The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-08

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The attention Of Coroner Brady was
yesterday called to the sudden death
without medical attendance Of Ada
Gsddis. the actress. Ut the reside0ce
Of Mrs. :. Jessurun, No. 33j West
Fifiielh street. where she bad been
stopping since January last. The
history OF Ada Gaddis 10 q varied
one. he Vac horn in Newport. n.y..
in 1872. Her family moved 10 the
highest circles Of Sonthern sDciety,
and Ada received An education in
all thsse branches that tend to make
. lady accomplished. At an early
age she was seized !wi.h q mania for
the stage and exhibited extraordinary
dramatic. talent. She expressed .
strong desire To become an actress.
but 30 much opposition was' expressed
BY her family that she refrained
from embracing tue profession. At
the age Of 70 she came North, AMI
was wo0ed and Won by Rev. Max p.
Gaddis, sfterward pastor Ut the State
Street Congregational church Of
Brooklyn. Mr.. Gaddis was q most
eloquent man. and was wont to in.
crease his income BY making lecturing
tours. On which he was accompanied
BY his young wife. Who made his
entertainments more interesting by
choice recitaIions. which she rendered
With great power and expression. Mr..
Gaddis and bis wife moved in the
heat s'cieiy in Brooklyn aud she often
took part in the private theatrical
entertainments which sOme vi the
wealthy members Of the congregation
weIe in the habit Of giving at their
residences. Her acting on such occa-
siOns was the talk Of the get in.
which she moved. and wa, accorded
the highest praise.
In 1874 Rev. Max r. Gaddis died.
vi worldly goods he left but little.
having lived up his income. His
wiie and a daughter, Emma Cora. =
beautiful girl III IA. mOurnAd his loss.
Mrs. (;sddis. after spending several
months in solitude. bemoaning the
hath Of her husband. for whom she
had most intense affection. realized
that she was lets comparatively poor.
and had hut herself Tn lOok to for
support. After long consideration
she determined to go on the stage.
and thus gain livelihood for her
self aud daughter. Accordingly. she
placed herself unsler the tuiti"n Of
Mrs. Waller. of elocu,i"nary renown,
and studied hard fDr several months.
In February, 1875. Ada Gaddis
made her debut in the old Brooklyn
theater in the character OF Helen. in
the play Of "Heleo t: or. PsrD in
1880" an adaptation from Alexander
Dumas works by . prominent Brock
lyn journalist. Her FIRST appearance
vas considered . success, one in
fluential journal saying that she Was
the ''ouly successful rival Of Clara
Morris" She subsequently, portrayed
with signal sccepsability the char
scteFs Of Ophelia, Cleopafra. Clare
Fiolliot. in the ''ShaughSaun," aud
Graee hsrkaway in ''London Assur-
ance."
/ After fulfilling her engagement in
Brooklyn she vent tn Cincinnati.
where she appeared io the Grand
opera house. After this shs accom-
panied the Nannery troupe through
Canada. holding the position Of
leading lady. She als0 played in
the Jane Coombs continuation, and
in the Davenport combination che
PLAYED Margarei Overreach to Mr.. f.
L. Dsveoport,s Sir Giles. .v
In June, 1873, Ada Gaddn met
sish the second great bereavemeot Of
her life. Her daughter, Emma Cora,
then bat Is yean old. after . short
illness passed away. This loss threw
the mother oh bed of sickness, and
siuce that time she was never the
same woman. A cloud At melancholy
seemed to have settled spon her
life. She was broken:heasted and
alone. her friends and relatives having
refused to recognize her after she
vent upon the stage. Her hast ap-
pearance before the public was at q
benefit given at Daly's theater.- Last
January she weat TO live at the house
MnL Jessurap. She had previously
resided 1t the Rnsmoee hotel. For
two months she was I'D, bot able TO he
up. and for the pest two weeks che
was coa6sed 10 her bed. % We'd
nesdav she died without medical
attendance. and Dr.. Garrish, Who had
besn called in after death. deemed IL
proper to notify the coroner. slshougb
be himeelf cousidered The death to
have resulted from meningitis. Yes
tsrlay afteesoou Coroner Brady. with
Deputy CORNER RsaAe, assisted by
Dr.. Garrish. held On sntopsy, the
result Of which eorrobes.ted the con-
c]usiOns Of d.. Garrish.
Upon the death Of Mrs. Gaddis
notice Of the fact vas q once sent to
her sister in Newport. Ky.. whore
husband u . peomisent and wealthy.
nsrchast Of that city. An answer
Was received to have the deceased
ladys remains Guessed in . cAsket and
forwarded 10 Newport. After the
autopsy. Ada Gaddis. still beautiful
in death, dressed 10 q garment Of
white resembling . bridal dress, Was
placed IN Q eatio-lined casket. Last
evening" . number 81 her friends called
u Nm. Jeourvnis and l0oked for
the lase time upon the o.,ce vivacious
and charming actress. To-day the
remains win b sent to Newport.
"AD Old Phyoelon's Advice
Cougha, Cold, AssAoa odd other pull
nosasy a0sctioss shoold b looked
10 asd pso9psly tssstsd N time.
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