Life and art of Richard Mansfield, with selections from his letters . nglish comedian Lionel Brough, to fill the timewith that fine old comedy She Stoops to Conquer,and Mansfield went to Bournemouth, where hedevoted liimself assiduously to the study of RichardIII., so that he might present that tragedy at theGlobe as soon as he should be able to act. Hisgenerous friend Eben D. Jordan had come to hisassistance in that formidable undertaking, and allrequisite preparations w^ere now rapidly made forthe worthy fulfilment of his momentous the allies whom, fortunately, at that time,he w
Life and art of Richard Mansfield, with selections from his letters . nglish comedian Lionel Brough, to fill the timewith that fine old comedy She Stoops to Conquer,and Mansfield went to Bournemouth, where hedevoted liimself assiduously to the study of RichardIII., so that he might present that tragedy at theGlobe as soon as he should be able to act. Hisgenerous friend Eben D. Jordan had come to hisassistance in that formidable undertaking, and allrequisite preparations w^ere now rapidly made forthe worthy fulfilment of his momentous the allies whom, fortunately, at that time,he was able to interest in his enterprise were thelearned and exact Shakespeare scholar, Walter Her-ries Pollock, and the accomplished antiquarian, Waller. Mansfield himself had made a stageversion of the play, reverting to the original text,though making use of some of Gibbers cogs andwords. Seymour Lucas was employed to designdresses and armor for the production, EdwardGerman to compose incidental music, and WilliamTelbin and others to paint scenery. The tragedy. Photograph by Notman Company, Boston EBEN D. JORDAN RICHARD III. 107 was presented at the Globe on March 16, 1889, andMansfields embodiment of Gloster, then given forthe first time on any stage, became, and for sometime remained, one of the principal themes of dis-cussion in the society and press of London. Hisown account of the venture follows: Langham Hotel, Portland Palace, London, W., March 24, 1889-My Dear Winter:— At last and successfully!! Considering how much we haveundertaken and what an enormous task it is to present Shake-speare here, I think we have every reason to more than con-gratulate ourselves. I am sorry your version did not comesooner, but as it is, it has been of great service to me. . The fools here do not know Gibber from Shakespeare—I have almost entirely done without Gibber and restoredShakespeares lines—but because I have to a large extent fol-lowed the scenario of Gibber, they are und
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