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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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ility)th vocal and instrumental musicriven delight to his mothers guests,le had also painted with promise ofLnt success. Even now he findsoccasionally to paint pictures which(rs. Mansfields especial pride. fate did not intend Richard Mans-o gain his high position in the world except as an actor. Therefore sheIiim suffer hardships until he finallyfi the right path. An intense and nature like that of Mansfield must pass through suffering; but his strengthof character, his stern self-reliance, wouldhave made it impossible for him to doanything but carve out his own fortunes,independent of help from his friends.In Boston he tried for a time to contenthimself as a clerk in a store, but hesoon returned to London to work againat Ins painting. The hardships he en-dured in London have been the subjectof much newspaper gossip, but under thecircumstances they were inevitable. Hadhis pathway been strewn with soft grassand fragrant roses instead of rough, un- Digitized by Google Richard Mansfield.
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Photo, by Berony, New York. Mb. MANSFIELD A8 DON JUAN, 1801. pleasant stones, he would have missedcertain experiences which have been im-portant in the building up of his charac-ter. He would also not have been inthat glorious company of great men whowin success in spite of obstacles and over-whelming odds,—win it by means of theirown vital energy and force of will. Fortunate is it for the American stagethat Richard Mansfield was forced to giveup his plans for a painters career. Thepretty story has been often told of how hewent without breakfast that he mighthave violets in his coat when hesought an interview with W. S. Gilbertin order to get a part in Pinafore.Gilbert might well be surprised when Mansfield sang one part ofLa ci darem in his richbaritone and the answeringsoprano in a falsetto whosebeauty and clearness oftone were delightful. Thisremarkable vocal achieve-ment was the cause of hisengagement then as SirJoseph, followed later byhis appearance in differentrdles in a numb

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