OBITUARY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 5

OBITUARY.

V GREAT FRENCH'ACTOR COQTJELIN. ■■. i(BY ASSOCIATION—COETItIdjIij' i"- •■'■V^;- s ': I'-/': ■'■'/■'■ Paris,/ January'2B/|/ ■-;'., The ■death/, is announced, of.Cpquelin .the ; elder, the; great iFrench. actor, aged 68 years., : ■';. .Benoit-Constant ■ Coquelin was born■ at' : Bon'-' logne: on January:: 23, V 1811.. 'Hβ was educated at -the ''Paris. 'Conservatoirp,,-. securing : first prize iinepmedy.-in 1860, and ;niade:liis ; debut .at-'.tho.Comedie -Eranoaise- the same, year, !in "Lo. Depit; Ainonreux," :. He was appointed ■. a : niembor. of", the Comedie l Sooiety. : in 1864, 'arid, during -his connection ''with - tlie theatre created. for,ty-fotir:p:ri:ts. ;He left:the ! Comedie'in 18S6, and .toured Bjirope and America.':: Subsequentlj-; be appeared at the Porte' St. 'Martin ana other Paris ;houscsi' and 'in 1900 , lie'-made- a''grand tour ■ pr-Anierica'-with , .'SaraK: Bernhardt, "with whom:: he :. r.eapnearnd • : iri "L'Aiglon";- at :":i'the" .Theatre Sarah Bernhardt. in. 1001. Qheoi his , finest .parts, in vrecent,'years 1 bos been- that" of Cyrano v-de;. Bergerao; : . in A Eostand's" .drama. Coquelin was-an .officer, of- P.ublic -Instruction, and an officer, of the' Legion-. of; Hohoury : ; ; .Coquelin's j;6nriger brother,'-Ernest, , .born -in' 1848,: has; nohieved. success in .both' the .plassib and -the .modern repertoires. ; ' .The: deceased, also! trained iov the: etago 'his :sbn Joan,'''wHo ! ' has^: aohieved. a : number :of'-■ euccesses. ;: ■■•■••)■'■■'?■