New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
DRAMATIC OBITUARY.

A cable dispatch from London has announced
the death of Arthur Mathson. which occurred I'D tha
citv last Monday. Mr. Matthison Is well remembered In
NewYork and many persons here will reflect with sor
row that be has passed while yet In the prime Oh
, nd before his nature had been soothed and sweet
d INV an vting like the which his worthy and
,ssant efforts 80 well deserved. Mr.. Matthson was
beh.prncpled and a thoroughly good-hearted gentle
won hut he could not contemplate with patience tine
.uccess Of ppancy and fraud and therefore his expert
once II not his original temperament, made him con
stitutjoual grumbler His cynicism, however. was all
nnon the surface Mr.. MatthisOn was connected WIN
Edwin Booths Theatre in the OF 1869 and 1870
and the first original piece produced In that theatre
q nrose version OF " Enoch Arden was written by
him This was produced after Edwin Adams had
withdrawn the partly versifed drama by Nine De Mar
onerites and Bnoch Arden pers0nated by Mr. Iheo
dare Hamilton As actor, Mr.. Matthison was never
strkingy successful His personation OF Henry Be'Frdn
however in which, with Mrs Winter as Julia Mannering
he sang the duet and other music allotted to that char
acter, is pleasantly remembered He was an educated
musician and good singer He contributed to various
newspapers this city, especially to Wason's Art Jour
nal dong aimee desd in which periodical first pub
Iished his well-known ballad OF 1.-THE Stowaway "a
poem often recited nowadays, with splendid effect by
the tragedian John Mccullough Mr. Matthison worked
hard on several lines Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS essay
ist actor singer eto-but he was well rewarded
for any OF his efforts He native OF Scotland and
about fifty years OF ago He returned to England SIX or
eight years ago and his often been heard OF
there in association with various little dramas and
adaptations His health had long been delicate. and
probably was consumption Of which he died. No one
who knew him think OF him without kindness
The death list also contains the name OF Mr. Charles H.
Rockwell an actor who has been well known on the
Newton stage for well nigh twenty years Mr. Rock
well first appeared Mrs. Woods Olympic Theatre, but
he III recent more particularly dentted
with Wallacks company. az a member OF wMoh ne
payed utility parts with conscientious care and al
ways adequate ability representative performance ny
him. perhaps the best he gave was that OF the
formal phlegmac, dangerous husband, in A scrap or
Paper" His professional appearance was made az
Booths Theatre late in Its last season. as the polished
villain OF 1.-THE Romany Rye" Mr. Rockwell was a4
amiabe gracious aud kindly person. faithful In his duty
modest thoughtful, and blameess in his life He died
on the Goth INST after patient unevenfu career and
so placid had been the OF his character and pur
suits-his death made ripple on the surface
Of local theatrical analrs . -, .. g..
Attention is again directed TO the performance Tor
Mr. William Eltons benz It, which will occur next Thurs
day afternoon, the Star Theatre where Hamlet VII
be presented with cast containing several notable
features Mr. Gilbert as Poonius should he seen by al
pay .goers would preserve correct remembrance
OF the best works OF their time. Mr. 1eare VIII play
Hamlet Mr. Harry Edwards The Ghost: MISS Rose
Coghlan Opheiia and Mr. Elton the First Craze Digger
Mr. Howson is to succeed Mr. Elton in WallacEs COM
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