The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
A. W. DINGWALL DIES.
AFTER OPERATION
Long a Theatre Manager and.
Once Partner Of Jacob Lit
and Joseph Brooks.
FAVORED ENGLISH PLAYS
Recalls His Shooting by Rich
Youth Who Was EnamOred,
Of Miss May Buckley.

Alexander w. Dingwall. theatrical
producer and one time manager of the
broadway Theatre, died following an
operation late Saturday night at the
Post Graduate Hospital. lie was 90
years OF age and unmarried. He be-
came III four weeks ago and went TO
his summer place at Great Neck. L. l.,
to recuperate. His illness became
alarming a few days ago and he went
to the hospital.
Mr.. Dingwall at one time. had large
theatrical interests through the West
In association with the late Joseph
Brooks and the late Jacob Lift. FIJI
teen years ago he took control OF the
Broadway Theatre. staging there a Sc
ries OF English melodramas that proved
popular successes. He retired from ac-
tive interest in theatrical mana cement
FIVE years ago and lived for a time at
Broadway and Seventy-second street.
At the close OF a performance of THE
Price of Peace" one of his most sue
cessful productions at the Broadway
Theatre. in March, 1901. Mr.. Dingwall
narrowly escap ped death from shots fired
by Robert NJ. Moulton. son of a wealthy
Memphis, Tenn. merchant, later found
to BE- insane.
Wounded by Three Bullets.
Mr.. Dingwall was in the Pabst Hotel
at Broadway and Forty-second street
dining with one OF his managers and
Miss May Buckley. who played leading
role In The price OF Peace" MoultoE
Apr ID ched and fired first at Mr.. Lef-
fingwel, Mr.. Dingwall's press agent,
and then fred at Mr.. Dingwall, woupd-
i'g INN three times. The youth was in
fatuated with Miss Buckley. 1t was
late" learned, although he had never
met her
Mr.. Dingwal was in the hospital
several weeks after the attack. Two OF
the bullets had lodged in his back and
were located with difficulty. After a
dangerous operation the missiles were
extracted and he was soon on the road
to recovery.
Mr.. Dingwali entered tie theatrical
business at Milwaukee, where he lived as
a boy. He was born in Ontario. Canada,
|of Scottish parents. He entered the
newspaper business as a young man and
soon began TO write dramatic criticisms.
Jacob Lift was then the leading producer
OF Milwaukee and also mad theatre in
terests in other Western cities He be-
came Interested In Mr.. Dingwalls work
and offred him an opportunity to join
him as partner, a connection which Mr..
Dingwall was very glad to form.
Controlled Numerous Theatres.
The partnersi ip OF Lift & Dingwall
operated the McVickers Theatre in Chi
cago, and theatres in st. Paul, Mime
apolis. Milwaukee and other large cities
OF the middle West. Later they obtained
control of several Eastern theatres, in
Guiding the Broadway Theatre.
After the death OF Mr.. Lift Mr.. Ding
wall was associated with Joseph Brooks.
a former member of <law 4 Erlanger,
and continued stage productions with sue
cess. He favored English plays, and
the two probably most successful were
Sporting Life and TIE Price o.
Peace odd Kentucky" was another
OF his productions TO achieve a long run.
Mr.. Dingwall had lived in New York
for the last twenty years. giving up his
theatre holdings after the death OF NJ.
Lit for the most part. He lived quietly
and had not been indisposed until his
late illness He was a member OF the
Lambs and at one time was president ~
the Theatrical Bachelor Club. He leaves
three sisters and two brothers, who live
in Chicago.