Mantell
ROBERT BRUCE, an American actor; born in Irvine, Scotland, Feb. 7, 1854; made his first professional appearance, Oct. 21, 1876, as Sergeant in "Arrah-na-Pogue." He came to the United States and created juvenile rôles in 1878, with Mme. Modjeska. Subsequently he appeared as Loris Ippanhoff in "Fedora" with Fanny Davenport in New York. He later became a star and organized a company of his own, presenting chiefly Shakespearean and other classic plays.
MANTES (mänt), a town in the French department of Seine-et-Oise, on the left bank of the Seine. It has a striking tower (1344) and a beautiful church, a reduced copy of Notre Dame at Paris. The ancient Medunta, a town of the Celts, Mantes in 1087 was sacked by William the Conqueror, who here received the injury that caused his death; and here too Henry IV. was converted from Protestantism. Pop. about 9,000.