Author: chris scott
Thursday, 19 December 2002 - 07:38 pm |        |
Mansfield as himself |
Author: chris scott
Thursday, 19 December 2002 - 07:40 pm | |
RM as Don Carlos |
Author: chris scott
Thursday, 19 December 2002 - 07:41 pm | |
RM as Richard III |
Author: chris scott
Thursday, 19 December 2002 - 07:42 pm | |
Composite pic with specimen of his writing |
Author: Dan Norder
Thursday, 19 December 2002 - 10:53 pm | |
I'm not going to repost them to save space on the casebook.org server, but thought it'd be a good idea to have the pics from other threads linked to from here as well:
Autograph and photo of Richard Mansfield as Dr Jekll and Mr Hyde ( uses trick photography to get both roles on the same photo ) :
http://forum.casebook.org/messages/6/4224.jpg
or a few messages down on:
Casebook Message Boards: Ripper Media: Ripper Media: Ripper associated items on Ebay
Closeup of that image, taken from the documentary "To Kill and Kill Again" by Chris with a screen capture utility:
http://forum.casebook.org/messages/1/4663.jpg
or first image on:
Casebook Message Boards: General Discussion: Pictures From Various Threads: To kill and Kill Again - UK TV documentary on JTR |
Author: chris scott
Friday, 20 December 2002 - 07:24 am | |
Dan
Thanks for tidying up the links - appreciated
Chris |
Author: Christopher T George
Friday, 20 December 2002 - 10:35 am | |
Thanks, Chris and Dan. Now if we could only know for certain he was Jack the Ripper....  |
Author: alex chisholm
Saturday, 21 December 2002 - 02:33 am | |
Hi Chris
If you or anyone else fancies casting Mansfield as Jack comparison of his handwriting with Ripper letters will be required. { }
This undated example was addressed to Mrs. Harrison – wife of President Harrison, I believe.
Have fun
All the Best
alex |
Author: alex chisholm
Saturday, 21 December 2002 - 02:37 am | |
Mansfield Letter
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Author: alex chisholm
Saturday, 21 December 2002 - 02:59 am | |
I can only apologise for the above. I have posted images before, and have followed the formatting advice to the letter.
So, I don’t know why this hasn’t worked.
All the Best
alex
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Author: chris scott
Saturday, 21 December 2002 - 08:40 am | |
Hi Alex
Very interesting to see the letter - many thanks for that
Plase dont apologise - my first attempts at image posting are best forgotten!!! You're not the only one, believe me
Regards
Chris |
Author: Vicki
Thursday, 26 December 2002 - 02:34 pm | |
Hi Chris and all,
Thanks for the images. What I found interesting was the pair of shoes in the middle of the floor in the Millers Court sketch. I always thought they were closer to the fireplace or the chair where Kelly draped her clothes.
Vicki |
Author: Paula Wolff
Friday, 10 January 2003 - 09:26 pm | |
Just a little idle conversation here. I was watching the movie "Beua Brummell" today with Stewart Granger and Elizabeth Taylor. I noticed in the credits it was play written "for the actor Richard Mansfield". I was impressed. Hope he was as good as Granger. After seeing R.M.'s pics, I'd sure choose Stewart G. anyday. I know there are children on the board who don't know who he is, but I like him. :>)
Just a little thought.
Ta,
Paula
PS. I wasn't watching the movie WITH these nice people. They were in the movie. |
Author: alex chisholm
Friday, 10 January 2003 - 10:24 pm | |
Hi Paula
Below is Mansfield as Brummell. Not quite Stewart Granger, but a fine wig nevertheless.
The play was effectively authored by Mansfield with the assistance of W. C. Fitch, from an original outline by William Winter. It opened on May 19 1890 at the Madison Square Theatre, New York.
Best Wishes
alex
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Author: alex chisholm
Friday, 10 January 2003 - 10:26 pm | |
Messed up again, sorry.
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Author: Jeff Bloomfield
Saturday, 11 January 2003 - 09:22 pm | |
For those interested, the co-author of "Beau
Brummell" was Clyde Fitch (d. 1909), who was
the leading American playwrite of the turn of
the 20th Century. He was known for his historical
plays (like "Nathan Hale") and his social comedies, such as "Captain Jinks of the Horse
Marines" which was one of Ethel Barrymore's first
big successes. A pleasant and sweet man, his
career and reputation were summed up by Brooks
Atkinson in the book BROADWAY. Atkinson said
that everything about Fitch remains attractive,
except, unfortunately, his plays.
The "W. Winter" whose outline for the play was
used is "William Winter" the dean of New Yorks
drama critics until his death in 1917. Atkinson
calls him an intolerant old man, who fought the
new realism of the stage of Ibsen, Strindberg, and
Shaw (whom Mansfield championed). On the other
hand, to be fair to Winter, he was also capable of
calling claptrap claptrap. When "East Lynne" first appeared as a play in the 1870s, Winter
said that a faulty, third rate novel had been
transformed into a fourth rate play. Although
"East Lynne" was a big success as a play, and
in revival until the 1920s, most modern critics
and playgoers agree with Winter's view.
Jeff Bloomfield |
Author: alex chisholm
Saturday, 11 January 2003 - 10:05 pm | |
Hi Jeff
Thanks for the additional info.
I think it should be noted, however, that the “intolerant old” Winter, despite being a firm friend and advisor to Mansfield, was not averse to exposing the actor’s opinions as ‘claptrap’ when the occasion arose. This was particularly true when Mansfield’s paranoia led him to see sabotage in almost every action of Henry Irving.
Perhaps Atkinson’s opinion has coloured subsequent views of Winter, but the intolerant old critic still produced the most detailed, enlightening, and personally informed biography of Richard Mansfield.
All the Best
alex |
Author: Warwick Parminter
Sunday, 12 January 2003 - 07:19 am | |
Paula, if you are a fan of Stewart Grainger it's a pity you didn't come to the Bournemouth Conferance, on the Sunday morning while having a last walk aroung the hotel area, we came across the house where Grainger was born and lived for a time, a very nice house, certainly not a mansion and it was marked up historically.
Rick
P.S. I think it was earning it's living as Bed&Breakfast accomadation |
Author: Warwick Parminter
Sunday, 12 January 2003 - 07:22 am | |
Paula, if you are a fan of Stewart Grainger it's a pity you didn't come to the Bournemouth Conferance, on the Sunday morning while having a last walk aroung the hotel area, we came across the house where Grainger was born and lived for a time, a very nice house, certainly not a mansion and it was marked up historically.
Rick
P.S. I think it was earning it's living as Bed&Breakfast accomadation |
Author: Paula Wolff
Sunday, 12 January 2003 - 05:57 pm | |
Thanks, Rick, for the info. IF I ever, ever get to England, that will be a place on my "to-do". I really enjoy his acting. The best actors seem to be British. Actually, everything Bristish is about the best.
Appreciate your time and answer.
Bye,
Paula |
Author: Jeff Bloomfield
Sunday, 12 January 2003 - 08:45 pm | |
Hi Alex,
Regarding Winters, he was also a close friend
and advisor to America's greatest 19th Century
actor, Edwin Booth, and wrote some important
critical essays and reviews of Booth's acting
(very important as Booth died in 1893, before
motion pictures were available to capture his
acting).
Regarding Atkinson, his book BROADWAY is worth
reading, but his opinions are as binding as any
critics. He disliked operetta as a form of
entertainment (except - maybe - G & S, Offenbach,
and Johann Strauss), and was taken apart on that
subject by Gerald Boardman in his book AMERICAN
OPERETTA. His remarks on the career of George
M. Cohan were quite negative, and failed to mention Cohan's successful farces and plays like
"Seven Keys to Baldpate" and "The Tavern". For
a more positive and fuller view of Cohan, I would
recommend John McCabe's biography: GEORGE M. COHAN: THE MAN WHO OWNED BROADWAY.
Best wishes,
Jeff |
Author: alex chisholm
Sunday, 12 January 2003 - 09:14 pm | |
Hi Jeff
Many thanks for those details. Much appreciated
After reading your reference to Atkinson’s work last night, I ordered “Broadway” from Alibris, and am looking forward to reading it. Thanks again.
Best wishes
alex |
Author: Jeff Bloomfield
Monday, 13 January 2003 - 08:20 pm | |
Hi Alex,
I think you'll like Atkinson's book. It certainly
gives a good background to the growth of the
American theatre.
Best wishes,
Jeff |
Author: Warwick Parminter
Tuesday, 14 January 2003 - 10:56 am | |
Paula, that was nice of you to say that, although I'm of the opinion the Hollywood Stars of 1930/60 were unbeatable, there was true talent and glamour.
Best Wishes, Rick |
Author: Paula Wolff
Tuesday, 14 January 2003 - 10:08 pm | |
Dear Rick,
I,too, like the stars of the 30's through 60's. I have a collection of about 600 videos, most of them in the old line, classics. I have some newer ones that I can stomach. And yes, I do have "From Hell". I guess you have to blame someone and Masons are always fair game. Talk about insanity!!
The pictures you sent were wonderful. I really like old Stewart G. His former dwelling looks wonderful and oh, yes! I would love to see that. You are a gentleman and scholar. Thanks so much for that!!
Appreciate it.
Paula |
