, 1876-02-19
OBITUARY,


OBITUARY.
cHAn1oTrE oubHNAN.
Tho public will learn with profound regret Il
the death OF one Of tho brightest ornaments oi
tho American dramatic stage CnAnIorr1
8AuHDEns uustlMAN, which occurred at Boston
MAss, yesterday, aftcr \ long and painful III.
ness. Although sho had roachoa tho ripe Age ot
GO years. and was therefore In poffod Of hft
when death might have heen expected, her good
constitution and phyBlca1 strength and correct
habit of life might have insured her many year.
more Of usofulncss,-for her fifo has beon
peculiarly busy aud useful ono, not only In ths
dramatic profession but In other directions, hsd
it not been for that inaidioua and horrible curst
OF womanhooa, canccr, which 10 frequently d..
ftes medical skill, md III tEis case has proved
fatal. notwithstanding tho best efforts OF promi-
nont physicians to arrest iss progress. Th4
death Of auch an ostimab1o lady and accom-.
plthhod arties ID something moro thsn \ mer4
local eYent. She Ind attained national roputa-
tion and enjoyed European fame, and vas ~
completely d representative OF tho American
stage as tho older BooTut FonnEsr. or DunToN,
or. among those Of her own Hox, Mrs. MowArr,
Mra. DRAKE, JULIA DEAN, or ELIZA LOGAN.
11or death Is. therefore. national loss, aud the
Incidents Of hor life will 10 rpau with intores1,
CHARLOTTE SAUNDERS CuslMAH wa born Ia
boston, Mass, July %. 1916 aud consequently
died iu hor Goth year. Owing to tho bankruptcy
Of her fathor, she wns callod upon In her 12th
yoar to holp contribute to tho support Of the
family. At that tImo sho had 3 fine, powerful
contratto voico and very decided mualcat taats,
and, having already acquired considerable rapu-
tation In Doston as singor, aAe consulted MrB.
WooD, tho wc]l-knoHn vocalist Of that ttmo, who
r3n1r &t.nk. .IA
her to adopt music AZ hor profession. Bhs
therefore decided to study for tho lyric stage,
and, after aoveu yoara' energetic toll sho uaads
her debut in Dostou ~ vocalist At tho Tte.
mont Theatre, April Is, 1885 with such unmss-
takab1o aucceaa thst ahe secured au engagement
to sing III English opera at Now Orlsans, which
was then pro-omiuont1y tho homo Of English
opera In tho Uuitod States. It will b
remembered by tito old stagers that Nex
Osfeans aont Chicago the first English opera
troupe that over sanE hero, headed by FRED
l1sTEu. Sho had scarcely arrived in New Or
loans, howeger, whom the change OF climate
ruined hor voice. Hho then made the hazardous
attempt to sing Soprano and failed, ss many
other altoa havo done. Rho Was thus compelled
to rolinquish her p!anB, and thereby the lyfio
stage lost singer who. with her great dramatic
nbilit'oa, would undoubtedly have become ono Of
tho grehteat prtma donnaa Of the world Sha
never lost her iutoross In u,ustc. however. Dur
inr her 1onc ,,fe ,,,o 1,aa sdviaed enconr.oed
md asaistod many vounu nneici.ns. and. tn ber
later ysara, a,gnaIlyot not univ her onnerosttv
hut hor deyotion to mua;o by aand,uo 10 tha nav
Boston Nrssc.rfnIl aoycral buata of thu aid ann.
noaera. oxecuto1 in nomo. whern aim xns
iben living. Ier voca, failure. bovaysr.
did not daunt or dscoutage her. She ro.
solved to bocomo N nctross. and conmonced
hor life work by stulylp1 Ladv Maeaeu
III which ro,e ai,o made hor dobut IA
eompleto success. sho .hen roturned Ia Nav
York, and accepted tlroo yoara' oucaaoasu. 1t
tho Dovory Theatre, rhen another misfortune
overlook her, After weeks octfor7nsuce, sbe
was proatratcd by feyor, and during hor sick.
noaa tho theatra vaa DESTROYED hy ase. md ui.h
it hor enttrn wnrdrobo. Aftnr remaining Idto
soyoral months, Ella accoptod n .took engage.
menk ot I'm PARK Thaatra. which aha elIad n,
tl,reo year.. nppoarjno in a videly- -dysraifto
nartod that aha osofatcd bcr o.ter gnaAs ,,ho
was six years younper, to ,unko 1aer f1ebut with
whom ms apnoared Turing ssyersl aoa aona sftor.
,vards In Nov yovk aud pht,.da,oh,a ot.,tro
mals parta tn tho nlaya in which thnv .nnearod
tooeti,,r FAC tn ..Rnmeo and :Tr,tat i, pr.,.
bccamc m aotrosa aftar hor unfortunato ..r1.
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