The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
CLARA BLOODGOOD COMMITS SUICIDE
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/ ed at the Academy Of Music 10 see the
show The curtain never went up. Ii
was stated from the stage that Mrs.
| Bloodgood was i'll and the theateTgOers
fled out II is rather singular that Balti-
more figures in the play Mrs. BloodgoOd
was producing.
Her Last Production.
! II is Clyde Fitch production. The
heroine Is a young married woman. vino
IS constitutional liar and who comes
near TO wrecking her home and happi-
] ness thereby. She has no malice in her.
but lies as the easiet way to keep out
Of trouble
Happily married herself, she has
/ friend who is very jealous of her hus-
band. and TO bring these two together
she has various meetings with the hus-
/ band. which are misconstrued. The
| friends husband, who is a scoundrel. be-
lieves that her purely friendly motives are
a secret encouragement Of his own ad-
miration.
/ She lies about these meetings. and the
web begins 20 tangIe about her with
/ swift tenacity Her husband refuses 10
allow his suspicion 10 be excited until he
detects her in a fragrant violation Of the
! truth.
Baltimore Figures I'm Play.
! Then she is unable 10 convince him Of
/ her innocence in graver matters; a sep
aration follows, and she goes heart
| broken 10 her disreputable old father in
Baltimore. from whom she has inherited
her fatal vice. In the end her penitence
wins belief and the shock she has re-
ceived cures her.
In Mrs BloodgOOd's hands the gay,
| frivolous, irresponsible inconseQuent
/ Becky Warder with shallo brain but
J loving leart, becomes Ii rcl creature
/ lovable, for all her lying an folly and
winning symathy iE her fuDy deserved
| tribulations.
/ So natural, indeed. is the portrayal that
the line art Of the actress is concealed in
/ its very expression. Not once is an emo
/ ton strained. a feeling exaggerated. Mr..
/ William COurtenay was her leading man.
Was Extremely Nervous.
! John Emerson. the stage manager for
Mrs. Bloodgood. was the last member Of
/ her company TO see her alive. She was
then in good spirits and left him at the
I AtbANA ~ VI 80 AbA NLAt NAAtcAtA- 1At Sc1
Il cannot account for the act. other
than Mrs. Bloodgood had nervous break
down. She always was extremely ner-
vous, and this trouble became accentuated
recently. I enjoyed her confidence and
would have known OF any trouble that
might have worried her. II was cverwOrk
and nervous pTOStraJiOn-'
Another member OF the company said
H.. l1rrr q
| COurtenay how TO shoot revolver. Mr..
| Courtenay says Mrs. Bloodgood was in
good health and spirits. and thai ne can
not account for the tragedy
Her Leading Man Talks.
William Courtenay. Mrs. Bloodgood's
/ leading man. said
Il simply cannot ascribe any motive.
I know her we'll: We had been in the
habit OF going to the theatIr together
every evening but now and then she
would go alone. Owing TO the latter
fact, I felt no uneasiness when I didn't
see her in the hotel lobby
She was subject 70 spells OF nervous
depression, bur 1 did not regard them as
Of consequence. She had been working
hard This was her tenth week out. and
she had number of one-nisht stands
We were apprehensive that she would
have a breakdown from overwork. but
she was always bright and cheerful.
She was with a good company. was
playing 10 good houses. and making good
money. and 1 cannot ascribe any reason !
for her act"
Blame Financial Worries.
New York, Dec. 5.-Friends Of Mrs |
Bloodgood in New York, who have been
in touch with her lately, believe that she |
was respondent over the poor season
she has had on the road and over the fact !
that nearly all her available funds are |
tied up with the Knickerbocker Trust |
company.
Although the Shuberts have appeared |
as her managers in Clyde Fitch's The |
Truth" in which she has been playing 1
for year. they don't assume the financial /
burdens. During the year Mrs. BlOodgoOd |
has had to play one-night stands, and |
often at a loss, which she has had 10 /
make good herself.
Mrs. Bloodgood has not had to depend /
upon her own resources entirely. for l
within the past three years she received |
a legacy Of about S125.OO0 from a relative. |
Husband Was at Dinner.
William Lambair, Mrs. Bloodgoods hus-
band, was giving a supper 10 a few |
friends at Sherry's tonight, among whom |
were Mr.. and Mrs. John Mccullough He |
had heard nothing Of his wlfe's death /
up 10 about II O'Clock, and at that hour /
he telephoned 10 a Mr. Stowe, of the /
Lambs Club. who was to have been at |
the dinner, asking why he had not come. |
Mr.. Stowe. who had heard the news, 1
e.
to him Mr.. Lambair then hurried out |
with his friends and left for Baltimore I
as soon as he could get train.