OBITUARY.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, Issue 17692, 5 July 1927, Page 9

OBITUARY.

FRANK CURZON. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, July 2. The death has occurred of Mr Frank Curzon. Mr Frank Curzon was a well-known, theatrical manager and racehorse, owner. He was the lessee of the Play-, house and Wyndliam’s and he was concerned with the management of the Royalty. Daring his long career with • the stage, since 1899, he had been asso. elated with such men as F. R. Benson/ Charlefe Hawtrev and Denis Eadie.!, Curzon was his stage name. He was a - son of the lata W. C. Deeley, of Curzon-' Park, Chester, and a brother of Sir H. Mallaby Deelev. M.P. ■ The late Mr Curzon only a month*' ago achieved bis greatest ambition by winning the Derby with Call Boy, andwas reputed to have collected a .huge!-.-, sum as a result of that success. Mr;. Curzon wa?> a man of tireless energy. He firmly believed that >-his theatrical success was largely due ~.to, the fact that he received a sound comr mercial training in his father’s business, before he abandoned commerce for the.life of the theatre. Two of his most notable theatrical successes were Message from Mars,” which he produced in conjunction with another keen Turfite, the late Sir Charles Hawtrey, and “The Chinese Honeymoon;’V which in its day created a record: and is still nffectionatc’y remembered by playgoers not yet middle-aged. MrCurzon quite recently lost his wife, the late Miss Isobcl Jay. one of the greatest artists in musical comedy who ever lived. Mr Curzon was deseYvedlyi ■■■•■ popular with all who knew him. • “V

ARCHIBALD STEVENSON. By Telegraph—Press Association. - f ‘ ■ AUCKLAND, July 4:'; The death Is announced of Mr Archibald Clark Stevenson (64). dinctor ,ot the old firm of Messrs Archibald Clark and Sons, Ltd. He was the first president of the Auckland Travellers andWarehousemen’s Association, and din 1917 was president of the United New Zealand Commercial Travellers’ Warehousemen’s Association. PERCY HARPER COX. By Telegraph—Pres* Association. CHRISTCHURCH, July 4. ! The news that Mr Percy Harper Cox died yesterday afternoon will be received with wide-spread regret. In the course of a successful ■ career he established many firm friendships. The son. of the. late' Mi* Charles Percy Cox, dw. was educated at Christ’s College, whipb school he attended from 1874 to 1880. He was an excellent- all-round athlete, his outstanding -performance being 'the winning of the half-mile Dominion championship in 1889. During the year 1888 he represented Wairarapa against Wellington at Rugby football, .and the following year he plaved for Southland against Otago and the Maori fifteen'. Mr Cox entered the employ of the Bank of Australasia when he left College. and rose to the- position of .manager of tho Christchurch branch. He was then transferred to Wellington,, mid was subsequently ■ made inspector for tho wlio'e of New Zealand. He was appointed by the Government .La member of the recent Rural Credits Commission, and toured the . . world with the commission. Since then -he' had been living in retirement. - “