New-York tribune., 1912-03-04
ANNIE YEAMANS DEAD
AGED Actress Passes Away at
Hotel Gerard, This City.
STAGE FAvORITE FOR YEARS
Active in Her Profession UP to
Within a Few Days OF
Fatal Illness.

,frs Apnie yeamans, long KNOWN ao ''
"a ia u,op,an of the American stage
=, o.. mora than fifty years had ueeh
.tor,aipiro theatregoers in all parts u
the world. ded last night at s'oo o''oe
tbe Hotel Gerard. in west 4ith ''i
noo,l, rosu,tad from a stroke or paraiys'S
suffered about six weeks ago. shorty d''
the aged actress had come Iroi"
,,'e sor rest with her daughter, Mrs
LYDIA Yeam2ns TITUS. lava
Mrs. Yeamans was seventy-se'e" - ~.
cid IN November 49, For seVerai years
infrrnities had been increaslnS' Dut o"
continued to play engagements anu '"
noared in some OF the most SUCCESSFUL p'"' .
a,d nusical comedies of recent sedsoi'.
Tha engagement IN massachusetts Hd-i
,,,.o,.od a severe tax on her strength anu
realizing that she was on the verge VI -
ness she gave up her work tnere 'e'p
rarilv for a few days vacation III
daughters home. The psralytc strohe ~
lowed within two days OF her arrlVai III WIG
city. .,,,nd
For several days Mrs. Titus had reaii1eu
that her mothers conditloh "'S -
although her death last night came WIN
short warning. Mrs. IeamanS re'apoo'
late in the afternoon into coma ana IT. ~.
,,ainod unconscious to the end. she d'eo
peacefully. .s -, the
Nc yeamans. who had appeared on the
s,aee in ANYTHING and everything from
bow clrl, ingenue. and from old man W ""
woman was born in the Isle OF Man sew
o,,,v-seven years ago, daughter OF GrilntnS
Yeamans. who was a concert sI"e"' '
wales The wandering life OF her lather
carried her 10 many countries ana s' 'il'
ago of ten she made her FIRST stage hpPea'
ance as Little Julia in "a Father 5 Daus"-
ter" ...-,,Ad
At the age Of eighteen she was i''N' Wv
10 Edward Yeamans. circus clo"n' anu
ND 10 the time of his death she perior'l'eu
her acts with him. In company Win ~"
husband she went TO San Francisco anu
reached that place on the day OF Presloei'
,rcoln.s assassination Three years later'
,ftor making tour Of the Middle states
they came East and were engaged by MIe'
= r Conway who at that time haa
stock company playing in Brooklyn. her
husband died in 1865
rour wears later she attracted the atten-
can characterizations, and was engaged oS
him for his company, then playing at the
Grand Opera House In this city. ShoruS
afterward she Joined Harrigan & Hart VINO
were making their rirst successes keeplhs 3
always to her favorlte roles, the portraSaA
of humorous Irish-American types
During that time Mrs. Yeamans naa
played in various companies, and In near
" every city in this country. Following the
death OF Mrs Gilbert. several years ago.
Mrs Yeamsns had been known as the Old
est actress in active duty. When she ap-
peared at Wallack's Theatre in September,
1907 in The Hurdy-Gurdy Girl she said
that IT was just the part she would IKE 10
have for her last appearance.
Mrs. Yeamans celebrated her fftieth year
on the stage In September. 1898. In an ad-
dress Mrs. Yeamans said heavy work never
suited her. II think l have played with
nearly all the great people OF my time but
probably the best thing ever did for my
self was when created the part OF Biddy
Roman. I'm Shadows OF a Great City. when
was put on in 1854 by Mr.. Jefferson.