▁tour ▁or ▁The ▁Pur ple ▁Lady . ▁▁ ▁This ▁string ▁of ▁success es ▁carried ▁Hall ▁through ▁to ▁Broadway , ▁where ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁more ▁successful ▁plays ▁was ▁Sydney ▁Rosen feld ' s ▁far ce ▁The ▁Two ▁Esc ut che ons , ▁which ▁had ▁an ▁un comm only ▁long ▁run ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁Bij ou ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁From ▁New ▁York , ▁Hall ▁head ed ▁west , ▁appearing ▁with ▁the ▁Ralph ▁C umm ings ▁Stock ▁Company ▁on ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁Grand ▁Opera ▁House ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁and ▁from ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁she ▁supported ▁such ▁stars ▁as ▁Joseph ▁Haw orth , ▁Ed win ▁Ar den , ▁Walter ▁Per kins , ▁and ▁Minn ie ▁Sel ig man . ▁When ▁she ▁finally ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁East , ▁it ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁Paul ▁Arm strong ' s ▁drama , ▁St . ▁Ann ▁which ▁she ▁followed ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁long ▁eng agement ▁at ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio ' s ▁Empire ▁Stock ▁Company . ▁ ▁Despite ▁la ud atory ▁reviews ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁for ▁her ▁Mid western ▁show ings , ▁mis fort une ▁struck ▁in ▁Hall ' s ▁life . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁her ▁husband , ▁the ▁actor ▁Ned ▁Howard ▁F ow ler , ▁committed ▁suic ide . ▁Hall ▁was ▁with ▁F ow ler ▁when ▁he ▁shot ▁himself , ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁personal ▁phys ician , ▁Dr . ▁Star ling