Hall of Hams #101: Richard Mansfield
Today is the birthday of the great thespian Richard Mansfield (1857-1907). Mansfield’s background is every bit as interesting as his stage career (which I can’t wait to get to, either). His maternal grandfather, Joseph Rudersdorff was a German violinist, who worked as a court musician for the Russian Imperial family. Mansfield’s mother Erminia Rudersdorff, who […]