Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1907 — WORLD’S FOREMOST ACTOR GONE PROM LIFE’S STAGE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WORLD’S FOREMOST ACTOR GONE PROM LIFE’S STAGE.

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Richard Mansfield, the world's foremost actor, has passed from life’s stage. Mansfield, the most daring, able, and successful player of liis time, was born In Heligoland, Germany, in 1557, and during the course of his career was artist, singer, poet, playwright and player. He- brought more glory to the English-speaking stage than any ten of his contemporaries and his history Is a record of a succession of remarkable and courageous attempts to achieve great things. On the Wage he was remarkably successful In an extensive and wide range of parts extending from Koko in the comic opera of “The Mikado” to Richard, Carlos, Shy lock, Alceste, and Peer Gynt. Artistically and materially he succeeded beyond all others of his time.