Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-28
TIRED OF HIS LIFE.
Actor Denison Cuts His Throat With
a Razor in His Bathroom.
ONE OF THE KENDALS' COMPANY
Who Had Given Full Satisfaction in All
the Roles He Assumed.
THE LATE ROMANCE OF HIS EXISTENCE

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH1
| NEW YORK, October 27.-Alexander NJ.
Denison, as he was known on the stage, the
leading old man of the English company
that supports the Kendals at the Star Thea
ter, committed suicide this morning in a
bath room of the Hotel Arno, on Twenty
eighth street and Broadway, where he had
been living. His act was the result of NOR
bid depression, accompanying an illness
that had forced his retirement from his
stage work since October II. On that day
he played at the matinee, taking the part
of D'oebilk in ''Still Waters Run Deep"
Mr.. Kendall noticed his condition, and
DR., Joseph E. Winter was called to attend
him. The doctor found his temperature 102,
and put him to bed. For three or four days
he was very i'll with malarial fever. After
that his bodily condition improved, but he
was morbid. Mrs Kendall took him for
drive in the park on Sunday, and on Mon
day Mr.. Kendall walked with him.
''Tell me-" Mr.. Kendall said, "what is
your trouble. Do you need money, or what
is it9''
1t was nothing, Denison assured him, ex-
cept that he felt all run down and de-
pressed sT'm in the Dumps" he said to
Mrs Marsh, the proprietress of the Arno,
when he left her Monday night to go to his
room.
FOUND DEAD IN A BATHROOM
That was the last seen of him in life.
Frank Reich, the porter, went to Denison's
room, as usual, at $50 o'clock this morning
and made fire. The bed had been slept in,
but Denison was not in the room. AT
o'clock Reich went up again to take Deni-
Sc fnr ho 1ieht o1yfo hot ha
usually ate in his room while he read.
Denison was an early riser and read early
and late. He was still absent, and Mrs.
Marsh was notified, and she and Reich
found him in the bathroom, with the door
fastened He had fallen into crouching
position, his legs bent under him as he
sank down, his head on the floor and his
hands caught between his knees and his
body. He was dead. In one hand he still
grasped the razor, with which he had cut
cash about two inches deep clear across his
throat
ROMANCE OF THE ACTORS LIFE
Mr.. Denison was engaged to marry Miss
Hudspeth, of Richard Mansfield's company,
and formerly with the Kendals. Mr.. Mans
fields company is now playing in Brooklyn.
Miss Hudspeth had been seen in small
parts, but she was to have taken leading
part III 'Ine Har1Slan Romance. he
hearsals were called this morning at the
Lyceum Theater. While Miss Hudspeth
was on the stage there came word that some
one wished to see her at the stage door.
''Mr. Denison is dead, - said the caller.
Miss Hudspeth became hysterical Miss
Beatrice Cameron tried to soothe her, but
she tainted, and was taken to her home
Denison's 8 real name Mr.. Kendall believed
to be Dixon. His father, who was big
ship builder in Glasgow, is dead, but his
mother is living in Deal, England. He has
two brothers and one sister. One brother is
an actor, who is playing in London. He
has not been notified of Denison's death.
The first that Mr.. Kendall knew of Deni-
sons life is that about so years ago he was
playing with Mr.. and Mrs. Bancroft. He
had been with the Kendals, off and on, for
10 years, and four years ago became regu-
lar member of the company. He played
Parson Dormar in 'eThe Squire" Colonel
Daunt in the Queens Shilling" Lord Gil
lingham tn 'The Weaker Sex" and other
parts