Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-08
AUGUSTlN DALYPASSES AWAY
Sudden Death in Paris of the Well Known
Playwright and Manager.
END is PAINLESS AND VERY UNEXPECTED
Mrs. DAILY and Miss Rehnn, who
Were with Him, Are Distracted
with Grief-Remnins VIII he
Brought to America.

Copyright, 1899, by Press Publishing Coz
PARIS, June 7.-(New York World Cable
gram-Special Telegram )-Augustin DAILY
died here today at p. m. in the Conti-
mental hotel of heart failure Mrs. Daily
and Ada Rehan were with him.
Mr. DAILY had been i'll in London two
weeks with a severe attack of the grip
and complete rest had been ordered, but he
wanted to come to Paris on urgent business
His physicians strongly advised against the
trip; nevertheless Mr.. and Mrs. Daily and
Miss Rehan crossed over last Saturday.
On arrival here MIR. Daily Immediately took
to his bed and never left 1t. He would see
nobody except an old friend, Eugene Grivaz
a celebrated water color artist, wellknown
in New York. Mr.. Daily jestingly put him
in charge of the women. Mr.. Daily was
treated for slight attack of pneumonia
and as his condition caused no fear of a
fatal issue, Mr.. Grivaz accompanied the
women through their shopping.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Daily was worse
and trained nurse was called in, but last
night the patient was better and talked
cheerfully until late. He talked again this
morning, but was silent from noon until 2
o'clock when he had a slight spasm and
died. Death was painless, sudden and very
unexpected. Nobody had been notified that
there was any fear.
Both Mrs. Daily and Miss Rehan are dis
tracted with grief. Mrs. DAILY will not leave
the room. Miss Rehan went out this after
noon for a short walk with Mr.. Grivaz. She
kept repeating, as If stunned What are
we going to do?''
Mrs. DAILY and Miss Rehan refused to be
interviewed, but l learn that the body will
be sent to America as soon as possible. Mr..
NJ. ~
in the same ship. They feel completely lost,
not knowing that any American friends may
happen now to be in the French capital.
Tonight they declined all company or as
sistance They will watch throughout the
night absolutely alone with the body. Mr..
DAILY had been seriously affected by worry
over a London lawsuit through which he
was trying to recover possession Of his Eng
fish theater which now Is in the hands Of
Mr.. Edwards.
Sketch of Augustin DAILY.
The late Augustin Daily was born in Ply
mouth, N c., June 20, 1888. His education
was received partly in Norfolk Va, and in
the public schools in New York City. He
began his literary career as dramatic editor
of the Sunday Courier in New York in 1853
and he continued to discharge similar func-
tions on that paper, on the New York Times,
the Sum- the Mail and Express and the Citi-
zen until 1869, when he opened the Fifth
Avenue theater on Twenty-fourth street.
This building was destroyed by fire lin 1873
and three weeks later he opened another
theater formerly the Globe, on Broadway,
under the former name.
Early in Aubust, 1879, he established
Daly's theater in Broadway near Tnrtieth
street, and several years ago he opened in
London, Eng, a thoroughly equipped house
under the same name. For several sea-
sons he managed the Grand opera house in
New York.
His career as dramatic authority began
in 1862 with an adaptation from the Ger
man cf Mosenthals Deborah" and since
then he has produced many original plays,
among them Divorce" "Pique,' Horizon"
"Under the Gas Light" and numerous adap-
tations from French and German dramatsts.
He also presented Shakespearean drama, al
though his productions in this field were the
occasion of much conflicting criticism
In recent years the combination of players
with which his name has been connected
Days company of comedians-has achieved
an international reputation under the lead
ership of Miss Ada Rehan, whose remarkable
talents have constituted leading factor in
the success of his undertakings.
Mr.. DAILY devoted all his time to his the
atrical enterprises. He was an enthusiastic
and hard worker always noted for the
elevation of his dramatic purposes and the
completeness of his scenic presentations He
was a vell-informed student of the dramatic
literature of many nations.