Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-18

publication containing his portrait and
a sketch Of his life,
Father Henry said that was satisfac-
, tory and he recommended a young wo-
! man. She had to get her baggage.
! which was In the Barge Office, and Mr..
! Bell accompanied her In the baggage
room the girl picked out her baggage
Just as II was being carried TO a desk
Mr. Bell was seen to reel as II faint
ing. Before he could be helped to a
chair or resting place he had fallen
dead. Heart failure Is thought to have
been the cause, The girl rushed out OF
the room and across Battery Park to
The home, where she cried TO Father
Henry:
The man who hired me Is dead"
rather Henry at once Identified the
BODY ana the newspaper for which Mr..
Ben wrote was notified.
Mr' Zen was born near Belfast. Ire
land, IN 1851 he was educated by pri-
Nate tutors, studied art and came TO the
lhlteu states Ho married u Miss Ire
lah0 IN 1883. After becoming q portrait
painter he TOOK up journalism and be-
came a critic. He wrote many essays
ana sketches for various periodicals
lie was editor Of the Insurance Ecuno-
mist and director and officer Of the
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Insurance
Association.
Mr Bel painted the life Size portrait
OF Miss Ada Rehan as Katherine in
The Tanning Of the ShreW" which was
presented 10y the late Augustn DAILY TO
the Shakespeare Memorial at Stratford
on Avon.
The New York Journalist, Hillary
Bell dramatic editor and musical critic
OF the New York Press. editor OF the
Insurance Economist, New York cor
respondent OF the London Era, director
OIL tue Mutual Reserve Fund Life In
sutance association, artist, playwright
ana good fellow, died OF heart failure
on thursday evening. Apparently Ia
the best Of health up to a few moments
Of his death, the news came as "a great
shock to his friends.
A dramatic and musical critic Hill
larry Bells ability was bounded hy the
same lines as his skill a a Inner one
DioRrapher has said OF him that as a
writer he was trenchant. but good
hulnored, vigorous, but not ponderous,
and that all his utterances were moved
by exalted ideals and possessed the en-
ergy OF sincerity"
Mr. Bel knew whereof he wrote, and
he was perfectly honest and fair. As
nave said,his style was polished, force
ful and digninedi he had a keen artistic
perception and strong analytic sense,
and his work was respected aud rec
ognized at It's true value by the leading
members OF the dramatic profession.
lie was firm frlgnd and generous
enemy though he had, upon occasion,
very sarcastic pen, and could make
an adversary feel like twanty-nine |
cents as easily and gracefully as any |
writer | know He fought with q
rapier,. and was skilful at fence, but |
best OF all he was q good fellow" iu |
the best meaning Of that much abused |
term with the polish and grand air
OF gentleman Of the old school he had
a warm Irish heart which was ever
ready TO respond TO friends call for
sympathy.
The Dramatic Review: Hillary
Zen, the dramatic and musical critic !
Of the New York Press. dropped dead |
in the New York Press dropped dead |
day Heart failure is believed 90 have
been the cause Of death Hillary BEL
was born near Belfast, Ireland In 1864 |
He took up portrait painting after CONE |
ing TO this country and later went into |
newspaper work, He went on the Press /
about the time o. It's inception. as mu- |
steal aud dramatic critic, aud has been |
there ever since. Mr.Bell was also editor j
Of the Insurance Economist Mr. Bells |
first attempt az dramatic criticism is 4
OF interest. He went 10 Days theater 4
enc evening. and vas so much moved 4
by Miss Rehan's performance OF Peggy /
Thrift, In The Country Girl that Inn
nodiately he wrote a column account
OF The matter and sent q 10 the man
ager with his compliments. Augustln