Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-18

national fame. It was in 1885 that he
leaped into celebrity by his portrayal OF
Her Won Moser, in ''The Strange Adven-
lures of Miss Brown" On the heels OF
that big success he simply took the
country by storm with the grotesque ac-
centricities OF his Hans Won Spoofen-
burgh, in ''The Girl From Paris" Then
came Nix. the Inspector OF Wires" in
1.-The Telephone Girl" Hans saying
TITS TO laugh'-became the motto of
Louis Mann, and II was to laugh with
laughter holding both its Sides" when
ever Mr.. Mann appeared in a broken
German" dialect twisting role, or in
French role, such as Lebardi in THE
Girl in the Barracks or Jean Poujol,
in Julia Bonbon."
As one reviews these characters one
sees how remarkably different they all
were. Won Moser the meek, much suf-
fering music teacher; Hans. the stolid,
stupid spa innkeeperi Nix, the conceited,
rumtious telephone inspector; Hochstuhl.
the explosive, impusive, but lovable old
school director in "An on Account Of
Eliza" Lebardi was the suave-fashioned
chocolate millionaire, while Poujol was
the gay. brutal type OF boulevardier. Mr..
Mann has since these days given us
such other allied roles as his Heinsie
Binder in 1.-THE White Hen," and his
comedy. But he has achieved, as we'll.
such deeply humanized roles as his Goot-
fried Plittersdorf in THE Cheater' and
his John Krauss in THE Man Who Stood
Still" (the New Generation). A youthful
and romantic role was that of Won Wal
den in THE Second Fiddle" and he
played deeply pathetic part in Mas
ter and Pupil" The Boer dialect and
character was mastered by him in his
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ters South African war play, The Red
| Kloof" Mr.. Mann even astonished anew
| those many admirers OF his who thought
| they had come to realize his gamut BY
appearing In "Elevating a Husband" in
the character of a young New York
''hick," Charles Sample, a five-cent store
merchant, with warm heart but after
| cold cash.
Mr.. Mann began his dramatic career at
: the age OF in the new Stadt Theatre,
New York city, his birthplace. The new
Stadt is opposite the Old Bowery. There
| the little Louis began in German drama.
Going 10 the Pacific coast. he appeared
| in Juvenile roles in the Barrett-M cCul-
| Tough company, in San Francisco. He
played in "Othello" and The Gladiator"
I with Salvini, Louis Morrison and Marie
Prescott He was in original cast OF
Oscar Wilde's first play. Vera, the Nihi-
list" when it was given its first Amer
ican production at the Union Square The
atre, New York, away back in August.
1883 With Daniel Bandman, he acted in
doctor JelSyll and Mr.. Hyde" He was
in the famous "Incog" cast, in 1882, along
with Robert Edeson. Harry Davenport
Charles Dickson and Ellen Bur. Clara
Lipmann was also in that cast and be-
came his wife. Mr.. Mann's picturesquely
| variegated career has even included bur-
lesque. In 1885 he convulsed all New York
city by his burlesque Svengal, in THE
Merry Whirl," at the New York Casino.
and he was one OF the noted members OF
old Weber, Fields aggregation
With Louis Mann, in THE Bubble. E"
which is his latest and greatest success.
will be found the original cast, which
comprises Laura Walker, Auguste Ber-
mester. George Wellington and Ivan Mil
Ter, all of whom have been associated
with Mr.. Mann in his previous successes
of the past.