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Identifier: ArenaMagazine-Volume35 (find matches)
Title: Arena magazine - Volume 35
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: B.O. Flower (ed.)
Subjects: progressivism -- United States liberalism reformism social reform Christian Socialism Gay 90s political commentary Benjamin Orange Flower Progressive Era social gospel
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med the character ofBaron Chevrial, he firstexcited the attention ofthoughtful students of thedrama. But before thathe had acted with skilland distinction. His American dSbut wasmade September 26, 1882,in an opera called TheBlack Cloaks, and thepapers of the following daymade note that the hit ofthe night had been made byan unknown young manwho had assumed the char-acter of Dromez, the lead-ing comedy rdle. His next appearance wasin Planquettes Rip VanWinkle, Mansfields rdlebeing Nick Vedder. Thencame the great triumph in A ParisianRomance, when he made the characterof Baron Chevrial stand out with startlingvividness and power. This was succeeded by his appearancein Boyesens Alpine Roses in whichhe created the rdle of Count von Dornfeld.Associated with him were Georgia Cay-van, W. J. Lemoyne, Marie Burroughsand George Clarke. He then won success in a musical com-edy called La Vie, his rdle being an-other baron, with the euphonious nameof von Wiener Schnitzel. Laura Burtacted with him.
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From a painting by Edgar Cameron. Mr. MANSFIELD AS 8HYL0CK IN SHAKESPEARESTHK MERCHANT OP VENICE. Play produced in 1896. A visit to England was followed in 1885by his appearance in a play called Vic-tor Durand in which he was anotherbaron, the villainous De Mersac. Thenhe was Nasconi, Podesta of Syracuse, ina play called Gasperone. The nextseason he was Herr Kraft in Steele Mack-ayes drama In Spite of All. Mrs.Fiske played with him. Then for sometime he was in Boston playing Koko inThe Mikado. Then came his own production of Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and of the charm-ing contrast to that gruesome tragedy,the memorable Prince Karl. The Digitized by Google 12 Richard Mansfield. people who have seen only the later re-vivals of Prince Karl miss from themMansfields famous mimicry of amateurmusical artists. This was exceedinglydroll and amusing and showed to fineadvantage the actors vocal powers. Theplay is altogether delightful, full of hu-mor, liveliness and rollicking fun, andone of its bes

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