The evening times., 1896-10-17
HENRY {; ABBE's DEATH.
It Came Suddenly TO Him This
--~ Morning.
KNEW THAT HE WAS DYING
Called for His Partner and Babe Him
Afteryyard-Immedi Cause of
''"' Death Was Hemorrhage of the
Stomach.

New 1Orh, pCl. ls.-Ieufy L. hppeS,
the operate and theatrical manager, died
suddenly this morning at his home in the
Osborne flat house.
Mr.. Abbey had been in bad health since
early in the summer. AT that time he
and his wife concluded To separate, ana
shortly after the operate firm Of Abbey,
Scboelfel & Grau failed
Mr. Aboey's poor health took on critical
phase early Friday morning, when he was
attacked with hemorrhage of the stomach
Every effort To check the progress or The
ailment proved unavailng. The phys
clans werc in attendance all day Friday
and all last uignt Mr.. Abhey appeared
easier early in the evening, but at : O'Clock
this morning he became restless.
He called for his busine partner, h.~
Victor Scloeffcl. When I..itJ gentleman
came into the room MIR. Abbey told him
that he knew he was goiug to die and bade
him fare ell.
MIND BEGAN TO WANDER.
After that the sick man became more
restless. His mind had been perfectly clear
up to that time, but IL began to wander
shortly afcrt the physicians administered
u dose of medicine hypodermically. 1 his
auietcd the dying man sOnew hat but he
did not again regain consciousness, ana
died In short time.
Mr. Abbcy's funeral viii take place next
Tuesday He VIII be buried in Northamp-
ton, Mass, near the graves of his first wife
and children,
There will he a meeting of the opera com
pany'S directors At the Academy this after
noon. Mr. Grau, Mr.. Abbey's partner, is
in Paris, ard a cablegram announcing MIR.
Abbey's death was sent to him today.
Florence Gerard, Mr.. Abbey's second wife,
is also in Europe.
Henry l.. "A bbey was still comparatively
young man, having been born in Akron, o..
in $40. lie learned the trade of jeweler,
and his father, who was in the jew
elry business, bequeathed him his busi
ness. Having musical tastes, Mr.. Abbey
became an able musician. In 500 Mr..
Abbey became the manager of the Summer
Opera House in his native city.
His experience with the opera house turn
ed out disastrously. He subsequently, went
tothe box office OF the Euclid Avenue Opera
House, Cleveland, under the veteran John
Ellsler, ana later became treasurer of Els
ler's Opera House, at Pittsburg.
BECAME LoTTA'S MANAGER.
He became very popular and had a num-
ber of opportunities to take charge OF the
tours OF prominent PROFESSIONALS.
OF these offers he selected that made by
Lctta. Up to that time LOtta had never
played a satisfac tory engagement in New
York since her first appearance here as a
song and dance artistic" from California.
Mrs. Crabtree, her mother, wanted to in
vest none Y i'll Il metropolitan venture. The
old Park Theater here was leased. Mr..
Abbey was employed to take charge or
the venture Thus the jeweler in four years
time was transformed into a New York
manager.
Atfirst tile Park Theater wasnot popular,
hut through his energy he soon had II on
paving basis In 1877 Mr.. Abbey leased
Booths Theater, but failed to make the
house popular With Mr.. schoeffel he leased
the Park Theater in Philadelphia and the
Park Theater in Boston. The first was
unsuccessful: the second immensely popular.
In 1883 he brought Sarah Bernhardt and
her company to this country at great ex-
pense.
IL was then, secure n his new fame, that
Mr. Abbey and Mr.. Schoefrel became inteE,
ested in uperatic affairs. They brought
over Nilsson, Patti, Langtry and Irving.
and their fame Increased. In 1898 Mr..
Grau was taken into the firm in order to
strengthen plans that had been made for
a magnificent grand opera season.
When the firm secured the Metropolitan
.Opera House it was their ambition to give
grand operas This ambition was realized,
I,s,Ilt ,-;,,l
career of Mr.. Abbey is inscparately linked
with the gluries and reverses of the Met
ropolitan opera House.