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tais city On Saturday sssaiag of tais sssk.
10 ths famous Characters VI DF. JsxyA aud
Mr. Hyde
Richard Nansasid. the auth0s- actor. was
born N Loatoa aDoas thirty years ago. and
his great artistic sifs came 70 him by ths
natural avs q hereciiy, Tor bis mother.
Niue. Eesainia KudsrsdoEi. ~as one of the
saress lyne srtAsts Of her tine. About nf
teen years ago Ame. aadsfsfofa Asa Der
two sons came 70 Ameaca. the mother thea
being under engagement 70 Z ). Gilmore %
sing Al the Bost0n Peace jubilee. Richard
vas thea a bright boy OF Is. mature beyond
bis sgs. aud not altogether sphsred with
TIA snyiroament which nIads bis gined
mother somsthinz TOO much the queen Of
her little real u q choice spirits IN Boston,
and himself loo little of the prince Tor Que
0l hls aspiring IDEAS But evea then. when
opportunity offered. be showed esidsnoe OF
rare n4ln.etic powers, . taste Tor tee
paia tefs ART as veil, and facility IN imagin-
atlve Nriiiug. lie vas Only "a bis seven
romance. The Cigar Otri." Which. orlgin-
ally accepted oy the HasthastEa Aacessae. OF
tals ciiy, some years azo. has, owing 10 The
untimsiy death of that periodical. remained
unknown until printed today In the
Grophic. With all her intuitive litt and
Fafs theoretical kuowledse Nine. kuders-
Gorn ssenss not 10 have estimated At lheir
true valuation the rare artistic gif1s she bad
oequaAIhed 10 her son, aud the great advsI
- - a. 49, f4f
MSS Ia him by suen teacher rs his mother
~as substantially denied bin, for she did
not deaisu that no shorld fcll0s the stage
50 a profession. Still, the son was an apt
observer. and while his mother was passing
her opefatic parts In her study or instruct
ing the pupils that fiOcked To her, the son
had his eyes AID ears wide open. and the
seeds Of Ass future achievements IN art fell
On well prepared soil lie was IN bis
twentieth year unen Nine, Rudersdorn de-
clded that he should entsr upon a COM
nisrcial career, and secured him a position
IN tue great dry goods house OF Jordan &
Marsh. Ia Boston.
mere young Mansfield, with complacent
ssnglrOid, started out as a drummer"
lie Was not nm Ideal salesman, but he had
the commercial travellers instinct of roll
ing up Expenses. and be lived and enter.
tainsd right royalty IN the name OF the inn
perisl house which he Represented. de
made hosts of friends, pleased his employ
yesrned TO gst back TO England and the ar
ti.tic iIse OF the Old World. Finally, in
about year after this business episode, he
announced bis determination OF going TO
| England TO become an artist; and away be
went without II Is 10 be feared. the mater
nal bsnedictlon. So. youth OF 2l, he
| found himself IN London. almost penniless
| and provided only with portfolio Of
| sketches. l. ke Tnplet, young Mansfield
VAS TO bs seen almost daily with his port
| iolio under his arm, pursuing the vain quest
| OF marketing his clever but unapprec atet
| pictures. Soon bis money gave out, bat be-
| !ng q very popular society favorite. he kept
| up brave heart, and eked out . su bsistelce
upon the meagre fare which the offerings of
afternoon receptions and evening rouls
afforded. IL was during this time that his
! clever mimicry first came TO be recognized
| In London, and like Grossmith, young
Mansneld soon became a par.or celebrity as
an entertainer. But all this did not help
| his pocket, and one day there came the in
| evitabls parting with actually his last
shilling This incident. as the young actor
/ relates IL, Is worthy Of record. Hs was on
his way home 10 bis lodgings towards
night when he met boon companion. a
son OF a prominent English writer, tripping
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party. Come. Dick let US have cham
psign cocktail" exclaimed young D. as
they met This situation exchanged, and
| cocktail slipped, the young man. feeling
| vainly ia hIs pockets, nonchalautly ssid
by George Dick. I've lett nav money 10
my other clothes. You settle this, will
you'' -
And he marched on TO his dinner. Siss-
| fully unconscious OF the mournful eyes
4. 4 - A
| paid down bis ast shilling TO whet the a.
| ready ravenocs appetite which was 10 xnow
no greeting that night. sucl as awaited his
| eminent friend But IL had not much
| longer TO wait. the era OF sandwiches aud
ice cream and derznged digestion was nearly
a. an end, tor a professional friend who had
heard bis imitsiions In the drawing room.
| brought bip1 TO the attention OF the Ger
man, Reeds and be was regularly engaged
at good salary to appear with Corney
Grain. On the frat night. worn out By ex-
haustiou aud frsnzied with tnc excitement
Of bis new position. which meant either a
career or aDiect failure, be tainted and
failed. But he was given another trial.
made q success and got what was more
vsluahie-his name before the press and
pubic In a way that attracted the attention
Of The London managers
Soon be was offered jObbiug engagements
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s'Froa Frou,' and shortly afterwards
emerged in a singing role in opera boude,
playing a LEADING part IN 'Ie Boa sngere
| Dss Ecus" Then shortly Afterwards came
the opening Of the Gilbert and Sullivan
regime. aud tbs young artist, only = fss
months In harness. secured the coveted op
| portnuity Of playing the admiral in III
: IA. g. Pinafore" in the Engiisn provinces
ana tor the next three seasons, under en-
l 49, fssf.
cessively the leading comedy parts OF tbs
Gilbert snd Sullivan op>rH Then hy'
years ego. still under Mr.. CaFies wing. b'
. / c.rn- 10 New York. unhefslaed and IN
known- les Asntesux Notrs ws
brolcht cut A. the Sta dard and Mansfe.,
was cast IN the smsii part Of Dromsz, th'
miller Ills clever ar. which has neve
, failed him since opportunity paced him or
, the boards. Wss instantly recognized Ia 81
. lndescrir-blv droll Characterization of IN
stupid ml4sF, and he became ths tsik o
the town.
Then csns rip Van winkie' At th.
/ sane house. The psrt Of Mex Vedisi
bad. intrinsicslly. nothing In Il. bar Mans
Geld worked it 40 IN his iitlle Apsrtmsn
. OF Broadway opposite the theatre. an
: vb@n ais tara c4De on tbe eseuttas hrs
/ nizht hs again cspf1rsd whatever sueces
ne sxening s8.rled n bis vel renisn
/ her.sI si.ies.s song. ~Vsdders Heirloom.
/ which be Aad 81 sinx sgain snd again. @
. ! IA proved The only essss on the defeTt q
/ dalinsss tie piece and tie other part
I aFof,irti
Tssn cans ~Tolanihe." Nth Mr.. Mans
: aeld ~ the Chancellor. rsTf that De uevs
. faacied. and shAeh, tortunslsi7. he soo'
parssrf company 18th. for sssr iss wcsk
\ m ;bls character on ths rcsd - VS. oiferel
: an engagement BY A. N. "a -ser n 81
regular stccx company of ths tnion S4asr