The evening world., 1893-11-10
MANSFIELD PRAISES |RV|NG.
mo Of the Most Celebrated Inter-
prefers Of Shylook.
A,uIe Pixley's Ashes to BE Taken
to Cansda-stage News.

Richard Mansfield did a somewhat
u~a,.eful act in Chicago Monday night,
I'd az his graceful acts are few and far
.,,ocu. his Is worth chronicling. He
D,s nlaying hylock in 1.-THE Merchant
" venice" and was called before the
o,r,,in at the end of the fourth act.
hereupon the gallant Richard told his
cadence that 1t was a hard matter to
,n~personate Shylock for the first time
nsfore "A public that had so recently
u,,tncsscd in part zone OF the most
celebrated of its Misrepresentation
irving" That was veryneat of Mans
ala. especially as he has been accused
n having treated Irving, who befriended
vim rather shabbily. Yet this little
graceful act was condemned by one Of
,be carping Chicago critics, whose com
msnt was: This was hardly wise.
When an actor feels within him the
desire of a character, and dares to at
Tempt the embodiment, he should have
soul enough, sincerity, and purpose of
such honesty. as to hold him TO his
work, unmindful Of Others All the
sane, Mansfeld's act deserves encour-
ragement.
Several actors, when they heard of
Annie Pixley's death, recalled. with a
pang or two of remorse, their harsh
comments upon her abandonment of her
seasons work. They would not believe
that she was really III.
They set her retirement down to
a fear of the disastrous out-of-town sea-
son. Many kind words were spoken yes.
her company all liked her. She treated
them with consideration and there were
very few dissensions or difficulties with
her. 1t is said that Miss Pixley's body
III - a..1 tha aha nLn IN
Canada and placed in the grave of her
little son, to whom she was passionately
devoted. Her trip to England was solely
for her health, although a couple OF sea
sons ago h contemplated playing In
London.
Max Freeman, who has just returned
from Montreal, where he was staging
Richard Stahl's latest comic opera, Is
very much in favor of the Actors. Union,
two days in THE Evening World" 1T
Is absolutely necessary" said Mr.. Free
man, and the idea is a splendid one.
Il should be put into execution at once;
be a long time In establishing itself.
Many actors at first would be afraid to
join it, but they would come in later;
be quite sure of that. Actors need pro-
lection in many ways. / was noticing
the other day In three %one-night and
We passed through how rudely they
were treated by hotel propretors. They
paid for their board just like anybody
else, but were evidently regarded as UNI
worthy of even politeness. AS loon as
actors band themselves together their
power will be recognized in a dozen
directions"
Rose Coghlan's John Il. Sullivan was
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre yesterday.
He was calmly asked by the "Shore
Acres people If he would let them
hav the time held for Miss Coghlan and
"a Woman OF No Importance" at hat
house. OF course Mr.. Sullivan withered
up the asker with a vigorous negative.
Shore Acres cannot get the Academy
'yf Music early enough, as Messrs. Lit
Z Davis I'm Old Kentucky holds a
'ontract for that house until February.
"Gcfarene Engel," an exceedingly
realistic play by Richard Nordmann,
WAS acted for the first tim in this
country at the Irving Place Theatre
last night. Compared with this drama,
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" is milk
and water. The story deals with the
career of a mother and daughter. The
former Is unmarried, and the latter eX-
cuses her own indiscretions on the
ground that she is following her mothers
example. At the end of the play the
mother marries, and the daughter is
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