1909. Illustrated. Wilstach, a contemporary of the actor Richard Mansfield, lionizes the man in this study of his life. He writes in the preface: This work was undertaken with the intention of making a permanent record of the events and achievements of Richard Mansfield's life and of presenting through them the personal side of his large and complex character as he revealed it to his intimates. The narrative is based first of all on the confidences of his wife; on my own intimate acquaintance extending over the last ten years of his life; and on unreserved access to all his papers and letters.