The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-15
JULIA DEAN,s LIFE AND DEATH.
The Hell Made for Her bv tho Son Of the Man
Made Famous by Webster.

trom ne Sunday DISPATCH.
IL is belief I'm the theatrical profession,
Founded alike on observation and experience,
mat actresses seldom marry well OF the stage.
! know. oi no life more ptiably wrecked by an
vi fated marriage than that OF Julia Dean. In
what may be considered the early DAYS OF the
profession, the Dean family were among the
hrst 20 emiRrate to the West, making their head
quarters in Cincinnati, then the New York OF
the backwoods. As Julia Dean grew TO woman
hood, she was remarkable for personal beauty.
ME-, tarren, who PLAYED FrOclpIri ia 4" The Two
Orphans nt tho recent terrible burning OF the
BROOKLYN Theatre, was then the great melo-
matte and legitimate lady star OF the west,
own.
Miss Dean possessed the sympathy Of the en-
subJec Cd TO the most needless cruelty on the
part oil her step father even at that remote dis
tance Of time called odd Dean" She was
driven from pillar To post. and while undergoing
all the fatigue and exposure Of Theatrical life,
was made to DO the main part OF the drudgery
OF n large boarding house kept nv old Dean, and
although alw "a IA receipt Of fair salary week.
". her ordinary wear more rosembled that OF
Cinderella than Of a beautiful actress OF az out
sixteen years NJ age aud fast rising into popular
favor IN the Queen CITY OF the West.
Miss Dean having PLAYED u ittle Indian rir
with much success, old Dean octu.liy perm IT, ID
her TO take enough money out Of her salary to
buy pink lawn dress, and on her first appear
ance In i at rehears she looked so lovely that
she received sort OF ovation from the com panv
and storm OF congratulations. Her pfospe ,lty
dated from that lawn dress. for her step-fsther
seemed suddenly 10 realize that no had under
his direction and guidance young creature out
OF whom he could make money. lie was long
headed, chnny old man, a bad actor. with an eye
to the main chance: so ne began to shower
kindness upon julia; he relieved her oi The
housew ork and Waiting ON the Opardcrs, scraped
together a good sum OF money. fit. ed her out
With s lendid wardrobe. levlnted her on to
New York, got her hy hook or by crook, or by
money. star engagement at he liowery an ,
10y adVcr ising her III 4 manner almost ~ known
until then, filled the houses, and maze a long
run Of her engagement.
For several years ner popularity increased
tNer thah DIMINISHED; sac became the great
wei q. rorrrt tue sS SG maze 'S steat aes ~
money, ana supported large family 10y Nf.
Deans Vuious wives, for he mattieu a. suvn -
ne buried wife. Happily for The puohc. old
Dean lett tue stage. aud hecane his step nlEh-
iers business ageut. exacung much more ptcu-
mary return from her than man without claim
u on her would I'VE done.
Sufruunded ov ADM er-. and once engaged to
marry John VI. Bpt.s. M.ss Dean managed Tor a
loug zine to escape going to pieces IN the bark
OF mttrimonv. Al length her patience beg to
give out at her IA hers treatment. Tor his natural
severity nad increased Instead Of sOftened W
prosperity. At Tits period OF her greatest de
lection she met and fen in hove with Mr.. Arthur
IA yne, ~ Southern blood" Hts great claim to
distinction vas, that his father had made IN
able speech VI Congress- which was crusningIy
repncd t. by Webster. lie followed Miss Dean
about and uniliy PERSUADED htrto marry, much
against the WISHES 4 old Dean. who was natur-
ally 10Th To loose the goose that laid his golden
eg-s. Her attraction ceased the moment the
marriage became known. Mrs. liayne did a bad
BUSINESS tvcryW mere. even In cues where sn
had b. en- mot popular; IN aduttiOn to which
misfortune \ r. Dean had 80 managed money
matt rs tult every thiug .longed TO min, not to
her. tie uee iaIea sac had forfeited her 1rn-
ings. tor Il n.u been lis custom To induce hs to
si-u YEA ~ a t.u.I. e. whereby she agreed to
Day HIN the sum u Two inbred Thousand dol
lars II she Lad cleared IA those years oi ar
iug) M case she married before the fetr was cut.
Hlync, nor supposing that Dean would insist
upon hts lOund u tiesn. induced aer 10 marry
lila within Tue YER. Dean kept everything.
lc vi ~ jun pennies. ~ sOou IS uaNur " .
convinced OF this ne turned upon his untur-
tun te unde ana told ner that he had run
u
himself ny m"rrNinE an actress IN order TO Eet
money enuu gn 10 &C. ~ ia lrac ice as a doctor ;
that he mad long mMntaiuci illicit r-liions
with married woman. wn1m he loved anu Il
NAYS should, and suat ne loAtled ana hated her,
Tnis occurred In the Biidlc House. Da.roit,
where she Vas s-arrin.. aud where VS. in the
stock. l Wa sent Tor Ia harry. T.. lltNrc
being NJ found ner "a ted, moaning aud Ia
/ long tceu intimate. ana In the agony ot her
| crushed and lrOkeu heart sac poured out the
story OF her iuher's anu her hu anus treat
uient. Hlyne'- mother refused 10 csivs Juha,
and closed her doors a. nnst her son IN her DIS
pleasure at his marrying an actress but she had
LOtuinx 10 : y against the uuc society lady be-
| fore mentioned. VINO atterward became notOri-
o.. rs one " Big my Bywen's wives
Mr.. Haynes popularity entirety gone In the
! East, A.r -ud Mrs. Hague went to { .iifJfni.i,
where they settled, he rs a physician. and she a.
stock star. After years of misery in married
lie. was divorced from Hayne. and was
married az, In. she came to New frs and
played an engagefucnt at the Broadway IN ITS
lat uavs. cut she was such pitauie wreck.
/ both Professionally and personally, th4t the I4-
dicious gri,ved. 10 - said that she was naIps
with her second has laud, Dut happiness was
With her f. hild II Ia-saIe. Afer the uirtn Of
her nr-t chId In the second N irrilge. SUE rs
recovering pidly. wnen suddenly sue said 10
her attendant:
Throw up ne wiudow-l want air."
j. lore ,hs woman cJu.h cross TIC room "A
gasp made her hurry 10 the Ued-Jdlt. Dean
va denr.
sue uisd eisht years ago, in tbis city, aged
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