Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1899 — AUGUSTIN DALY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AUGUSTIN DALY.

The Theatrical Man Who Has Trained Many Noted Stage Favorites. The recent death in Paris of Augustin Daly removed the foremost American theatrical manager. He was a scholar, a Shakspearean student and did much to bring the plays of the Avon poet into popularity here. He was born in Plymouth, N. C., six-ty-one years ago and was the son of a judge. In early life he went upon the stage, but failed as an actor and took to writing plays, first of them being “Leah, the Forsaken,” which he wrote for Kate Bateman. He was also hei manager for a time. Then he organized a famous stock company and some of the most noted of American stage favorites learned their lessons of him. Among them were Clara Morris, Fanny Davenport, Mme. Janauschek, Stuart Robson, Edwin Booth, Louis James, John Drew, Charles Coghlan, W. J. Le Moyne, Henry E. Dixey, Effie Shannon, Digby Bell, James K. Hackett;

James Lewis and Joseph J. Holland. O 1 late years Ada Rehan had been his bright star. He discovered and really made her what she is.

AUGUSTIN DALY.