The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-03
Great Actor Passes Away at
Hotel Utah After Attack
of Pneumonia.

1ZYRLE BELLEW, famed actor
In manager. dramatist and traveller
who had been suffering from
pneumonia since Friday. died
Yesterday morning AT ! clock in mis-
apartment at the Hotel Utah. Frank
Counor the actor S dearest friend ana
for years his imseparablc companion,
was the only-pcrson with INN wnen the
end came.
Mr. BeIew was stricken with cold
while plaving in Denver last week,
though he attributed ms indisposition
to the altitude and was apparently
much improved wheu he reached Salt
Lake. He PLAYED in the opening per
formancc of the local engagement OF hls
comedy. The Mollusc' at the Salt
Lake theater Thursday night. On ans.
ING FRIDAY morning he did not feel well
aud returned TO his bed. Later in the
dav he decided that his ailmeDt was la
grippe and requested that a doctor be
called He was compelled To cancel Il
dinner engagement with former Cover
nor Heber NJ Wells. who was an old
friend and admirer, arranged for Fri
day afternoon. As he continued 10
grow worse. the balance of his local en-
eagemcnt was Cancelled As we'll as the
bookings for the remainder Of his tour,
on the advice OF his physician.
From Friday. Mr.. Bellcw 3 condition
continued to grow more alarming, and
II was apparent Tuesday afternoon that
the end was but a few hours away. He
passed away peacefully. seemingly with
out pam.
Great Loss to Stage.
In the ringing down Of the final cur
10 RnlIo,r = ho TN
elish-A American stage loses one Of its
most accomplished actors. and one of
the most lovabe, highly respected men
in the profession. His generosity and
broad d-mindedncss were bywords among
his friends While he called himself a
rover. victim of impulse. he was none
the less an artist. He was writer of
ability, and won success as u dramatSt.
As his own manager. several years ago,
ne was successful. He was at all times
in all places. o student capable of
teaching the brightest. but ever eager
TO broaden his intellect
During his life there were times when
the call of travel and adventure was
compelling more powerful than the
lure Of tho footlights and the success
he was achieving in his chosen profes.
sion. .\i such times he would equip
one Of his yachts for a long cruise, and
with friend or two. set sail for some
distant land, In fins wav he visited
several times practically every country
i'm thc world. except Russia and he was
n!annlne with keen anticipation the
treat which he would give himself when
this tour was completed hy iourneyine
| 10 and through Russia,
lntil recently. very little had been
kno"n or Mr.. Bellows carly life, \ few
months ago. al the reques, Of A friend,
| he wrote brief history of his life Hc
| was born AZ frcscot England i'm 1871
me son o' Calcutta cathedral chap
! Inln. ne was taken To India nj an carly
a&a When he was about II ycars oi
age he became cadet I'm the English
navy, serving seven Years Then hc
wen went TO australia end prospccicd In the
| gold fields With wsvering fortune Ha
| went To England after several wears. iu
order that he might profit by thc ex-
| p"ricnce I've would &c, as an actor In
| London. lie made his stage debut In,
! England al the 'rhester Rnval. Brighton.
! In 1852 he came to America as leading
man IN Wallscks thcatcr New York,
Snbseqnen'y he starred Jointly with Mis-
James Brown Potter. taking leading roles
with her in Legitimate drama I'm ali Eng.
llsh-s speaking countries.
Succeeded as Star.
lie Was ~ illc head Of an exploration
lHNpcditiou In Northern quneneland from
1900 I" lao: returning TO the stngp uu-
! states. In October OF tho IaItor yosr
year later, he opened In his famous yor.
sion of "RaffleSi IN which hc starref
for several consecutive seasons. Since
Then he has appeared at various times
I'm tho United States in p dozen differ.
ent dramas and comedies
IN sketch OF his NE. by himself. n,
| said
"Whou 7 was a little fellow. beyinr
lived for several years i'm india. my IA
ther took me back To England. i wa,
very Slad 10 get back home, ever
tholgi | rem bercd practically potbiuu
I about,1t. 1t was shortly after that