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Show oo SULLY DIES AT THE AGE OF 75 Paris, March 3, 6 35 a. m. Jean Mounet Sully, the celebrated French tragedian and dean of the Comedle Francaise is dead here at the age of 75. Jean Mounet Sully was born at Bergenia, Ber-genia, department of the Dordogne, France, on February 27, 1841. He studied at the Paris conservatory under un-der Bressant and made his first appearance ap-pearance at the Odeon, playing in King Lear with Madame Sarah Bernhardt. Bern-hardt. Ho served in the Franco-Prussian war of 187071 as an officer in the army of the Loire and acquitted himself with great bravery and distinction. dis-tinction. In July, 1872, he made his debut at the Comedle Francaise as Orestes and Immediately became famous. fa-mous. Two years later he was made a Socletaire of the Theatre Francaise and his achievements and his reputation reputa-tion for many years made him an International In-ternational figure in the world of art He attained eminence also as a writer writ-er and lecturer Mounet Sully came t,o America in 1894 and played at Abbey's theatre. New York, In Hernanle. The critics referred to him as the greatest living liv-ing tragedian. Among tho distinctions conferred on Mounet Stilly were those of chevalier cheva-lier of the Legion of Honor and Officer Of-ficer of the Academy, |