The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-10

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THE LATE THOMAS s. HAMBLIN. ESQ.

THE LATE THOMAS s. HAMBLIN, ESQ.
We announced in paper of yesterday the death Of
this well known ragedan. 1t took place at his house,
416 street twenty minutes before eleven o'clock
Saturday night The immediate Of his death
q brain fever under which he had been laborng FROM
Tuesday, the 81 instant and during which time his
wings of very distressing but, in many sniar
cases. of an irresistbly udicrous character
If the decea sed had, in with his kind, many
raie and weaknesses of character they redeemed
in eminent degree by many private though well
knowedged merits and few, believe, have shutied
of this mortal COLI and left larger share Of friends
amongst such numerous circle of acquaintance.
Mr.. Hamblin taken i'll Friday week, the 3lst
umo as We are informed, but not confined to the
house until the following Monday, when his complaint,
affection of the brain, assumed very alarming ap.
pearance and his physicians Doctors Crane and Parker
signifed their fears 10 his friends His derum
rene and, described by those who present to-
wards his latter end his rawlings most painful but
withal most ressbly ludicrous but within few lucid
intervals he appeared perfectly of his approaching
end and told those in immediate attendance that
after Sunday he would not trouble any one prediction
which fulfilled almost to hour, the dissolution
urday night.
1t is generally supposed that the deceased gentleman
WAS older than he in reality He in his fifty.
third year only at the time of his death, having been
born in Pentonville London in May 1900 as appears
from of the authentic sourcesthe entry in thu
books OF the American Dramatic Fund.
Asa young man Mr. Hambn entered the profession 70
which he devoted himself at the then suburban theatre
saders Wells, London where he appeared as Roa and
very soon afterwards in the year 1919 made his appear
snce ON the stage Of Drury Lane in the very secondary
part OF Irueman, in George Barnwel.n 1t was we
Ie'e, during the same engagement that Mr.. Ray, who
to have played Hamlet being suddenly taken ILL., and
substitute required 81 short notice the object Of this
notice volunteered and his effort crowned with more
than an ordinary degree OF Having thus felt hi.
feet he quickly retired from the London boards where
tte favor or opportunity extended him and went
into what is technically styled the provinces or co,n
try towns Of England Here he became yery popular
andparticulary in those somewhat considerable ones
hafn and bristol-he was esteemed actor Of great
merit = e~
He thon proceeded to this country and made his first
appearance ON the American stage at the Park theatre
Ne" York (and not at Philadelphia enormously stated
in some publications. in October 1852 as Hamlet ana
subsequently travelled the States as a star
In 1890 MIR. Hamblin became the manager of the Bow
cry theatre and has from that period to his death with
tan theatre He was singusrly unfortunate in having
ms theatres destroyed by fire the BOwery having suffer-
cd that calamity no less than four times the Park
once while under his management
in the year 1880 Mr. Hamblin went on a professional
tour TO Europe and came out Hamlet at Coycnt Gar
den theatre London He played but short engagement
returned TO the country Of his adoption
VI M Hamblns merits, as actor It is scarcely ne.
eesoTy 70 speak 20 well was he known not only the
New York but to the American public His private cha
racter like that of most Of us when analysed
many features for condemnation and laudaton In his
transactions with his fellow he always bore the repu
Gn OF pehavng IN prosperity and adversely, with in.
He has accumulated, as we are informed some proper
~ and he certainly has not been in comfortable and
few years of his life The disposition of his property s
not known, his will had not been opened at the time OF
writing this.
tomorrow, (Tuescay) and that the Cemetery ut Green
wood is 10 be his resting pk,ce.