New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-04
OBITI /.
WILLIAM WHEATLEY.

The present presses hard upon the past, and
the chang II .ady felt ~ the old fayodtc drop away
Il viii shock many persons who knew william WAcat'y
aud FAR more who knew him neither well nor At al' To
read hat he il dead lie brilliant and di,im-
1shcd actor boz his day; and the associations that Gus
ter about such renown are always those ~ ne an"
pl,tsufonoycr those of death and darkness and. when
such man taken away, che sense ~ loss 'nd ot inc
ryauc-ccucc of human things comes with keen reality 10
many hearts Mr. Whcatcy- career and fame are d'n-
tnad with bright Iccocctons; and ms d"ih-"h'eh
occurred yesterday morning, ia this cty-"'i awaken
many minds To the sense Of muahilty ami d'ci' ih'
roses always fade. The lights are put out l"e music
dies away. The ne" axe su'rseH'' the o'' WI" ''''
knows II nor carvs for A.
Wri,f, Wh,ttlcy was 70 native Of this city born Dee
1-l6 iic was the son Of Frederick Whoarlcy, once
f,yoritc actor ia Baltimore and Philadelphia Wrnhrr
of the fine company formed hy Warren and wood for tlc
old HOLIDAY street Thcaer now In It's sith year His
mother VINO died in thi, city In 1873, was Also IN her
umc u proficient aud popular player He mher-
tied talent for acting, together with natural
prediction for the Stage. Il- first public rr .,aucc
was made when he "A cui,d, on Oot"np H.
1876 ~ the Park Thcatcr, ~ AiteI', IN "Nli-
liam Tell" This during am engagement
played by Macrrady, VII" expressed aWHoh'-
ton of the boy and encouraged anticipation 81 his
future success. For several y"ars thcrcaI'cr-"SlI'
trou brief tour i'm Mlcr,ady4 theatrical compauy-he
continued Juvenile parts .'l Iit lilh li' i"'
play Of Tom Thumb" handsomely presented Tor
HIM los Mr. simpson, and he mad, strong ana me I'M
prcsson IA the cicf part In 1853 hc was al the ho"'y
Th,atcr, acting walking gentlemen In 1871 hr rinied
To the Park, aud assigned &" -'h parts rs h"""s
Henry M0reidnd, charles C0"'tg' ana soon 10 ~"
ThomdS CiiGoJd, Aired EreyH and 'a"de u "t'Ht
The first part IN which be- attracted unusual notice here
wasin the drama of "Eicuz" It's remembered asa nag
,t of personal history that hc was used 10 come before
the curtain n the early days of his experience at the
park Thoatcr and eel in tine court dress anu
doubtless with that onSroiliug for which hs eloeu
ton continued ever to be- rcmarkable'-.n announce tie
plays for the ensuing night
I'm 1872 he Joined the dramatic company M the walnut
street rheatcr Philadelphia, appearing GA sept - III
,i,at y.,r a. Doricourt in "rhc Bellies stIamScm'-a
character which always remained fayoritc with him.
and in which, A. in Rore in wild Oats, he delighted
t public by his energetic viyacity and 'unbrst merl-
meut His success IN Philadelphia was brilliant ana ne
becamc a popular iayore, and long continued so &"
r,uk ON March ~, 1913, MI Whoatlcy took "a fare
well bcucnt AT the Chestnut street 1hcatcr Philadelphia,
and ret red from the stage In lNE he played star en-
,,ruept AT the Ncw-YoIk Park Theatcr III conjunction
with his brilliant sister, Emma Wheaury, mtcrward
Mrs James Mason At about this time he visited Me
ara,ua and 1t i, said the first American flag ever raised
there was raised by his hand,-at Virgin Bay, on tho
shore OF the lake. In 1893 he became associated with
Jnln Drew the direction Of the Arch street Iheater
pbldelpha aud there he continued 10 manage ana act
nj first with Mr.. Drew then alone and then with Mr.
Johu = Clarke-tl the spring OF 1861. In the spring
Of 1s62 after acting al Nblos Garden, in the Walack
Davenport Combination he leased that thcater and he
continued to manage 1t TIL the Autumn OF 1865, when
ne sold hs interest TO Messrs. Jarrett Palmer, ana
finally retired from management and from the stage
Ills presentation Of 1.-THE Dukes Motto" "Bel De
mouio" 1.-THE Connie soogah," and Abraham Pogue, p
during his reign at Sbos are remembered AZ among The
hest efforts OF his manager He was the irs
repres, NATIVE this country OF Herr de Legdrdee
and by many judges he ia remembered as the beet He
brought out Mr. Bandmann, Ndcisse, a. Hamlet and
"a Philip Beaufort He presented Edwin Booth US Der