Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-13
ADJUSTMENTS.

The versatility of Mr.. Mansfield, who
will be at the opera house Monday, is
well set off in the following criticism
from an exchange: In looking for a
companion to Mansfield the only one
that eeems to cover the case is to class
him as the Henry Irving of America.
Like Irving he began as character ac-
tor and made success of it; then he
went into tragic drama Of the pictur-
esque kind, and made short excursions
into the realms of com edy. Like Irving,
too, he has made his greatest success in
a role that he may almost claim to have
originated. His Beau Brummell has
been said to be worthy to take rank as a
! fautless dramatic picture with Booths
Hamlet, Jefferson's Rip Van Wrinkle,
w, j. Florence's Captain Cuttle but un
like the latter, which came down from
Burton, and the first for which Booth
had thousand studies, Beau Brummell
is the actors creation. A moments
glance at the work required of Mans
| field in this part will show how much
ability he must have shown to secure
success. Old Beau Brummell was a
dandy with a grand air and SUI
perb manner and such assurance
that he could say to Sheridan when he
met him with the prince of Wales: II
say, Sherry, who is your fat friend ?"
and remain unabashed at the end of the
situation. He was scoundrel, cur, q
villain, a cad and loafer, but he out
duded all the dudes of the day, and by
being dudissimus made the other dudes
look up to him and acknowledge his
mastery. An actor who presents such
man to Americans must be genius to
save his hero from contempt and ridi-
cule. 1t is not too easy for us in this
day to avoid merriment at the cost OF
one who, studying how best to confer a
great favor on gentleman, said: "Ah,
l have it. I will immortalize you; I
will walk down the mall with you."
Nor is it easy to restrain desire to
kick the cad who, upon the receipt of
note from a lady who used perfume he
did not like, said to his valet: "Write
to her Mortimer, and be sure and put in
little poetry" But we are told that
Mansfield played this part and had the
audience with him, so grand was his air
OF confidence in himself. Mr.. Mansfield
is now playing the most successful en-
gagement in San Francisco that has
been had there since Booth and Bar
rett's great week in that city four years
ago.
The box office opens this morning at
10 O'Clock at the New Los Angeles thea
who is to appear at that house on Mon
day evening, May 10Th.
The following extract regarding Will
Carleton. is from the well-known book
of Mrs. Sarah K. Bolton, entitled Fa-
nous American Authors.
''In Brooklyn, N. Y, lives Will Garlic
ton. He has made home and home
affections sweeter to hundreds of thous-
ands he has written with a desire to
make the world purer and nobler; in
fnitely above writing merely 'for arts
sake The Carleton home has comfort
and refinement; pictures which show
that the author has travelled widely and
appreciatively; sweet-faced mother,
who is and ought to be proud of her sue
cessful son, and an accomplished wife,
who is devoted to charitable and
noble works. The home is full of
sunshine, both from nature and
from cordial hearts,, and sim
cerity and peace reign within it.
In an upper chamber. rich only In
books, at a plain desk, with nothing to
distract his thoughts, Will Carleton
usually writes through the morning
hours. He rises early, never composes
before breakfast, thinks over his OBJ
jects carefully, and then, when the
work is in mind, writes out of full
heart. He said to a friend; 4 do not
dash off my lines. They do not come
to me hastily. The construction of
poem with me is labor of care and is
often slow work. In this study are
books given by many authors, and let
ters with hearty and encouraging words
from poets like the warm-hearted John
G. Whittier"