The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

| from the stage forever She fingered
| until l7G0. when death put IN emu 10 hor
William Bond. after two years delay n
getting INNS tragedy, "Iara, accep,'u,,
| succeeded I'm having its production hNru
| I'm the year 11}5 In II he represented
| Lusignan The opportunity came 700 iale,
| for being in weak health. ne iainted on
| Tho stage Was carried home In his chair.
| and expired the following morning. bohu
| was known as an author haMlhs nlt'l'N
| and revised a play c""en ne c''' 49,
| Treaty: or Tarquins Overthrow IN
| 1793 two years prior to his death. MIS-.
! Glover. one OF the finest actresses OF lhe
/ English stage. and who I'm her time play
| Cd Ia almost every line OF business from
| the mgcnue 20 the old woman and play
] ed them admirably. may be said 10 have
| died upon the boards she so long ana re-
| pcatcdly graccd She expired the day
| after the night OF her farewell benefit at
! Drury Lane.
/ Tho last appearance Of the celebrated
| Mrs. Montford was more tragic than any
! thing that she hal ever presented on the
stage. She fen into much trouble I'm the
| later years of her life and bccar g in
! sane Her friends brought her from the
! country 10 London TO have her treated
| by specialists There was nothing violent
! IN her madness and ~ was not ncccs-
sary. therefore 90 keep very ci0so
| watch upon her. one day. during a lucid
| interval she asked the woman who wait
| cd that evening. ana was told that u
/ was Hamlet When an actress and IN
! perfect possession Of her senses she had
/ very successfully played Ophcla. This
/ struck her and with the cunning of re-
| curing insanity she cludcd the care Of
| her attendant. gOt 10 the theatre. and
| concealed herself until the scene where
Ophelia bctrays her lost reason The real
~ crazy woman pushed her way upon
the stage past the lady who was playing
the part. ana stood before the audience
as poor. mad Ophcla 10 the very ne
She lcl OF 10y cNclaiming; 1T is an
over" That was indeed the case. for on
being carried back TO her house she all
most Immediately expired.
George Frederick Cook was taken SICK
~-hilc playing Sir Giles OVER ZACH al the
Federal street Theatre I'm Boston. in july
1872. lie lever rallied. but did not lie
until the following September. Edmund
kcan made his last appearance ON the
stage on the 2jth Of March. 1Ssi. as
No. his son Charles being the laG).
He had scarcely the strength TO dress Tor
the Moor and he en1oncd his son To be
ca .r near him in case Of some mischance.
| IL got along as FAR ms the celebrated
farewell speech. ending with "Othcllos
occupations gone ami attempted TO Ut
ter the next speech. but I'm he attempt.
with a whispered moan, he fell on his
sons shoulder saying. Il am dying
speak 10 them for me-" And the curtain
descended ON him forever. He fingered
until the 18th day Of May. his last words
being those Of Ootavian I'm George Col
man the yourger's play of 1.-THE Mountain
GERS Farewell, Flo-Floranthe.
John Pritt Harley was celebrated as
comedian Of cNtrnor linaTy powers in &C.
centric characters. His death. nt the
London Princess Theatre, was in the
highest sense touching and dramatic.
/ They wcro then playing "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" and Harley was Bottom.
the weaver Just as he had. I'm the first
scene Of the fourth act. said TO Titania'
"But ! pray yOu. let none Of your people
stir me. / have an exposition or slcch
como uron me-" he passed silently away
into the sleep that knows no waking.
John Palmer was "A capital actor ana
Of great versatility. lie was the Original
Joseph Surface I'm the school for Scan
DIAL" He went to Liverpool IN juno.
179i 90 fulhi an engagement; but ms
heart WAS breaking for death had taken
from his family circle his wife and the
most tlcarly loved of his sons. Sorrow Tor
those who had DEPARTED. and anxiety for
tho rem aiming children who depended
upon him. affected him deeply ana Dc
spite an his efforts. even "hen a'unE,
DE could not keep the dead or LIVING lot
moment ont of his memory. At len-'A
the NIGHT came when he was 10 repeat
the character of The stranger IN kotH'-
mo- stimulation i'm IFS mOurnfW aspect. lie
had got through his part 10 the iniddle
OF the opening scene IN the iourin act
lie had answered II love her still.' 20
respecting his wife. and then 10 the cues
ton ms 20 The children ne gave the reply.
~ left them az % town mar ~ uu,
the words faltcrngly NIT red. hah
scarcely passed his lps when he fell az
Whunci1's feet. The AN Hence ~ irst
thought his fan was nothing more tnal
part OF the business OF the scene "ut
when +hav saw him carried Oft as deaG
man tho whole DO, So WAS alarmed ana
Mortified The actors. llamm rton, cal
lam. ash Mara. lcro Palmer rom me
stage into the green room; but ail me
efforts of the doctors, hastily summoh' L.
were p~wcrless Poor Palmer was dead.
The manager. Aicten. went before The
curtain to announce the event, nut ne
was so overcome with emotion that ne
cOuld not utter single word. and De
had 10 retire and leave IncledOn 10 tell
TIE sad story. The doctors decided mat
Palmer had actually died OF broken
heart
A. W. Peterson an actor. who appear
od i'm 1743 az Drury Lane died i'm a SIN
Cularlv unexpected manner. builhE IL
performance Of Measure for Measure IN
one Of th. Norfolk towns he personattd
the Duke and i'm the first scene Of the
third act ne commenced the speech 10
Ie absolute for death either death or life
Shall thereby be the sWceifr l'dsoH
thus with life
lie never finished the speech. but drop
pol down I'm an apoplectic iit and died i'm
mcdiatolv. Foote. the inmitahlc MIMIC.
actor. ana NldiNtl~l, W., $3.50" W.,
paralysis upon the stage lie did' lhdceu.
recover sufficiently 20 lneor tcw
months. but the death stroke had fallen
upon him lurue his acting.
Harry j. MONTAGUE was stricken win
his fatal illness while ulaying at the CALI
fornia Thc9tro san Francisco. the part
Of Lord chiffon. in False shame. lie
was ON q starring tOur az the time or
his death. in August. ISIS and one night
felt hin self obliged 10 beg the audience,
i'm the middle or tho first act. to loo in
dulront toward him. as he felt extremely
Nl The curtain vas al once lowered.
lie maintained his place until IL hid him
from public view. when. almost imine-
diatclv after fits descent. he was attacked
with violent hcmorrhagc Of the lungs.
bleeding profusclv. lie was taken 10
his dressing room and laid on q lounge.
Several physicians were called Nchlnd inc
scenes % examine him. and an hour later
ho was carefully conveyed 10 the Palace
Hotel which no. never quilted alive. lie
died tho next day.
Baddcly died when dressed for Moses
I'm "Thc School for scandal Of which
part ne was the originator Harry Muir
doch was burned 20 death in tho Brook
lvn Theatre FIRE December .. lNab. AIDE
laido Lehman was burned 10 death AZ
Nihlo's Garden. New York And Kemp
Bowles was killed hv a fall on the stage
~ = Philadelphia theatre while niaNing
an "Tho Black crook Tho great Better
ton fell uuon the STAGE and never faihci.
The occasion Of his fatal seizure was the
u. rformance Of Mclaniius. In beaumont
and Fletcher's Maids Tragedy '-Phila~
Oclphia Times.
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