The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01

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audience. A number OF tho newspaper
apOke very well Of It the next morning
but the people did not continue tO CONS
TO SEQ IL. In Mr.. Winters sympathetic
words; After a few neglected repre-
sensations Il was Withdrawn Mr.. Win
Ter. who approved Of the play, sent a nots
of warm congrAiulAtion 90 tho author and
actor. The note was written at O'Clock
In the morning following upon the first
production. Make the most Of your sue
cess and happiness said Mr.. Winter
Mansfield pencillsd upon this note
The play was an awful failure: not q
soul came 20 see it, Mr.. Winter says
that it deserved better fate. since it ID
a novel and interesting play
Mansfield was sensitive 90 newspaper
criticism. He wrote 10 Mr. Winter from
Boston In 1891 The Home Journal. ths
Saturday ErsAing Gdsstfe lWo.h) attack
ma with much venom Mr. Winter ~
marks upon this that Benjamin =. Wolf
the Gazette critic. was "a man Of e1oep-
tional talent. rigorous In judgment and
often severe In oensure. He vas also a
dramatist,' says Mr. Winter. and lac is
remembered a. the author Of The Mighty
Dollar In which play that excellent actor
the late William James Florence gave ~
much pleasure and gained 40 much popu-
larity az the Hen. Rnrd.ssH Slotc His
criticism Of Mansfield probably did no
harm. Paper pellets do not iniurs any
man who is using such talent az he pos
sesscs in an honorable manner for the
good Of others as well as Of himself. but
It was ever difficult to persuade him to
disregard them. although in later years
he avoided 20 some extent the reading Of
/ newspaper
] There was an undertaking. not too
| promising. 20 act Augustin Daily. the
manager. and Mansfield 70 combine
MIR. Daily consulted with Mr. Winter
regarding the bringing out Of Miss Ada
Rehan in more massive characters than
any that she had yet assumed - and she
might have been Lady Mdcbstk and Cleo
| pdiru II Il could have been arranged that
! Mansfield should have assisted her in
the allied parts. The matter came O.
nothing, for Daly and Mansfield wcre
far from bsing fitted TO be congrlous
/ Irvings playful manner soems 20 have
been always at his command Mr.
Winter tells M here: As there was no
secret about the matter / CHANGED to
mention 10 Irving my propitious view
Of a professional alliance betwesn Mans
field and Miss RehAn. He smiled in his
sat,ric manner and playfuly remarked.
Very interesting. Al. Yes. very. So
you wanted 20 put another Richmond
in the field. sh9 Days been up 20 that
for a long time lie wanted TcrriSs TO
leave mo and come over 20 him This
s"ems to show that Irving had a con-
sideration for himself Mr.. Winter has
a larger view. Well hs saws. -thors
cannot be too many Richmonds in the
Geld. Every good actor in a position
Of infiuencO Is a stimulant 20 other good
actors. and 30 | told him, and with that
rational proposition he fully agreed
We could not help thinking Of Forrest
and Macraady.
We have seen that Mansfield wanted 20
get away from England because his throat
was had-and because business was bad
too In May. 1897. We fnd him writing
from his private car in Los Angeles: my
dear Winter; Rsdlands may be very
beautiful. but Los Angeles 10 not. Il is
rid hot just now. and the town il suffering
from scarles fever and a religious meeting
or convention; q person Of the ram, =
Nils e aKhorting the miserable wretchss.
20 the extent Of 10000 a day, 70 give up
rum and everything else he doesn't like
The city itself IL not BEAUTIFUL. and every
thing 10 very primitive The most painful
feature Of the city and ia immediate
vicinity IL the Lack o. foliage: therp are no
trees-At least vSry few-and therefore no
shade. II h all sunshine and dust Irri-
CATION costs a lot Of money and there is
no water England will suit you better
The eve has no rest here the mind no
peace The English dramatic critic
Clement Scott had been in California and
apparently had gone away Mansfield was
grateful for his DISAPPEARANCE from the
scene Thank the Lord. he wrote 70 Mr.
Winter. he ISN'T here now. or I might see
him, and don't imagine anything more
horrible. for he always gives me the i'm
preston u person who II Just about 20
burst But IN the Californian valley u
Mentone where Mansfield visited Mr. Win
ter the captious actor was suddenly
charmed He bought a ranch and ar
ranged for a pond and a grove Of olive
trees
Az page 2Ol Of this work We found our
selves pleased by a passage in which the
author Describes his own habit in dramatic
criticism. 1T was for a time.' says Mr.
Winter. zone Of Mansfeld's erroneous
impressions, Of which he had many. that
my views not only Of his acting but Of
the acting ~ other members Of tho staRe
were fashioned and guided by friendship.
A word on that subject personal to my
self will not perhaps DO considered map
propriate. I have been a writer about
the stage for more than half a century.
In the course Of that time have discussed
the performances u hundreds Of actors
and have written many columns " recoR-
milton and Of praise but ! have never
written a line Of praise that did not be-
lievs 20 be deserved. and ] have never
written a word of oommsndation Of any
person because | was fond Of that person
or because that person was fond Of me-
The presence 81 conscience In the critical
habit Ia valuable indeed More than once
Mansfield had the opportunity b. see that
his friend could speak Of him in tr-nchant
words. But Mr.. Winters hest decorations
have bcen bestowed upon those who could
never claim him a. friend. The critics
opinion u Ibsen's Peer Gynt.' for in
stance. h hero frankly -nebu-