The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-18
ADELAIDE NELSON.
Taken III While Driving Out-Death
I'm a Restaurant.

made public are that Miss Nelson felt quite
unwell on Saturday, and saw her physician,
who gave what advice he deemed necessary,
and encouraged ber TO hope that by keeping
quiet she would soon feel like herself again.
Somewhat restored, she ventured upon u
drive in the Bois de Boulogue in the eve
ming. At half past IL, while still in the
carriage, she was taken suddenly i'll, turned
pale, and tainted. Her ward, greatly
alarmed, stopped the carriage at the resiau-
rant du Chalet, near which they happened
to be at the time, and Miss Nelson, In an
unconscious condition, was carried In. A
doctor at Neuilly was Immediately sent for,
and tried every means 10 restore her, but in
vain, and she died at hali-past O'Clock on
Sunday morning.
THE IDEAL JULIET.
The death OF Adelaide Nelson on Sum
day was an enYrossing subject OF con-
versation in Baltimore theatrical cir
ces Monday. Her many graces and
kindly disposition were sympatheticsly
recalled, and she was said 10 have
been most gracious and generous to all
those with whom she acted. At Ford's
Opera-House fine photographic portrait Of
the "Ideal juliet" in the yestIhule was
draped in mourning and trimmed with
choice flowers. Many passers-by stopped
10 look at the picture. On stand in front
of the large mirror in the vestbule was u
cabinet portrait of the deceased, which she
bad presented to one OF Mr.. John T. Ford's
daughters. This picture the ladies OF the
vines. The gift had inscribed on ii the au.
tograph Lillian Adelaide Lee Nelson. and
Juiet's speech 10 Romeo, "Stay but lit
,Ia II in
MISS NEILsoN's s LAST sEksoN IN THE UNITED
STATES.
New York Tribunel
Miss Nelson's last season in the United
States began on October 90, 1879, at the
Park Theatre, in Brooklyn, and, except for
brief iniermissions made necessary by the
exigences OF travel, it continued unin-
terruptedly until May "a, 1880, when she
received complimentary benefit at
Booths Theatre. The performance on that
date was the one hundred and eighty-tfth
OF an almost continuous series. During
this period she lost only one night by ILL
ness. From October until May she ap-
peared in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston,
Chicago, st. Louis, New Orleans, Cincin-
natl, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Wash
ington, Baltimore, Richmond, and New
Il
places. About one dozen performances OF
"The Hunchback " and Of the "Lady OF
Lyons" were given during this tour, but
for the most part Miss Nelson restricted
herself to the characters Of her Shakspear-
ian repertOry-to Juliet, Viola, lmogen,
Rosalind, and Isabella. Up TO the last night
OF her engagement in this CITY the gross re-
ceiDts from these performances amounted
| to SlS6,S07, OF which Miss Nelson
herself received about $4,000. From
her benefit performance, which fol-
lowed her engagement here. and from
her engagement in Cullfornia-wbere
she went after a short rest in this
ciiy-she probably received about $4,000
more. When Miss Nelson arrived
in this city early 10 October, 1879, she was
| in excellent health, and very cheerful and
| hopeful. She began to feel the effects OF
her labors before her engagement in New
York began, aud while here showed some
slight signs OF fajigue. Her engagement
| in this city began on April 26th, when
she appeared as ImogeD, and closed May
odd, when she was seen as Juliet. AT
| her benefit performance on May Oath she
appeared in "Measure for Measure" Du-
ring these four weeks she was seen as lmo-
gen, Viola, Juliet, Rosallnd. Isabella. Julia,
ana faulIDP. ut ItdulHS uCtVi III bti Cuh-
pany was Edward Compton, son OF the
famous Henry Compton, one OF the great
comedians OF the old English school. His
mother, a famous Juliet in her day, was the
daughter OF Henry Montague, one OF Eng
lands most brilliant light comedians during
the first half of this century.
1t is well known that Miss Nelson never
appeared before the public in new part
without studying 1t thoroughly. g" never
act part" TO quote her own words, un-
til have studied it two or three years."
She studied the parts Of Imogen and lisa.
bella six or seven years. AT one time Miss
Nelson contemplated playing in FreneA in
Europe, and for some time rendered Pbsdre,
but she did not carry out the plan. The
greater part Of her theatrical wardrobe was
sold In this city Immediately after the close
OF her last engagement here, and before her
departure for California.