The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-21
Giio. WoOD DIES IN POVERTY
me Actors Fund will Bury the No.
tcl Manager of Many Theatres.

The Actors Fund will Bury the \.
'rl Manager of Many Theatres.
t'eofse Wood. formerly manager ,
the,'tEtS which bore his name IN tlti
city, Brooklyn. Philadelphia. Cincinna
and 1t. Louis, died Yesterday in n,
apartment house at jl6 West Flftiet
street. He WAS worth over SlNd Gtln se>
,ral times in his life, and he died penni
less. Ills willow. who was his secon,
wife. had maintained him and his thre,
little boys recently by singing in the cho
rus Of lnif's travelling ",likatlo" com
patiy. SlN months ago the ',Alilado'
con pany returned to New York. an,
Mrs. Wood was compelled by the in
creaslnS weakness Of her husband To re-
main 10y his side.
Manager sam cal,ille and Assistant
Secretary benjamin A. Baker. of tn,
Actors Fund, who was associated with
Nr. Wood IN the Broadway Theatre.
near Spring street, twenty years ago.
visited Mrs, Wood last evening and told
her that the Actors Fund will nav tho
expenses of the funeral.
Gcorse Wood made fortune i'm thu.
west. came 10 New York and increased
MS plie. ana became one of the most IA
miilar figures ON Broadway. lie was
short and stout, and always wore cllin
whiskers IN the old days. HE was mo-
;e,l for his rcaScl.Ss energy and push.
ihs quality made him unpopular at
times with his companies. He was born
IN lS!" IN t,reenWlch, Conn. When a
young man he Kept Il hotel in Grren.
Mich. When he was 81 years old he
built III cincinnati, at Sixth and Vine
streets. the iirst Of the theatres called hy
his name. II" lial been manager OF a
theatre IN that tuwn for several Nca~s
AMI had prosrrre,l. In the year before
NJ haiit the Cincinnati Woofs Theatre
he married Eliza Logan, then famous
actress in tragedy.
From Cincinnati Mr. Wood went To |
st. Louis, and built u theatre which he
called Woods Theatre, olive street, near
Fourth. In 1861 MIR. Wood came Ia New
York. John Brougham had had the
broadway Theatre near Spring street,
built for him, then WaIIark got it. and
after Wallack moved to Thirteenth
street and Broadway Mr.. Wood and
'ohn f.. Owens took it. They shared the
'rotits. IL was in that season that Owens
made his reputation II, Solun Shinrlr.
The net proceeds of the season were
''",ooo. and Mr.. Wood got 1000 for
us share. Fearing lest he should not
,tt the theatre the next season, as the
lelrs were in Europe. Mr.. Wood leased
rom Henry Wood. brother of the late
ernando Wood, the property which was
iterward known as the Theatre t'om.
llle, IL was originally the site of a
nWish ssnagognc, and hc made il into "A |
l'hlfe. hanfrau opened it. Lucille '
'e.teth shortly after played there the :.
iost successful season sI,o ever pInyrd y
| New York. Mr.. Wood brought from u
allfornla To this theatre the Worrcll sis
RS. and they established their repu,a. |
on there. v
Mr. Wood sold the property to Barney !
Villains for S3j, 900 and leased the u
prnger House mt Fourteenth street and u
roadway. tie was tho landlord fortwo ?
'afS lie made money at the first but :,
the end sunk a COOL deal of his for
ne there. While Mr.. Wood was man. al
,cr of the broadway Theatre he owned ~
III lived IN the house ut lG University ST
ace. His lilst wife died there before 9,
ltasel the Springer House. al
From hotel Keeping Mr.. Wood TUNED
ain IT, Tia" theatres to repair his for
ne. lie STATED Woods Museum on -,
T site now occupied by Ialy's Theatre. 4,
also established n similar place of rl
inscmcnt IN Brooklyn ON Court street. a,
ar Ronscn. AMI ga,eit the same name. W
lille managing the Woods Museum on =,
oadway lie married his second wife. nm
q wasa very young actress. known as ,r.
'hIIett1 Granger. She was then "A gn
'nber of the stock company of Woods -,
iseun, and was Recently from Aus m,
lila. a hn
from New York Mr.. Wood went to Ln
and became manager of the fn,
rh street Theatre. About two wears lo
, he rpturiod to New York and unurr. / d,
k he management of the tosmopol- ipt
II iln atre. bat it was u disastrous I'M ln
taking. Mr.. Woods last effort Mt m
atr" management was after his fail. a.;
at the Cosmopolitan. liz went To- ,;o
and after n short season, r,,
which he reaped much honor but Ia
al profits, he rahr to New York 10 m,
he funeral i3 to be tomorrow at 80
n, from the Little Church Around lcl
Corner. The Rev. ,r. IIoughlon Sc,
read the burial service. The burial ret
he in Greenwood, where Mr.. Wood do,
owned "A lot since his wife died. IIe me
bc buriel by her side. I'll