New-York tribune., 1896-10-18

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firm had decided to make assignment and he
somewhat relieved he began TO improve.
and up 10 last week he thought 10 be in better
health than in a long time before.
lie had b,en living for the last few months with
his first wlfc's mother. Mrs. Kingsley. al the Os-
borne in Fifiy-soyenh-st.. near Seventa-ave. Early
Friday morning Mr. Abbey taken with
hemorrhage of the stomach. Drs. Paeps. Curtis
and Cuthbcrt were called and they did all that they
could for him. All day Friday they tried to check
the disease. and IN the evening they seemed 70 be
having success. st about o'clock yesterday
morning the patient grew worse. and became deliri-
Gus. The physicians were able 10 qulct him some
what. and he b, gan easily. but he died
IN a short time. John Schoerel. his partner Mrs
Schoefel. Mrs. Kingsley and Mr. Ab5ey's daughter
were with him AZ the time OF mis- death.
II Mr.. Abbeys death had occurred year ago II
would have caused more disturbance IN theatrical
affairs than II can now. Al that time he WAS
manager. together with his partners. OF Henry
Irving and other dramatic attractions and OF the
company al The Metropolitan Opera House. Now
opera House j. under the charge of the corpora
ton of Abbey schoeGel < Grau. in which Mr.
Abbey member OF the Board OF Directors
and one OF the managing directors
meeting OF the Board was called yesterday
afternoon at o'clock. william Stenway. John
h. Schoenel and Edward G.auterhach were the only
members present. AS the number was not enough
10 form quorum regular business was trans
acted. \ new director. 10 All Mr. Abbcy's place.
VIII be elected In the Of time but there IS no
present intention OF choosing a now managing
director The management hereafter Will be In
the hands Of NJ. Srhocnd and Maurice Grau. with
the Board OF Directors behind them 10 attend 10 the
interests OF the corporation
The funeral Of Mr AbScy will tak" place At
a. m on Tuesday. in the Church = s. Paul the
Apostle AZ Coiumbus-ayr. and iiNtictn--i Father
McMnlin or that church. WIS summoned 20 Mr
Abbey's bedside O.; hi- request. and Mr. Abbey
became a member of the Roman Catholic Church
/ few hours before his death. II - presumed inat
/ he wished TO unite with that Church because his
| son who died three years as9 80 the age oi FOUR
! teen. was n Roman Catholic. No other members
OF his family were OF that faith
| The following will act as pallbcarers AT me
! funeral: William stcinway. Robert Dunlap. George
/ l.. Rves. e. II. Palmer. q ii. Haven ana D. %
| Mills Nugustin Day. Frank ". Sanger. Walter
| Damrosch and Anton scidl have also been asked
to act palbcarers. hut have not yet accepted.
THE MANAGERS CAREER.
Although far from being an oil man. Henry Eu-
gene Abbey had FOR many year, beca the most PROM
ineni figure In American theatrical management he
engaged in large enterprises and many OF them ana
! he managed from time 10 time and many times
some OF the important stars. boih musical ana
dramatic. and some OF the most important COM
panes that have ever travelled IN ih's OF any o''e'
country.
Mr. Abbey was born in Akron Ohio. on June -.
/ 1886 His family came from Connecticut iie re-
| celved his education IN the public schools OF h'
native place and his first occupation was as cefk
In his fathers Jewolry store He aftcTward became
F a n,r,uer IN this business and his fathers death.
/ in 1873 ne succeeded 10 the whole OF Il. II. had
/ already made a modes; beginning a. theatrical
/ manager By assuming charge OF the Ahroh Theatre
I in 1869 lie aad good knowledge o: music. which
was OF much value 10 MIN as a managef ana ne also
| had As mas since been aDun1antly proved eXecu-
tive and business ability Though his beginning was
so small he soon began u engage IN larger enter
| prses and before ne Was many years older he had
| b.en MANAGER FOR the Worrai sisters, Edwin Booih
| and Lotta.
In ls76 he boco me associated with John b Schoef-
fel who was tor many years his partner, ana
they managed the Academy OF Music In Bunalo.
Soon however, they secured the Park Theatre In
this city Broadway and T"enty-secohd-sI lhey
next added Booths Theatre and then the PARK The
afr. PHILADELPHIA, 10 their list. Nine Adelna
Patti appeared at the Academy under Mr.. Abbey :
management. and on November =, ISL the Metro
politan Casino was opened by the Abby 'o"ic
c,era COMPANY. The Park Theatre was burned
on the night Of October 80. 49, the night before
Mrs Iangiry Was 10 make her hrst appearance IN
,,,oric, there IL was also at about this time that
Mr. Abbey became the manager oi the hrand
onera House In this city. and the Parh Theatre
IA Boston. ,sso
,hat Mr. Abbey first introduced Sarah Bernhardt
/ ,o ,he American public. In "Adrienne Lecouvreur
Fran that time the direction In this country OF I'M
portant foreign attractions was an important pa
os the work OF Mr.. Abbey and his partners be-
sides Nine. Bernhardt. they mahhseu hehrs nv
,nv Nine PATH. Nine. Gerstcr. Josef Hofman the
oh,d pisnist: Sarasati. DA;bcrt, II. Coquen.. Nine.
lane Hading NJ M0unet-Suy and others
THE WAR OF THE HOUSES
=, ., o,o dovs when the Academy OF Music was
~. nr,rclnal opera house OF the city there were
not hoxes enough in 1t 10 accommodate all VINO
,ortsd good places for the opera season TINS lact
WAS the occasion OF the forming OF pan 10 oui'o
orother house suitable for tho production oi opera
an a large scale. The Metropolitan opera House
! C,r.rv Limited was formed. and 1t buit the
,y,,or onera House at Broadway. Thirty
,.,,s, and Fortieth-st. IL WAS managed Tor itr
orst season by Abbey & Schoene, while Maurice
Grau who afterward became IL heihpeT oi 'ie
! firm WAS tho business manager OF the house IL
,,es onened on October ?2. 1885, win performance
- ..a,,st" I'm which the principal singers were
-, cnon,,i and Nine Christine Nilsson
Tt,,h nat season the house had TO contend
,ns, tho rivalry OF the Academy OF Music
u bere Colonel Mapleson was tho director ana Nme
Patti was the leading singer IL proved inpossio's
for the city to support two opera establishments Oh
avoh a nretentious scale and the losses were heavy
-, hoth houses TO make good some part oil Mr.
.h,o,.e ,oeaes n great benefit was given 10 him on
.r, >, 1sS, and the receipts were $4,000. This
sum together with his prohts from other ventures
brought back his financial standing. Inc next sea
son II wa, decided TO try the experiment OF herman
opera at the Metlopo'''~"' "'1'' Wv
Dr Leopold Damrosch
when Lester Walack gave up the management ol
. Wallacks Theatre. at Broadway and Thirue'h-s''
, now palmers. Mr.. Abbey managed the house foi
tho season OF lSs7-Ss. AT the same time Abbey
Schoefrel a. Grau were in control OF the Star The
o,re Tho next season. that OF 1859 Wallack'
J T..a,r. became Pain,cr's Mr. Abbey and his part
nor. continued, however. to furnish the more I'm