The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
DEATH OF CHARLES COGHLAA
EMINENT ACTOR PASSES AWAY
AT GALVESTON, TEX.
Had Been III For Some Time With
Gastritis-His Demise Cuts Short
Some Important Work.

Galveston, Tex, Nov. 27.-Charles
Coghlan, the distinguished English ac-
tor and author died here today of gas
tritis, aged SO years He had been i'll
in Galveston since mis- theatrical en-
gagements here four weeks ago. His
wife was at his bedside when the end
came and is Frustrated with grief The
remains will be shipped Immediately
to Prince Edward Island, Mrs. Cogh-
lan's former home.
Mr.. Coghlan arrived in this city on
Oct. so, with THE Royal Box" COM
pany, but did not appear owing to Ill
ness. Physicians were summoned and
it was afterward announced that he
was suffering with acute gastritis. His
condition remained unchanged until
this morning when a violent change for
the worse took place.
He was born in France, of English
and Irish parents. In his early life ne
manifested a marked fondness for the
stage and although educated for the
bar, he never followed that profession.
He became an actor when quite young,
and his rise was rapid and pronounced
both in Europe and America. He. Tas
the author of several successful plays,
among them being '.Yoceiyn." His re-
cent characterization of THE Royal Box, I"
which he presented with his own COM
pany, was one of his most artistic and
successful ventures
Mr. Coghlan has recently employed
a great deal of time upon a dramati-
cation of Vanity Fair which was to
have been produced by his daughter
next season and the task was nearly
completed when his death cut it short.
1t Is understood that The Royal Box
company will cancel all future engage
mentS.
The Coghlan company in 1.-THE Royal
Box was booked for two nights in CAL
weston, Oct. 80 and 81. The company
came here from Houston on the early
train, but the star remained behind,
reaching Galveston about noon Of Oct
30. He was not well and was unable
to play that night. In fact, he had been
too i'll to play for some time previous
to his coming here. In the meantime
Mrs. Coghlan had been teiegraphed for
end came on from Prince Edward is
land. At the conclusion of the Calves
ton engagement. Mr.. Coghlan decided
TO remain here and the company went
on without him filling engagements
made for 1.-THE Royal Box"
When the disease became so acute as
to prevent his playing, an understudy,
Mr.. Robson, took up Mr.. Coghlan's role
and sustained it to the satisfaction of
the audiences met with, Today the
company is supposed to be at Cedar
Rapids, Ia.
Mrs. Coghlan has telegraphed to Man
ager Reed to come on here and make
arrangements for the transfer of the
body to Prince Edwards island, where
she intends the interment shall take
place Efforts have been made to reach
his sister, Rose Coghlan. No reply from
her has been received and Mrs. Cogh-
Ian does not know where the sister is.
Mrs. Coghlan said tonight:
Mr.. Coghlan has had trouble with
his heart since a boy and told me when
l came on to join him here that had he
gone on with the company he prob
ably would have died on the stage
Then he was working so hard on play
for his daughter and had intended pro-
6ucing several new plays this season.
Four acts of the play was completed.
In addition to writing and acting his
plays ne would draw the designs of all
the costumes used and was always a la
boriouS worker"