New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-18
Tn the death of this well-known gentleman

Tn the death of this well-known gentleman
It cannot rightly be said that the stage suffers serious
loss for Mr. Booth though long connected VIII INC
theatre was never actor OF exceptional powers ~
of late years he had, In great measure "ithula" ~
the dramatic profession. His lineage, however,
aud bis labors both manager anu "0'Vi'
had made him a conspicuous figure IN .no
stage history OF his time, that his removal lro '
nsv scenes OF life Is a reminder alike OF the rapu hEn'
OF wears and OF the vanishing incidents OF stoeu pa
He was the eldest OF one OF the greatest ao'oi'
this century and the brother OF the greatest uasoa
oi our age He was born In 1871 al CharlesVon' y"
and he went on stage in 1880 that Ms proleS
stonaI career has extended over periou
Of nearly fifty years. As long ago "a 1915
In xas n member of The stock company at the Bowefy
Theatre In this city--n the days of Hambn ana D. Il"
scot About the OF the gold fever he went 10 JAIL
forna, and returning thence he drew such ros'
picture Of the prosperity Of that region that nc many
induced HIS famous father to make trip 10 the Tacuo
shores This was in 1852, aud both Junlus ana
Edwin accompanied the tragedian aud became members
NJ his stock company the Jenny Lind Theatre IN San
Francisco. II was his hmeward journey from Call
forn that the elder Booth died-NoyemDer 90 1907 III
the ffty-sevcnth year OF his age.
Junins and Edwin remained N Cafornia-the former
becoming manager and the latter laying the founda-
lions of the great power and fame AZ an actor that ne
has since acquired. Junius managed the theatre
called the san Francisco Hall, In which Edwin
acted "utility" parts and presently made bis hrst
signal hit as Richard III and he remained in Caior
MIA for many years after Edwin had returned To the
East. 1867 Junius one of the managers ot the
Boston Theatre and quitting that house he came to
his brothers theatre New York where, IN February.
1872 he was seen as Cassus in Julius Cnsar" ard OF
that house he became manager IN June, ls73-upon
Edwin Booths retirement. Booths Theatre con-
Quoted by him for one season, Ia the
course of which he revived Shakespeare hts
torical play OF King John" and himself pcrsonated the
monarch, with John Mccullough as Iaiconbridge. and
Agnes Booth queen Constance This vas the most I'M
portant effort In acting that he made before the
Nev.York public; but 1t was far being his best
impersonation He acted. his day, various lines OF
character and very many parts. both great anh
small but we do recall any performance Of
his in which he displayed tie faculty OF
imagination. tho power OF embodiment ana
the intensity OF dramatic feeling brilliantly than
when he personsicd the uan Lorrie In Tho Lass -
Lo9rie w hch was first done Booths Theatre, an
afterward on country circuit. lie was, OF course,
thoroughly Ia the technicaes OF his profession
but he never could be considered the iuneritor Of
his fathers genius Many READERS, perhaps will
remember the occasion when. the old Winter
Garden Theatre the three brother, Junus Edwin ana
John wilkes Booth, acted Together rs Br"is Cdssi's'
and Anionv-an when the the great superiority
OF Edwin Booth very brilliantly manifest
Junus Booth was thrice married. His first wife was
Mss DE Bar fine vocalist and comic actress-burn In
Ireland IN lsIO-whO out 1886 AT New-Orleans.
and was seen tho next year at NlhOs, IN New-iork.
Thu sccond wife was Harriet Mace. formerly OF the
National Theatre Bos Ton. who die In 1883. lie mar
ried. In 1867, Mrs Agnes Perry, widow OF Harry
Perry who survives him. SIR Booth also leaves "a
daughter Miss Marian Booth, wac has often been seen
upop the local stage, and slways with pleasure Ine
Booth family now consists OF the mOiher-old j. Ii.
Booth's wIdow-who survives, at upward Of eighty
years Miss Rpsaio Booth Edwin and Joseph. and Mr-
Asa L. BoothC Clarke, wife OF the distng uished
American comedian. John s. Clarke, Of London.
Originally there children of the famous elder
Booth namely, Junus Brutu-. EDsalie Ann. Henry
Byrop Mary Frederick Elz beth, Edwin, Asia sydney,
John wilkes aud Joseph Addison. Only four remain.
During recent years Mt Booth has been concerned In
the ownership and management Of the Masconomo
House "a summer hotel at Manchester Massachusetts,
and at tins house he died. In person-exccpt that he
was somewhat larger and heavler,-he resem-
psrceptble In the shape OF the jaw
and in the air Of command and prodominance that
mark ed the carriage the head. The elder Booth how
ever had blue eyes, which az moments Of excitement
snone terrible Hight In tue face OF Edwin Booth,
when acting Sir GcS Richard or IeScGrd this hcredi-
tary REGULARITY becomes visible, but WAS per
oeptlDe In the face OF Junus. lie was Of teser'ed
tenperament capable however OF genial cordially aud
hunOr. and he Of simple manners. lie had many
friends and no Will long DC held IN Kind remembrance