New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-27
OBITUARY.


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taty that come % us mingled with sAreds Of political
news inemo.audaus OF che market. and the thousand
important trlialtrs OF everyday lie. Tie eminent
actor expired . IcuGon. Thursday last az to age oil
f7vears II s Boo t91uuc 20 cay that hs Gctn Wl lt
universally lameated. lie WIS rot only greatly admired
Int sincerely beloved. Ilc not only great artist
lu. ho vas an honorable good kindly, Litrtonc"' ana
lovcable man. uis temper may have been somc"Aa,
trced with aspcdy dis personal pccuiaiiies in'' ''
have been tasteful to a persons; bat nobody ENC" A
that dill not ct im, alike for personal integrity "
for earnest and Profound devotion 60 tinit i' WIG" w."
20 once the labor aad tc crown u BIS e III 'hs 'o"-.
as wcil atat lsa. Tie tcstmouy'to his personal CAV
lenco must we Joe. assured De as honest rs IL Is hc'-
His career tult have been prOtlaced TO me "eLS'' Va
many; but no lonal nlness ofycar coH' Ia, "''P
cd the esteem a which he must ever bc menu iio WIS
tr,c ,flerst: and chat after all Is the royal estate
~ Hfc Upon facts u bis career we hceu ho' owen
n o,v GREAT length. The press has been profile III
sketches Of him. Pr long time past He was TIC socohu
SON Of that great -uus Edmund kcan, who passed Ike
ameeorogc ue heaven OF the British DRAMA ana ic1
thereon t oi spcndog that has not yet fded lh 'i
cheese years. he born at waterford, IN Ireland on
thc 18th cf Janaary, 1.ll Two years later his father
came to London. Everybody knows the story OF 'he
larshls t.r endurance The m0urnfu slips ana stfus-
cc ~ tat most cfcd and most unfortunate man. Leu
te remembered TO h credit shat he was scrupulousy
faithful To- f. De could be- to that first duty OF every
father tie education of ms Charles was sent 10
Tou and It's Interesting TO remember that he was There
scho0lmatc cf Gladstone. But he did not remain tAeIe
very long Misfortune overlook his father; the parents
were separated; and their sole boy Qis brother having
died I'm iniaucy) aiming to protect and support MS
mother went ul0n tie stage. This IN 1921
ON the 1st u October in that year lie made MS
first anpcarancc playing N0rr0, in the once familiar
tragedy OF Don l1s," happily extinct ~ lhe OUT
sft De cylnccl especial capaby FOR acting Out ene
eouc aud constant study and effort eventually developer
the talent that vas in him. There at this tme' an
enhancement betWxt father and but in 1923 Charles
met lis father I'm Glasgow, where both were playing anu
they became rccomcied For several years the young
actor followed dubious star of fortune III the Lngnsh
provinces but at length IN $780, he came TO America Ills
reception here was exceedingly cordial and we have his
own assuraucenade in his farewell speech, ON the occa
sion Of his appearance in NcwHork at the Acadey
OF Music, two years ag0-that he deeply fet that Wei
come and dated therorom his best success upon the
stage One OF his best parts, at the time OF when we
speak was Sir Edcard Mortimer in the The Iron CAes'
on his return 90 London, with American reputation
he was engaged at Coyent Garden During this engage
ment on tho 2.h OF March, 1885, he played hgo 10 MS
fathers ONeli0, when the poor old actor made MS
last appearance in public breaking down on the
pathetic line, OthcllOs occupations gone TINS
touching Incident is familiar matter OF history Ed
mund Kean died shoEdy after that night but his son
lived and struggled on. It was not til 1883 however
that he made great popular hit but then his reputation
became firmly established On the sOth OF March IN that
year he received the compliment Of public dinner IN
London and was further honOrcd by the personal ell
comums Of the Queen. The characters In which at TINS
time he was especially famous arc Hdnct Richard Ill.,,
and Sir Giles. In the Summer Of 1882 Mt kean made
second visit TO the United Returning in the next
year. he played at the London Haymar6et with ample
success In 1912 he married Ellen Tree, then beautiful
woman and delightful actress in comedy ana now. as
then one Of the most csmable ladies Of her time Nj
Kcans third visit TO the United states was made III com
pany with his wife, in l85 1t was then that lie pro
duced in manner that old NEWCOMERS so well ana so
fiir
and "King John" On his return TO England Mr. Kean
became ia 1880 lessee Of the Princess Theater where
he electrified London by series Of most sumptu-
Gus and delightful Shakesperian reviyals. Henry
WILL" King john" "The winters Tale" and Tie
Tempest were bmong the pageants thus presented 1t
is remembered Phelps engaged in the same good
from INC niaudScnvift
Of the Princess Theaters, beng complmented shortly
afterward with banquet at St. James's Hail. at which
some COO gentlemen including the most eminent persons
In England present 70 DO honor to the not less
than to the artist The Duke Of Newcastle presided. At
later banquet, Mr.. Gladstone being III the chair, Mr.
Kcan publicly presented with $4,000 worth Of silver
plate. Such tokens Of public respect little enough in
themselves show in a most unmistalablc manner the
moral rank attained by any the estimation OF his
contemporaries. In 1862 Mr.. and Mrs. Kcan left England
on professional tour around the world Their line Of
travel ncluded Australia California Cuba and then the
Atlantic of states, and Canada. Their first
pearance i'm this city, made at the Broadway Theater
shortly after the assassination OF Nj Lincoln, in April
1s05-t had indeed been delayed by that awful crime
and calamity-is fresh in public recollection Mr.. Kean
played CaTdta! Wolsey at that time and Mrs. Kean
played Queen katharine. The audience was large
and brilliant and the engagement was "a thorough
success In after time Mr. Kean played or
two other engagements at the theater. His con
spieuous made Louis XL in a drama writ
ten and adapted for him by Mr.. BOucicault. His per
sOnatiOn OF this part thoroughly unique and alto
getler admirable. None who will ever forget it.
His deathscenc in that play justly accounted the best
effort Of art its kind, that is known TO the modern
stage In Cardinal Wolsey and in King John, Mr. Kcan
also made abiding impression at this time, nor shall
we soon forget his delicate humOr and quantness as
Oakley In O. Tho Jealous Wife" His last appearance in
this country made at the Academy Of Music on the 10th
of April 1866 Louis Al and lfr Odkley the charac
that lie played and he acted with all his soul
well as all his mind. The effect superb and the ap-
plause singulary hearty At the end Of the per
Torrance Mr.. Kcan made farewell speech TO the Ameri
can public Of which gave account at the time, md
which was essentially characteristic of the man, in
being at once dignifed, tender, and graceful He
left these shores attended by none but good wishes 1t
was understood that lie would shortly retire from the
stage News OF his illness has reached the press from
to time, aud when, last Summer he taken ID az
Liverpool conviction became general that he would
lcng be spared to the stage and to his happy home
His disease aneurism Of the heart aud his death ap
pears have been sudden He leaves a widow and
daughter lie leaves also bright example to the labor
crs that profession which he truly hOnored and deyO
tedly served lie may not have possessed the divine gift
Of genius He may have fallen far short of the pinnacle
OF excellence that he labored 90 attain. But be
true 10 the noble and muclabuSed profession whereby
he lived and he did the utmost that lie could do with the
faculties be possessed All servants Of art may not all be
Shakespeare or Michael Angeles, Beethovens.
rcks; but they can be themselves to their
stately cauipcs There is no bemsh the pure mem