AUSTRALIAN ACTOR'S END.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 21, 16 May 1914, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN ACTOR'S END.

Fremantle, May 5. Walter Dalgleish, the Australian actor, died while making stage love. At the time he was performing at the Tivoli Theatre, Fremantle, in the melodrama entitled "The Soldier's Wedding," which was being presented by George Blood's company. The deceased undertook the role of soldier, and in the second act he was making love to the heroine (Miss D'Arcy). He was about to propose, and leaned over a table for the purpose, of taking Hold of the hand of Mis D'Arcy. Suddenly he bowed his head, and was seen to stiffen himself in the chair. Miss D'Arcy, thinking that deceased was faint stroked his head and said, "Pull yourself together." There was no response, and the management called in Dr. Blaxland, who pronounced life extinct. Naturally everybody in the theatre was greatly upset when the play stopped and the sad news was made known. Miss D'Arcy was particularly overcome, and it. took her some time to recover. The late Mr Dalgleish was a married man, about -17 years of age. He was of Scottish descent, and comes from Kew, Victoria, where a brother of his now lives. He had a long and varied career in Australia, and was regarded as a useful actor. He started with John P. Sheridan's company, but most of his professional life was spent under the auspices of "William Anderson's companies, with whom be acted for 10 years intermittently. He had only been connected with Blood's company for a few months, lie -aid to a 'fellow actor, "1 feel I splendid to-iiight."