New Britain herald., 1914-07-03
ACTOR IS STRICKEN
 AT LOCAL IHEATER
1, Had Just Sung q Want to Go Home Again.

lIVliiG nydlH. DEATH CAME EARLY THIS MORNING Aged Thespian Dies "Game" Alter
 Suffering Stroke in Dressing Room. Was Once Captured By Turkish
 Marauders. S Stricken down with apoplexs his dressing room at Keeney'sa last night after he had just conn his last turn" for whichs IT been roundly applauded. Johl the senior member of the M team which has been actinx ing and dancing skit entittS River Front" all the week to the Hotel Bronson and
 o'clock this morning. Fat1 St. Mary's church, was
 when he passed aways
 Wife Inforn1cd
 Walsh and his oldesf
 touring the country for
 years and, it will be
 were here two years aga
 unique act entitled, The
 and the Boy" Young Wa broken up over his fathers d this morning sent a telegramM aged mother in, New York tellin Of her husbands serious illness this city. Immediately after he another telegram to a New YoN priest, who is friend of the familyS advising him of his fathers death and asking him to break the news to the wife and mother
 Has Large Family.
 The dead actor was sixty years. ten months and twenty-nine days old ana his home was at, No. 3S BlcKrofd street. New York. Besides his son with whom he acted. and his wife, ne leaves. four other children, Harry, Katie, Lizzie and Joseph. The body was taken to New York today ana the funeral will be from St. Joseph 3 church in that city lnterment VIII also be in New York.
 The father and sons act was a singing and dancing novelty and the old man, who was an Irish comedian proved to be remarkably light on ms feet for a man of his years and d1o an Irish clog dance to the music or a .phopograph.
 Some Hit Tonight.
 Coming in from his last encore last night at l0:15 o'clock he remarked to his son, "Gee! Some hit tonight, ! wasn't it Jack?'' The older man had no sooner reached his dressing room than he fell. and when the son rushed in he did not think that anything seri- ous was the matter so said, Brace up. Pop" The stricken man gamely z replied .Oh, I'll be all right" and wher1s Blends attempted to assist him he safa falFaLet me alone, I'll walk all right. However, it was seen that he could not control his legs and he stagaerEdRsbadly as he walked across the 4tf1 Hto his hotel. One leg seenl leSifs be almost powerless and asafnfa fs X Hide grew rapidly helpless.
 kST ld man bore up bravely and
 elieve his sons anxiety, even |lg Extent of asking that he leave 35 f2 Thinking that walk in the
 night do him good he went out
 another actor, asking his son to s3fSzin behind, and walked for 8 S lock, but his companion saw that he 9klvas failing rapidly, so hurried him vback to the hotel and sent for pr. isC'ConnelI. When the stricken actor saw that he was very i'll he told his son, You'll have to make the best of it for I'm very sick.
 His chief concern seemed not about < his. own condition. but as to what < would become of his son if he should { die, and he said repeatedly, What VIII become of John, what will De- \ come of John.''
 Knew He Was Dying. s During the night MT. Walsh dozed Sat times and then would awaken. He z Vas very fond of children and at one Stime during the night he said, l guess the little 'canaries' won't ever sing for me any more" and at another time he mumbled, T guess the phono- graph won't play for me any more Gle was referring to the phonograph used in his act.) From these re- marks 1t is thought that he knew he < was dying.
 Father Dies Game. G The dying man fingered until 5:35 -So'clock this morning, when he s breathed his last, and he died with a 7 smile on his face. The fact that his 4 father bore up so bravely in his last z illness seems to be a source of much ss comfort to his almost broken hearted gkson and he says with mingled pride and sorrow, Well, Pop died game
 certainly died game
 Captured by Turks.
 Walsh had a long and inter-
 IF career. At the age of twelve
 lrs he ran away from his home IT.
 1and and went to sea. He fol.
 ed this life for some time anC
 drifted all around the world
 5ne time he was singing in Fur
 <UIen a band of rnarauding Turk: