Omaha daily bee., 1907-08-31
END EXPECTED FOR THREE DAYS
Public Not Told of Serious Condition
Since Reaching Home.
FAMILY WAS AT HIS BEDSIDE
Members Not Recognized. as Grea
Actor Was Unconscious.
SKETCH OF MAEsF1E1ps cAREE1
Started as Printer, but Late
Learned His Artistic Feeling
Could Beet BE Expressed
on stage.

] on stage.
NEW LONDON. Conn. Aug sa-Richan
Z Mansfield. the best known actor On ths
/ American stage passed away this rnornfna
( a. his summer residence. Seven Oaks.
I Ocean avenue. Death was directly due to
I disease Of the liver. aggravated by CON-
4 plicstions Or. A H Allen. local ply
1 Eicisn. who has been IN charge since M
( Mansfield arrived here from ssransc Lake.
" Y. states that death was not entirely
unexpected, although this fact had not
been made pubic.
Mr. ManEhelds condition had been ~
ported as being excellent II was stated
that he stood the journey well from Sara
nae Lake and that be Vas up and around
his hcme here until three days ago Then
a turn for the worse set in and Mr. Mans
field was confined 70 his room On Thurs
day DT. Mcclellan Of PittsburE was sum-
moned Dr. Allen said today that he had
feared the worst for several days
There were quite number Of conditions
that prevented bis getting well During
] the great actors last moments he was
l7ing in = condition Of coma and did not
recognize the loved ones al his bedside
I There were present al the time Of his
death his wife. mis- brother Felix. his
young son. Gibbs. and the physicians and
nurses
Inherited Love of Art.
NEW YORK AuE sl-Rlchard Mans
field was born on The little island %
HeliEpland on May e lS7 HISS mother
was Nine Mansfield Ru6erseorf. q famous
prfna donna. and 1t was from her that
Mansfield inherited his lore for the arts
The actor studied at several schools on the
continent and then went 10 England 20
study art in the South Kensington nn-
scum London. The young artist MADE a
precarious living painting pictures and
many times his only meal In those early
days IN London WAS a hot potato bought
from street pe0dier.
4 used TO hold the potato 10 warm my
hands" said Mansfield in relating his ex-
perieness. and then eat IL His struggle
fu- living proved eisoouraEing to Mans
field and he came 10 Boston. where for q
time he entered business life as salesrnan
in a dry goods house. Commercial life
was not congeniAl 10 the temperament OF
the young and he returned TO Eng
land He then turned bis talents toward
the stage As a singer and comedian he
Joined q travelling company at a salary OF
SIS q week Ever in thoss early days Of
his stage career he did splendid oharac-
teristics and manneTisTnE. which marked
his work and stamped Il as his own many
years after. Mansfield turned his whole
4 artistic bent TO the study OF the stage ana
waited for an opportunity 10 show what
be could %. Several years were spent
playing small parts IN tours Of the Eng
likh provinces. and then Mansfield came
TO this country. where his hrst appearance
was made in Les Manteux Norris at
the Standard thester. Later he played
the part OF Nick VeddeT n Rip Van Win
kle"
MaRsaeId's First stroke.
ManEfeld's genius had far failed TO
make itself manifest 10 his associates but
in 1850 his opportunity came when A NJ.
Palmer put on the Partisan Romance"
J. H sto6dart was cast for the part of
Baron Chevrisl in the play. stoddsrt at
the last minute declined 10 play the part,
with which he said he ws- not in fun SYM
psthy Mansfield. who rad been cast for
sTnAn part in The play, stepped forward
and begged permission 10 play the part OF
the palsied- dissolgts old French nobleunan-
Mansfield lifted what al FIRST seemed q
small eccentric part 10 one Of ell absorb
ing interest. The pubhc and the critics
forgot the play 10 talk Of MAnEaeld's
Raron Chevr1sl and from that day Mans
fed became e leading actor on the Auae-s-
can stage. After several years of acting
n various plays which he carried 10 q
degree of success BY his powerful person
ality, lie became q star n 1887 when be
appeared n Prince Karl"
Mansfield then returned 70 England.
where his Baron ChevTiEl DR.. JekyIi and
Nj Hyde and Prince Kari were de-
clareo masterpieces Of character painting
He produced Richard III" while IN Eng
land and then returned 20 this country.
where he played uninterruptediy season
after SEASON
Msnshsld produced RostzndE -'Cyrsno 6s
Dergsrse- In America and scored a great
success The lsst effort Of his genus was
displayed in a remarkable Production Of
Ibsen's Peer Gznl-
HIS Private Life.
MT. Mansht q married Beatrice Cameron
IN 1882 She had been Tor several ysars
his leading lady, but shortly after her
marriage she retired peTmAnently from the
stage. Msns6elds young son has never
been permitted 70 see his father act, "A
Il vas ths artists Wish that MS ehnd'G
mind should not bs too early Impressed
with stage life
The intense nervous strain under which
Richard Mansfield worked caused q COM
Plste breakdown last spring while he
playing an engagement in Scranton. Pa.
tholgh k= hsA h=a- en- PreE health soT some
time He recovered sufzcisnuy 70 enable
him 10 make e ToyEgs 70 England TIE
English climate failed 10 benent the actor
and several weeks aEo he returned 10 this
country and went 10 AmpersAnd. In the
AdirondEcks- Mr.. Msnsheld longsd 20 be
a. HIS summer home IN New London.
I Conn. and several days ago ne vas taken
there IN Ms private car
M MsnFhsld had q home on RiFsrsids
Drive IN New York
Message from Mrs- MansaeId.
/ WAsHINGTOS. AuE. 3a-Paul Wustach.
Z vino for many years has been NY. Mans
SEEDS personal rspTsss NATIVE sad who nov
/ q residing temporarily m this city re-
| ceived a telegram from MrE- Mansdeid To-