The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-28
ACTOR DROPS DEAD ON STAGE
FRANZ WORTHING STRICkEN
ATTHE GiRRICk ~ DETROIT.
v ~ Leading Man In Grace Georges COM
pany AMI Han Seen In Apparently
Coed Health Though lie HAD Been or
the Boards Year Because sr Illness.

: DETROIT. Dec. :7.-Frank Worthing
leading man for Grace George who Is
pla wing here this week in Sauce for tbs
Goose dropped to the floor az he stsppeC
ing Of the first act tonight and was
dead in twenty minutes
H-morrhage Of the lungs was the cause
A physician was hurri-dly summoned
hut could do nothing TO relieve the suf
ferer. who did not regain consciousness
The orchestra was playing and the cur
tain was just about To go up. A soon n
il Was known that Mr.. Worthings's attack
was serious the audience was dismissed
Mr.. Worthing had been with the com
pany only seven weeks. though he had
been with Grace George in other COM
panies. An occurrence similar to to-
nights took place at the Detroit Opera
House about two years ago and almost
proved fatal He was with Grace George
then and tainted during the performance.
He was carried from the stage and
revived but an under-tudy took his
part He has suffered for many years
with consumption and had been very
weak. He played last night. m. opening
night here. and the strain told heavily
on him. Tonight he was urg ed by Miss
George not 10 try To GO on. but IA. in
sisted that he was strong enough
Mr.. Workings body probably will
be shipped 70 New York Mr. worthings
brother WAS telegraphed TO for Instruc-
I ions
Frank Workings first appear anc. on
the stage was made in London at tn. old
Jodr-ll Theatre on Great Queen street.
pulled down these many years. in a play
called The Alderman This was in 1855
Mrs, Iangtry was attracted 10y the young
mans acting and she took him with her
on tour. Within few years he was ap-
pearing with Charles Wyndham as Irsaon
IN The Baubse shop and IN 1894 he
crossed the water to appear at Days
on December IS. 1894. as Sidney austin in
Love On Clutches He stayed with
Pro,sus in The two Gentlemen Of
Verona kieis O'ksic in Nancy and
Company and Dsmcfrins in A MidslIm-
mer Nights Dream He went back TO
London with the Daily company in June.
1895
After a season abroad ha came back
TO this city. and az Miners Fifth Avenue
IN March. isos he was seen rs Ned in
A Pack Of Cards Then h. appeared
n the Garrick and IN. Herald square
IN Car herine- and The Children Of the
Ghetto and was he original Richard
Sterling in The Climbers AT the Criterion
in 1872 Julia Marlowe had Mr. Worth
InG with her in The Cavalier and Fools
VI Nature and in 1875 he acted Jack
Temple IN Mrs Temples Telegram
Al RI. Princess Theatre h. went back
Ia London The next year to lake tn. part
u Hugh Carlton in The Whirlwind-
and returned TO he Manhattan Theat r..
in This CITY. where he appeared a. .,rnoid
West in -CIo' he's
In the winter Of 1909 he left the stag.
BECAUSE Of illness and expect ed never
"a be able TO act again He had appeared
n Is Ma,rImony "A Failure under
B@lssco's management and had been
-ading man for Grace George IN -Divor-
,ons and A Woman- Way
Manager Brady was IN London last
and learned that Mr. WUrthing
lad recovered a. he thought. from the
,ilm.nt that threatened his life. When it
WAS planned for Grace George 10 appear ia
Baby Mine Mr. Brady csbled 70 friends
n London asking them TO find Worthing.
md they found him in Edinburgh be
wanted Worthing TO take 'h. I.IsitanIa.
Which was sailing on Saturday Of that
week. hut the actor csbled back that he
'ould not get accommodations There
lpon Mr.. Brady hustled down To the
'unard Offices IN this city and arranged
With them that Mr.. worthing b" given
Dom with one Of the officers Of the I.II~i- !
ania. which was don.
Wort hing was born IN Ieiih Scotland
lis real name was Pentlan Wort hing.
nd his fat her was a local ma gisi rat. and
we'll 10 do cooper Worr hing was
ducaf ed for the ministry at oxford
bur went on the ~ ag. instead |
IL was never married