Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-08-24 | Page 3 | Actor's Death Causes Closing of Risque Play

1 Actors Actor's A tors tor's Death Causes Closing Of Risque Play Play- SAN FRANCISCO Aug 24 UP CUP The Tho French farce Easy for Zee Zee passed into history hero today after a a. rc record ord run of fifty weeks A A. series of ot tragic events IncludIng Including includIng ing ing- the death of oC Robert Chapman 28 28 tho the leading man early this week Is Is Ia said to be responsible for closing the tho show I Chapman was ns found dead Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- morning six stories below the open window of t tho the apartment of Allan A. A Hoffman Hottman playwright Hoffman Holtman told police pollee that two men Then searching for foi liquor liquor- threw C Chapman Chapman Chap Chap- ap- ap man from the pi Previously l Nana leadIng loadIng lead load Ing InS lad lady swooned at th Jail jaD where she visited Frank Grupico l arrested for or a a. a statutory oC offense She ShI said an overdose of ot sleeping steeping p powders waS was wa the cause A year ago Miss was the chief mourner at the funeral of at Jerry r racketeer and underworld un un- nn- nn character r who was murdered murdered mur murdered dered here A A. public ImbUe cl clamor mor for tor closing the show followed Chapmans Chapman's de death th and today 5 S. S A. A Goldtree owner an announced an an- no T ced that the record run of ot tho the gay play had had-