New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-07
OBITUARY.
JULIA BEAN.

Mrs Julia Dean Cooper the well-known and
actress died yesterday morning at the residence
of her Authoritarian, No 23 East Thirty nlnthst aged BE
Julia Dean introduced to the public OF New YORK
through the efforts of her father actor Of repue AMI
| ability and known the manager Of the Eagle
| ST. Theater, Buffalo, about Is or IL years ago ~
the Old Broadway Theaer, aud az the Astorpace Opera
House, and at achieved what in those days
sdered immense The part OF Julia in sher
dan Knowles's play Of the "Hunchback," was then
her speciality, and she chung it as her leading
representation to the very latest of her acting days
Her beauty and talent for her during the first ten
years OF her wide reputation especially through
the West and South At the close Of that period she
red Mr. Hayne Of Charleston, S. c. relative OF tho
noted notification orator Of that Soon after tho
marriage, her husband broke up pecuniariy and she
turned TO the stage she had left Seven eight AZ
she moved to San Francisco In the intervening ms
she had been playing with great pecuniary Sup
porting her husband and chdrenl in California, Idaho
Oregon Utah. and Minnesota two three years ago sho
separated from her husband and. on the grounds OF
failure TO support obtained divorce from him In the
Utah courts In she married Mr. Cooper. OF New
York Since her last marriage she has played but one or
two Her health had been feeble for several
yearsshe suffered from trouble in the throat-and her
nervous system was good deal shattered. She -
lady OF good conversational powers high literary culture
sparkling wit and was greatly beloved by those VIII"
knew her private ife Her devotion to her pr9iesso
wa entire and religious She loved her art and hated
everything that cheapencd or degradedt Her father
il s living IN St. Louis. She leaves three children III
San Francisco
We have to record the death of Ball Hughes.
the sculptor in Boston, March at the age of g. Mr.
Hughes was born London, Jan. 10, 1906 He showed
very carly talent for sculpture for at II years OF ago n"
procured supply OF wax by eouecung o@"u
| ends and out Of this material made DasIehe.
| copy OF q picture representing the Juusno"'
OF Solomon. which was afterward cast IN nN0.
Fortunately his father willing that the chlios naE
ura bent should be regarded and placed him Tor nsu
| ton with the sculptor Bailey In whose s'u'io nc "
manned for seven years During this tune ne ganoo
sral ,unortant prizes in competition The Royai Acsu-
emv 0aye him the large silver medal TOT lhe Oest "
-, q, ,be Apoo; the Society Of Arts and sciences
- ~ ,hair silver medal for copy OF the Barbefini
- ,ba largo silver medal Tor the best original mooei
| sron, life and a gold medal for an original com
nosition Pandora brought TO Earth by Mercury no
on had many commissions and while he was busy Win
,hom ne became acquainted With certain Ameroas "ho
,nduced him TO emigrate to NewYork He came over III
o and his first work Of importance was the statue OF
Alexander Hamilton for the Merchants Exchange Ihs
was destroyed the great FIRE OF 1853 Inc ps-tcnei
| OF Bishop Hobart. which he MADE ioF Irihiv
| Church is now In the yestry OF the preSc"s
building. lie made several groups Wh'n nave no'S'
heen mt into marble Little Nell sitting Ia the church
yard and Uncle Toby and the Widow Wadman, ~hieh
last IA an excellent performance. lie also made DOas
! az an equestrian statue OF Washington h'enu
for the City of Philadelphia ststuette OF vs.. Vs.
rem. and a bust OF Irving His most n"I S1'~-.
| work I'm this country was, on the whole n ~,
statue OF Nathaniel Bowditch. which Is now :" e.,
Int,,rn There was some defect in inc 's
| whicb inured the permanence OF the "oIN' ~
Hughes was even charged with having usc :, :,
terIas that we're corrOdcd by the atmospher Z
certain we believe that the statue e"n"Ss
must some day be recas This however, wass' ieaa'
this is our strong Impressions " no
the pchioNs seoeS " wv
IN ,h,s country at that time on the subject
Of pronre casting and the poor appliances We had foe
producing good work The static az an sGwe 20 be cSca
s s t Come day be east It should be- and % make
donSs monament-to the maker OF ites Ne a. 10 t'
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