DEATH OF CUYLER HASTINGS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1240, 22 January 1914, Page 34

DEATH OF CUYLER HASTINGS.

TRAGIC END AT NEW YORK. News comes from New York to the effect that the well-known actor, Cuyler Hastings, whose fine delineation of Sherlock Holmes has been seen pretty well all over the world, died by his own hand in New York on January 11. He had been suffering from nervous strain for some time, and ended his misery by shooting himself in his own room.

There has been no more popular actor in Australasia than Cuyler Hastings, and though it is some years since his last tour through the Dominion, his name is still fresh in the hearts of theatregoers, who will sincerely regret- his untimely demise.

Some artists well known to Australian playgoers are at present appearing in Sir Herbert Tree’s production in London of “ Joseph a.nd His Brethren,” which piece is to be staged in Melbourne next month by J. C. Williamson Ltd. These are George Relph, who was out here with Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton; Henry Vibart, who was here with H. B. Irving; G. Dickson-Kenwin, who was in “The Blue Bird” in Aus-

tralia;" and Maxine Elliott, the beautiful American actress, who was with Nat Goodwin in Australia.