The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-08-27

Closing Scenes in Life OF q Favor.
ite Actor-"0od Bless You All"
His Dying Ejaculation.

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fascinating actor. which took place a
the Palace Hotel. in this city. las
evening. has cast a deep gloom owe
the guests Of the principal hotel an,
the large number Of theater goin.
people here, as he was probably tn
most popular artist and a, the head o
the most finished company Of actor
that ever visited the Pacific coast. II
private and social life he was esteeme,
by all who knew HIM. = feeling which
though mainly due to his genial char
acter. was doubtless enhanced by hi
princely manner Of entertaining hi
friends. In this, however, there wa
nothing Of ostentation or snobbishness
rs he was everywhere the same genial
polished. considerate gentleman.
Only two nights more remained t.
complete his four weeks engagement
here. which. financially successful
was artistically great triumph
Previous kilograms have informed
your readers Of his first serious Illness
the seeming recovery which excited
such Elusive hopes to himself and hi
friends and his death.
HIS LAST APPEARANCE.
Friday evening last was his benefit
night when he was to appear as Lord
Arthur Chiffon in False Shame
In the afternoon Of that day he &C.
cepted the invitation Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Barton Hill to what he requested
should be quiet English dinner. and
in company with Mr.. Carroll and Mr..
Warde, ofhis company. and General
Barton, lessee Of the California Thea
ter, a most delightful afternoon was
spent. Mr.. Montague was in the best
Of spirits and related many anecdotes
of his former visit here. in 1872, with
Boucicault and Mccullough.
BARTON HILLS ACCOUNT OF HIS ILLNESS
mo one" says Mr.. Hill, ''could
have believed a sudden and 50 serious
an attack, still less fatal termination.
was so near. His enjoyment Of that
his tributes TO the merits
of his many friends in the East, his
good natured anecdotes Of some Of
them -BOucicault and Lester Wallack
among others-whom he could initiate
quite perfectly, kept the table in a
continual ripple If pleasant laughter.
He was in such spirits that the tran
sition to his subsequent anxiety was
almost violent. but his courage dur
ing the attack that followed and even
to his last moment on earth was ex-
traordinary. The only fear he felt
was that he should be cOunseled by
his doctors to remain here while his
dear bows and girls, as he called them.
were Carrying out the contract in
Chicago
"I shall die he said. If they leave
me behind Not that he feared to die,
If it were to be 80. On Saturday
night he placed the very flowers that
now lie there upon his breast, saying,
This is how I shall look when l am
gone from you. and laughed rs child
might have done at the terror his sad
words inspired. not dreaming Of their
meaning and too speedy ful6llment.
God bless him. he was q child to hu-
NOR and q man tn love-.
THE FIRST ATTACK.
Shortly after : he walked down to the
dressing room with General Barton
and Mr.. Hill, and .or the first time
anxiety that the play should
please the public. and showed nervous
ness at having to play n part in it.
Notwithstanding he had played the
same character hundreds Of times
before. While dressing he seemed to
suffer considerably. and told MIR. Hill
he felt i'll from anxiety.
"In fact" said he. IL am always
obliged to have INV medical adviser be-
hind the scenes with me whenever j
play part for the first time" Mr..
Hill struve to reassure him and he
completed dressing. Soon after he
appeared ON the stage. Mr.. Shannon
who played in the character Of Colonel
Howard. noticed ut once there was
something the matter with Mr.. Mon
tague and watched him with anxiety.
He had not been long on the stage
when he advanced to the footlights
and asked the indulgence of the
audience for q few minutes, as he was
unwell, and the curtain was rung
down. In q few minutes, the curtain
rung up again and the play vas
resumed, Mr.. Warde assuming. Mr..
Montague's role and Mr.. Barton Hill
that Of Mr.. Warde. Mr.. Montague
was assisted to his dressing room
and several physicians from the
audience were summoned to his assis
lance, as he was attacked with severe
hemorrhage, and it was only after
some time that his condition had
sufficiently improved to enable hi
friends to remove him to his room in
the Palace Hotel. He Immediately
went to bed, where he remained unit
yesterday. when feeling himself bet
Der, he got up and dressed. During
his entire illness he had the profess
ional advice and assistance Of Drs
OToole, Whitney, McNulty AMI
Sims.
AT THE DINNER TABLE,
Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Ward
and Carroll we're chatting with him
Mr.. Carroll had sat up with hin
through the night, and having IN in
vitation to dine out said to Mr.. Mon
tague:
II am going to leave you. old fel
low" He replied, Don't Co. John
/ let me ring for q messenger, sit dow
and write an apology to your frien.
and stay and dine With me" Caro-!
consenting. he ordered dinner in hi
room. Miss Maude Granger sbOrtl
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