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Title: The acme magazine
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Acme Publishing Company (Trenton, N.J.)
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Publisher: Trenton, N.J. : The Acme Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: New Jersey State Library
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peculiari-ties of his naturewhich early assertedthemselves, the man-ifestations of genius.Clever but im-possible, was theverdict of tutors as,one by one, they re-signed their charge.He will never beeducated, was thefinal decision of hisinstructors, but inspite of these predic-tions, Mr. Mansfieldhas become a manof many accomplish-ments and muchlearning. At the age of ten,he was placed in aschool in Germany,where his artistictastes led to hispainting the door ofhis room a bright green. Proud of this accomplishment,he signed his name to it and reapeda fitting reward. His education seem-ed to be obtained largely by ab-sorption, as he traveled in Englandand on the continent, the greater pari othis boyhood. In Italy, he added to hisstore of learning, some knowledge ofpainting; some musical technique inGermany; and in England, a love forand understanding of Shakespeare. AtDerby, he played Shylock at a class-dayexhibition. The Bishop of Litchfield, aninterest^ observer, said of the perform-
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Richard Mansfield. 56 RICHARD MANSFIELD.

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