The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-28
CHARLES CoSHLhN DEAD.
The Accomplished Actor and Playwright .
Victim OF Gsstritis.

Charles Coehlan. the actor. died early yes-
terday morning at Galveston. Tex. where he
had been III for the past four weeks. Recent
reports OF his sickness had reached this city.
but as his tours had frequently been inter-
| ruptcd by his rumored indlspositlon. 1t was not
believed that no was In serious danger. Acute
Rastritis was the cause OF Coghlan's death. His
| wifi" was with him and took the body to Prince
Edward Island. the summer home Of the fam
! lily. for burial.
I Mr. Coghlan was seen here last in March ut
the Fifth Avenue Theatre when he produced
/ his play Citizen Pierre" with little success.
1t was said that he was at work on another
play to be acted here this winter. but the faith
| OF managers In his stability was broken and he
started In October to travel through the small
towns OF the West and South in THE Royal
/ Box" produced by him ut the Fifth Avenue
! Theatre In December. 1897. His tour came to
an end on Oct. 30 at Galveston. and no was III
there until his death yesterday He leaves a
widow and one daughter. He was a brother
OF Rose and Ely Coghlan. His daughter Ger
trudc made her first appearance hero ms an
actress at tho Fifth Avenue Theatre two years
ago.
In the death OF Charles Coghnn the English
speaking stage loses the most brilliant light
comedy actor OF the period. His powers Ind
not boon in their hest estate for some years.
His course OF life had never been OF a kind to
preserve them but his talents were Of an order
that no merely physical degeneration could
everwholly obscure. In case. finish authority
and distinction. he was incom parably the best
comedian OF his time. and some persons were
accustomed to consider him the embed iment
OF the greatest benefits that an earlier theatre
col ora conferred on the men OF its time. His
latest Appearances in New York showed that
these talents had been sadly dimmcd. but tho
art %! the man was no less remark bic. because
II was unsupported by his former physical
Mr.. Coghlnn had acted in this country almost
as much as In his own; lie was born flfty.nine
Ian. a publ sher and author OF a series Of quite
books much IN use years ago. was Of Irish eN-
Traction although his home. was in England.
thareS was educated for the bar. bur ahnn-
acting. He played nconsplcuously through
nnpearc1 first at The Prince Of wales " TS"nt re
aud took Immediately n prominent place
among English actors. In 1870 he came frat
thrre years. He returned several Zines and
came here last three, wears ago from London 10
"Gpsa w IN ne q the p,CrhcrvilIes:|
with little success, Among them were, En-;
"yMi SSSmo |ocGyn" "rhr Check Book
Reason. and The ROYAL Box. an adaptation
from the, senior Dnmas's 'Kenn." He was
associated with Mrs., LanGtry in many o. her en-
70 kuehne Beveridgc. the sculptor. VINO was
TX years old at the time. Coghlan deIici that
na 10 rc woman Sm, ne hnd Sr years
and his daughter when Miss Beverldge re-
cc,yed divorce year later
Coghlan, who opened nm engagement here to-
night In The White Heather heard tn" news
Il M,l he, 1'ner death n,Sr The periormancs
physician was called to attend her.