Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-03-02
DEATH OF STEELE MACKAYE.
The Famous Dramatist Passes Away tn
Colorado.

Colorado.
TIMPAs, Col, Feb. 27.-Steele Mack
aye died here Sunday morning at 7:45
o'clock from complete exhaustion. His
wife, known on the stage as Helen
Mari, Dr. H. n. Parker, of Chicago, and
"a professional nurse were with him.
He died in a private car on
the Sante Fe road, in which he was
being conveyed TO Los Angeles, Cal,
where it was believed his health, could
he have lived to reach there, would
have been benefited. Owing TO his
weak. wasted condition, however, the
exertions and excitement of the
trip were more than he was
able to stand. The body was
taken from here TO La Junta, where
it was embalmcd and prepared for
burial. DR.. Parker and the widow
have started east with it and arrive in
Chicago Wednesday morning. DIR.
Parker and DIR. Finney, the Santa Fe
surgeon at La Junta, held an autopsy
and found the cause of death to be u
cancer in the stomach.
mr.. Mackaye was born in Buffalo ~ Y, 81
1896 His oratorical and literary inclinations
were OF carry utNfIOpmtuI AIter "a COURSE AT
Yale university he was sent to Paris, with
the assistance OF friends, and for seven
or eight years he studied under
Desarte Returning TO New York, he was
taken IN hand by Lester Wallack, Larry
jerome and other notables. He became the lion
OF the clubs and the pet OF bohemia Several
lectures on oratory and the drama which
he delivered in New York and Boston at
tracted great attention and much favorable
comment Then he went 10 London, where, in
collaboration with Tom" Taylor, he produced
series OF successful plays. 1t was during this
time that "Won at Last" was brought out by
Mr. Mackaye.
After several years he returned o New
York and wrote Hazel Kirke," which made
his name famous. Other plays, such as "A
Noble Rogue, " Col Tom" and Paul kauvar"
followed, in each of which startling stage con-
trivances were introduced by the author
Subjoined is list OF the plays, in addition to
those already mentioned, written by Mr..
Mackaye alone or in collaboration, giving the
date OF the production OF each: Marriage, {"
1872; Rose Michel" 1873: Queen and
Woman" 1879; Through the Dark" 1878.
"A Fools Errand, 1881; "Dakolar," 1854;
"In Spite OF ALL" 1885, THE Drama
Of Civilization" 1886; "RinzL" reconstructed
and rewritten for Lawrence Barrett In 1896;
Anarchy" 1887, produced again in the same
year under the title OF Paul kauyar;" AN
Arrant Knave," 1889; Money Mad 1891.
Mr. Mackaye's latest project the Spocta-
forum, was the most stupendous failure Of his
career. 1t was designed 10 be a great attrac-
ton conducted supplementary to the worlds
fair, in which his recent invention for gradual
ing electric light so as TO counterfeit natural
light were 10 be utilized In scenic history OF
Columbus and the discovery oil America.
Prominent capitalists furnished the money,
but the undertaking was projected upon too
large a scale and it failed last June, losing its
hackers q sum estimated at sSJO,OOJ The pile
OF ruins at the north end Of Jackson park re-
mains "a monument TO Mr.. Mackaye's imprac-
ticabilty Only few weeks ago the Specta.
forum, modelled on IA much smaller scale, was
opened on Michigan avenue, Chicago whore it
is now running