New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
UORK KILLED M1NSFIELD.
Managers and Players Pay Tribute
to Greab 1CtOr.

Daniel Frohnan voiced yesterday the opinion or
all the prominent theatrical managers and players
when he said Mr.. Mansfield had worked too hard.
and that he would have been alive to-day and in
splendid health rad he been less devoted his
But this not Mr.. Mansfeids nature Mr..
Frohman added. Mr.. Mansfield unique. His
success the success of n strong. dominating.
intellectual personality rather than that of
artist possessed Of a vivid. luminous dramatic
temperament. His success due not only to his
artistic skill in the composition of weird. striking
and unique Characterization. but to the overpower
ing earnestness and conscience in forcing this work
to the highest recognition. man with Mans
fields gifts but without the intellect. would
have reached Mansheld's plane. This quality. this
penetrating intellect. of little value him in
classical roles. but 1t made him peerless char
acter actor think the peculiar quality OF Mans
fields art made him more an outcome and in
sttution OF the present age than actor who had
dominated the His place in posterity. there
fore. think. will not be very high He viii
disappear In the course OF time
Mare klaw said: HIS contributions 10 the Amer
ican stage during his long will give him a
most enviabe place in the history OF the theatre
in this country. 1t seems pity that one of such
attainments should he stricken down the time OF
his highest achievements
Mr.. klaw's business partner A. Ia Erlanger
added: Richard Mansfield a whose
character and attainments all admired lie
was in all things a strong man. Endowed with
great and natural gifts he would neverthe-
Tess nave ldlIen ndd ne possessed strength or
character and less tenacity OF purpose. His early
career the stage of hardship. and. at
one time. even privation. yet in the all the
difficulties he had to encounter he arose through
sheer tenacity of purpose to be the successful
star the contemporary stage"
Oscar Hammerstein said: Il regarded Mr. Mans
field as the greatest American actor since the days
of Booth. He was in the class with Booth and Sir
Henry Irving"
Francis Wilson paid this tribute to Mr. Mansfield: /:
His death loss o
personal loss to every English speaking theatre
goer"
Henry W. Savage said: by the death of Richard
Mansfield the stage loses great Character-actor
He was an idealfst who always strove for the high
est things
Clyde Fitch. the playwright said: My first feel
ing upon hearing of the death of Mr.. MANSFIELD is
one OF personal grief My thoughts go back TO the
production of Beau BrnmmeIl' which started me
on my career. Nobody was ever pushing him by
| the elbow. His was marked and special case.
Mansfield stood absolutely alone. Booth and JEFF
ferson held their places by love well by what
| they had accomplished but jefferson did not ac-
| complish what Mansfield did. Mansfield did not
have lovable af1ectionate personality: his was
| intellectual achievement. but he bad his own
magnetism, which made the few who did love him
love him first and last"
Miss Margaret Angln. who appeared with Mr.
Mansfield in ''Cyrano de Bergerac' and later had
disagreement with him, said: LAS artist Mr.
Mansfelds place is unquestioned: a man. think
| he was greatly misunderstood. Generosity and
charity think. the real keynote of his char
acter though they were frequently covered by the
eccentricties which ali great geniuses seem to
have. My association with him was for six
months. when I appeared with him in 'Cyrano de
| Bergerac' Our parting due to a misappre-
hension. but We had to deal through other people.
and that sort Of dealing Is always unsatisfactory.
| Could we have really known each other feel sure
would have been good friends
At the weekly meeting of The Friars. held last
night. a set of resolutions was drawn up and sent
| to Mrs. Mansfield. The Friars is organization
| of theatrical managers. press agents news
| paper many of whom have been associated
with Mr. Mansfield either managers or press
| representatives. The resolutions expressed the
| sympathy of the organization for Mrs. Mansfield.
Philadelphia, Aug 30-F. d. Price, resident man.
ager of the Edwin Forrest Theatre. who was
Richard Mansields first acting manager, in speak
| ing of Mr.. Mansfield. said:
From the hour set out from the Madison
Square Theatre with Prince Karl twenty-one
years ago. Mr.. Mansfield was dominated By over