Evening star., 1901-11-16

Square. Theater is a curiously interesting
Roses was first presented. This was a
comedy by the late H. II. Boyesen, who
afterward made name for himself among
contemporary lterateurs Mr.. Mansfield
created the leading role Count Won Dorm
field. Surrounding him were Georgia Cay
van ana Marie Burroughs, who have since
starred: George Clarke who remained with
Augustin Daily until his death, and W. j.
LeMoyne
At the Bijou spectacular musical piece
was put on March -, the same year. 1t
poor adaptation of Offenbach's Ia Vie
Parisienne." But Mansfield was at the
head OF the cast and made another sig
nl1cant score for himself Baron Won
welner Schnitzel. Tucked away among
the and others" is found Laura Burt's
name He went to England in Nav and
remained until the first of the year. His
famg far JaSar rs next feuna 1ss on Waaek play bill
rano was produced. This play is spoken
OF as one of Henry Guy Carleton's first eff
Iorts Mansfield played the villain, Baron
de Mersac, and made the hit of the niece
But the drama was not vet to hold p him
nnaAy Tor Its own. He headed the cast of
eIasperone when it was given at the
Standard' February = following playing
Nasconi, Podesta of Syracuse. The adver.
tisements announced this as Mr.. MansfeId's
hrst appearance al this theater," which
was not strictly true, for he had little
over Two years before made his American
debut in this very house At the I,yceum
Theater. September 10, the same veaT VS.
given Steele Mackaye's drama. I'm Snite
OF All, and Richard Mansfield and Minnie
Maddern (now Mrs. Fiske) played the lead
ing roles. He appeared as Herr Kraft Fol
lowing this he filled an engagement of sew
eral months in Boston, playing Koko in
a specially selected cast which was chosen
TO open the Hollis Street Theater Close
upon TINS came his own production of DIR.
Jekyi and MIR. Hyde" and of prince Karl"
Inc three years experience on the stage
dilteudtihs ms appearance as a star was
period OF hard work, with crude and sell
dom congenial material. Mansfield is still,
young man, having just passed forty but
ne mas raised himself steadily, by dint of
applied genius and fidelity to unswerying
leeais, TO a place at the head of contem-
porary artists.
NO one enjoys a wider or probably a
Juster reputation for wit and repartee than
Richard Mansfield. He was q painter he
fore he became an actor Not long since
at dinner lady, hearing this for the first
time, said: "Ah. then, Mr.. Mansfield Won
lived by your paintings?" Quick as a flash
ne replied: No, madame, lived in spite of
them
Mansheld spent last summer at South
ampton, where the most exclusive society
OF the coast made him it's pet. One
oay Judge Rowland introduced one of
the Beimonts to Mansfield. Not all the
posing IS done by our artistic folk. After
lie" moments Belmont turned to Mans
ieiu IL ana sald: All, what is your name?''
II was saccharine smile that accomns
nled Manshelds interrogatory retort: "J
don't know; what's yours?"
AGAIN, at southampton, at a dress affair
raise troublesome window. He tried in
VAN, though he ruffied his immacuIate
llnen and drew beads of perspiration
seeing the mans bluster and Confusion
Nd Maiisne11 eI. stepped into the group watching
nlm We'll, Mr.. Mansfield, perhaps voI're
ingenious enough to raise the Windou, =,
Inc modern Brummel looked on the dishev
eled iellow: Yes, 1 may be Ingenious
enough, but not ingenious enou gh y
The greatest of all the tricks performed
by the Japanese magician, Ten Ichi ts
what Is called the enchanted fountains"
Ihis Is one of the most wonderful Illusions
ever seen. Ten Ichi causes a fountain of
water to spring from an empty glass He
takes keen-edged sword and from the
center of the blade another spray of wafer
gushes forth. The liquid is actually seen
splashing on the stage. Then he holds a
small cup on a fan and another miniature
geyser appears. Next two of his Japanese
Geisha assistants sit beside him, each hold
ing flaming torches from which soon como
streams OF water, gushing from the flames.
FROM the heads of two other assistants
VINO are walking about the stage streams
OF water spout forth. The cIimax of the
great Illusion is jets of water shooting sim
ultaneously from the flaming torches tha
sword, the glass and the heads of the two
assistants The source from which Ten
lem produces the water has never yet been
discovered.
ALI G. Wheelan, the Well-known Auar,
canized English comedian, who PLAYS the
arch phrenologist, "Tweedle Punch in
Floradoro." which will be at the Columbia
Theater, has for some reason always been
mark for practical jokes in the numerous
companies In which he has shone as leading
comedian.
For some time Mr.. Wheelan was comic
opera producer and chief comedian for
fauilne Hall Il never shall forget" said
Mr.. Wheelan, "the trick that Pauline Hall
once played on me. We were PLAYING
Puritania" in Boston just four years ago.
and when I got to the theater one evening
found a sweet-scented note addressed to
me, evidently written by some fair -lady,s
hand The letter stated that IL I would sta
tlon myself at corner on Boylston street
al a certain time on the following day wear
ing IN my buttonhole red carnation that
the writer would be at the opposite corner
also wearing in her jacket a red carnatfon
1 was so accommodating to my unknown
adm1rer that l was on the corner of RoyIs-
ton street exactly at the hour named. In
less than two minutes there came a process
sion past the opposite corner headed by
Pauline Hall, followed by George McClei-
Ian, Eva Davenport, Jacques Kruger John
Brand and the entire chorus of the Pauline
Opera Company, and all wearing red carna-
tions. They greeted me with large shouts of
derisiye JOY that had been so easily i'm
posed upon. Pauline Hall had gotten up
this little joke to see If would take or not.
OF course 1 took the bait easily The laugh
was on me and the little affair cost me a
supper"
Alexandra Dagmar. "the most stunning
woman in vaudeville" who heads next
weeks BiJou vaudeville bill, played an ex-
tended engagement in San Francisco last
summer, and while there had what she con-
siders one OF the most unique experiences
| of her life. Several Of the English-speak-
ing Chinese residents Of the city had heard
| her sing at the theater and were quite taken
| with her voice. As result, in a day or
| two, the manager received a very urgent
communication. praying that he induce
''the great singer to condescend to appear
at very select performance" to take place
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