and pefluc
tory thar tDe management proposed
d put tne character IL other hands wait
ali lhc night ssii Mensltln ard flfV
waited T1- night came, and tie next day
this y0lng mln without c)unfrF.or rather
viii So many be- scarcely knuvs wsiel
one % Laii from awoke 80 ind J.. .uefIf ia-
nous. The marvellous realism oi DIS crts-
non was ihe talk of ihe metropolis. The
subordinate role had been lI el f0 fr-f
place. and the theatre was crowded thr0ulh
= !Ong run % see lin. in many .Df Tie
large ellie. Nr Mansfield is reuemh herfd a.
the inimitablc impressario Herr Au.oaius
krai1 IN Minnie Madden play. lu spite
oi ALI Whoever then witnessed fle wnl-
derful absorption 81 the actor in fhe char
acier. or rather their complete fusion nua
identity. whoever recalls the insight. tlf
humor and the JUNCTION ~ that admirable
impersonation. j. not likely soon tO forget
it, Mansfield DDS the Russian faculty fof
language which Is generally socDgutei i9f
by the statement that man who can speak
Russ an finds any other tongue chiid f.Iav
lie speaks six language uke native aud
for each one DE has the cores. liuF
broken English dialect ~ a man of hIria
and eiuCarou 81 ihai particular naii lutiIfy
IL Was for his German accomplishment In
this direction that Prince kar >was 81
peciaily written. Among NJ Naufheia
rather marked inlividl alue. s a csD.
1euoe $50 study and bard v1rk rather .lHn
clap trap publicity a. the prime factors oi
success II he knows it be- giI noi tare
his name billed in any lenres letters taan
that ~ the uumn'e,t member ai h.e com
pauv. Bore indeed. ls . me o.t among
actors
"A cold Day or fhe Iar.an fhe
a'f-s 10 ~ escsei 4 hifvrs % ier-
Iaad i.- fhe c'rai..r veeE Viewed Ir.u s.
..f-ae a.aul. ff tEr piece .4s crest
merit tut ~ musical ate'E-I it ae no
equal t Is pronoaree Or fae pr.fs ~