The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-05
JULIA DEAN,S GR.iVE.
The Last Resting Place or = Once Famol1
Woman Unmarked by n stone.

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Woman Unmarked by n stone.
PORT JERvIs, Sept. An the cemetery OF this
place. in AN unmarked grave. lies tho body
OF u woman who was once a brilliant figure on
the American stage. The grave is that Of Julia
Dean, who in her time was one OF the most
beautiful women OF the American stage. as we'll
as the possessor of talents that made her con-
spicuous among her associates.
There was for Il long time uncertainty as to
where sho was buried. She died in New York in
1863. and her body was placed first, with that of
the little child whose birth cost her life, in the
old Marble Cemetery in Second street. After
It's removal from that place IL was brought to
the cemetery hero, but the only Identification of
the spot where il lies is found in tho records Of
the cemetery. The old keeper OF the cemetery
can add TO the bald facts some remintscence OF
the day on which she was brought here. He
can still recall the little crowd OF mourners-an
OF them at that time eminent on the stage-who
came here and watched the unmarked grave
shaped over her.
1t is in one OF the most attractive parts of the
cemetery that the grave Is situated. but its nat
ural beauties are all that servo to distinguish IT.
AT the foot Of the grave lies the body OF her
child. who was not long enough in this world to
need a name. In the registry OF the cemetery t9
this entry:
Phase aud time Of n~a,iy!ty-Pleasant Valley. AAas
POuRhkGelaie, n. u, JuIy u, 1880,
Names Of parents-Edwin and Julia Dean
,j Rf;'' and date OF d'''A-s'" York city Hay +"
Cause OF death-childbIrth.
Buried In Lot! Nc. =, Section y, owned by her father
| Remains OF deesssed ms. placed in the Narbls
SS%sMeYS% YORK c Esasr Tr.5 1,fS Ir.6 10 ,i Iiura Se Sraa. s SsSS
terry. Port JcfvIs. April 10 1869.
The fact that a woman once SO distinguished
in her, profession lies today In an unmarked
death most OF the property that her relatives
had owned was swept away, and they were left
arc an ' SIif d sarai'S Willie s't tSsg Wers In 6etssr 'e eiI.
cu,nstences, tho lot in the cemetery here was
purchased, but when they became impoverished
and left the town II was not possible to put Q
stone over her grave. Her companions on the
stage evidently Thought that her family had at
reason or another. looks little like the resting
place Of q woman who was once 30 much praised
Julia Dean was the daughter of Julia Drake.
OF whom II has been written that she was the
ITs e.,e nn' aosntry in " 1873: sas' m slsS,rif TSom 1ss
Fosdick and later Edmund Dean. Miss Deans
tsii Se w"s so an s' Ys ia "" so !" hsg s s%S %.ni year 20 ss p:
her place in her fathers company. At that time
nc MAS the manager OF, theatres in Rochester
THE Lady Of the Lake She contiaucd to
COMPANY; and II was not Until istS
that he beauty and talents won full recognition.
ton she created while aGtingi in louisville opened
the way Tor her debut here. She acted hrst
yuiia in sheridan Knowles's play, The Hunch.
bnck. one of tho parts that was chiefly associ-
otod with her reputation. She was as triumph.
an, hero a. she had been elsewhere. At 25 She
inter her marriage followed, while on a trip to
san FRANCISCO, tho most successful days of her
career. In 1850 $40 was divorced from her
husband In Salt Lake City on tho ground
that he had never contributed 10 nor support,
ana shortly after she married James Cooper OF
Now York. In lsGG she played Am Cdtieneh
IL a version, Of Wilkie Collins's novel. THE
w Woman in White" She soon retired, and later
In the year died Mt tho birth OF her child. She
was Il beautiful woman. admired and hatter0d
two generations ago, and praised for her ORA.
matte genius, which Is said to have bssn Of
the highest GLASS. But che lies to-day IN thlS
country osmstery In IN unmarked grave