Richard Mansfield letters and ephemera, ca. 1891.

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Richard Mansfield letters and ephemera, ca. 1891.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122533440

Three letters written by Richard Mansfield to a W. W. Blackmer of Boston.

.1 linear foot (1 portfolio)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6751987

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Blackmer, W. W.

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Mansfield, Richard, 1857-1907

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Richard Mansfield (1857-1907) was an actor of the late 19th century. He was born in Helgoland, Germany, into a family that excelled in the performing arts. His mother was the prima donna Hermine Rudersdorff (1822-1882), and his grandfather, the violinist Joseph Rudersdorff (1788-1866). His father, Maurice Mansfield, was a London businessman. Richard Mansfield began his stage career touring the English provinces in Gilbert and Sullivan and made his first appear...