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eraI schools on the continent and then
| went 10 England to study art In South
| Kensington. London.
The young artist made precarlous
living painting pictures and many times
his only meal In those early Gays IN Lon
don was hot potato pousht iioii
street peddler.
~ used TO hold the potato to warm my
hands" said Mansfield, In relating his ex-
periences. and then eat T. sldnr Ine s,gus, Tug
to Mansfield. and he came 70 Boston,
where for n time he entered business
life as a salesman in dry goods mouse,
Commercial life was not congenial 10 the
temperament of the young man, and he
SINGER AND COMEDIAN.
lie then turned his talents toward the
ioined a stroling company at a salary
OF SIS week. Even In those early days
OF his stage career. he displayed the
chara cteristics and mannerisms Which
marked his work and stamped IL as ms
own many years after. Mansfield turned
his whole artistic bent TO the STUDY Oh
the stage. and waited for an opportunity
TO show what he could do. Several Years
were spent playing small parts in tours
OF the English provinces and then Mans
field came 10 this country, where MS
| first appearance was made IN Les Mail
| teaux Noirs" at the Standard theatre
| Later he played the part OF NICK Neuuei
| I'm rip Van Wrinkle. .
Mansield's genius had so far failed to
| make itself manifest TO his associates,
but IN 1888, his opportunity came wneh
nance" j. II. Stoddart was cast Tor the
| part of Baron Chevrial In the play Stou-
| dart at the last minute declined 10 play
! the mart with which he said he was not
i" iu'i TSoR % TX sToDDART's PART.
| Mansneld. who had been cast for a
small part In the play stepped iorwara
of the palsied. dissolute old French noble
man. Mansfield lifted what at hrst seem.
| ed but small eccentric part TO one OF
all absorbing interest. The p9piic ana ma rne nse
neld's Baron Chevrial, and from that gay
Mansfield became leading hgure on the
| American stage.
After several years, playing IN seNeIa
different plays which he carried to a de-
gree OF success by his powerful personal
ity. he became star I'm 1857, when he APP
peared I'm Prince Karl
Mansfield returned 10 England where his
Baron Chevrial, Dr. Jekyl and Mr.. Hydc
and Prince Karl were declared master
pieces OF character painting. lie produced
Richard III. while In England, and ther
returned TO this country where he played
uninterruptedly. season after season
Mansfield produced Rostrands Cyrano d'
Bergerde In America. and scored grea
success The last effort OF his genius wa
displayed in a remarkable production II
Ibsen's Peer Gynt.
MARRIED BEATRICE CAMERON.
Richard Mansfield married Beatric'
| Cameron IN 1892 She had boen for severa
years his leading lady. but shortly afte
her marriage, she retired permanently
from the stage Mansneld's young so
wns never permitted 10 see his father &C
as II was the artists wish that his child
mind should not be impressed with stag
life too early In life.
The intense nervous strain under whic
Mr.. Mansfield worked caused complet
break.down last spring while the acto
was playing an engagement In Scranton
pa, though he had boen In poor healt
for some time. Hs recovered sufficient
10 enable him 90 make q voyage 10 Enp
land for his health, The EnEllsh clima'
failed 10 bsneht the actor ana sovert
weeks aao, he returned 20 this countr
and went 10 Ampersand IN tho Adlron
dashs, Mr. Mansfield longed 10 be al NJ
svas,sssp sssos ~ New LandeA Conn, an
several aAXz hEn ne was thksn tnefe o.
hiE private saf.
AZ. MaHsheld had q home on Riversid
drive IN Nav feFh -,
TuRS Vol THH WORSE CAME A
AMPHAsANb, n n,
AmReFsaRa, n, v, Ave sa-fhe turhlh
Peini ef HiekaFd AaRsEeld's fitness reall,
ssesrsea here eutiHs his recen, stay. .