Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-23
FLORA WALSH DEAD.
The Wife OF Playwright Hoyt Expires at the
Parker House i'm Boston

The Wife OF Playwright Hoyt Expires ut ths
Parker House i'm Boston.
Mrs. Charles H. Hoyt. wife of the popula,
playwright. better known perhaps by her stag,
name as Miss Flora Walsh, died at the Parke,
House. in Boston, yesterday afternoon of acut.
pneumonia, after sickness of about ten days
She had been playing in the Texas Steer" a
the fremont Theater for a couple of weeks
making her last appearance a week ago las
Thursday.
Her sickness resulted from cold probably
contracted on the stage.
Mrs. Hoyt was born at San Francisco, JULY
%, 1870. She came of a theatrical family. he,
mother, Mrs. Alice Walsh. being characte,
actress long and favorably known on the
Pacific coast. She early developed an apti.
tude for the stage, having a particularly sweet
| soprano voice and a coquettishly demure
manner as child.
The popularity Of the juvenile "Pinafore''
productions reaching the coast gave her her
first opportunity. and although engaged for a
somewhat minor part her voice and natural
dramatic ability secured for her the leading
role and she sang Josephine at the Tivoli Gar
den. San Francisco. with great success and
also Travelled on the western circuit in this
opera She was at this time only twelve years
old. when the late Charlie Reed was in the
nelgnt OF MS success as q minstrel and he
branched out manager.
Organizing company to tour on the western
| circuit, "Muldoon's Picnic and farcical pieces
of n like character. he engaged Flora Walsh.
Just about this time Hoyts "A Rag Baby" had
reached San Francisco and one evening the
young LADY, playing one Of the school girls
probably Clairstta Fay. was unable to appear,
! when Flora Walsh was suggested to fiji the
place. She was secured and made such hit
In the songs incident to her part that the man.
ager decided to retain her.
She came east with the company and at the
beginning of the second season with the piay
| she met the author. Mr.. Hoyt was particularly
pleased with her performance and made up his
mind to write play giving her better oppor-
tunities. As he was studying her methods for
this purpose he fell in love with her and before
| the new play was finished they were engaged.
She then retired for q short time while "A Texas
Steer" was on the stocks
Heretofore Mrs. Hoyt had been seen only q
| roilicking soubrette, but in the part Of Boss,
parture, as the lines called for more Legitimate
acting and she had some impressive sentimental
| scenes She succeeded, however, in delineatins
emotions other than mirth in q way that sur.
prised her friends, and a. the rough, impulsive
warm-hesrted and 1ovable Texas diamond un.
dergoing the polish in Warrington life MrsI
Hoyt made the greatest hit Of her life.
| From the time she joined Mr.. Hoytis com
panies she was the leading dancer Of each or
| ganization and was peerless In the dainty ster
| figures that preceded the present acrobs6e
style. Mrs. Walsh travelled with Mrs. -H0yt and
appeared in all the plays with her daughter up
| to two years ago. This past season abe has
been with her daughter as = companions