Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-23
THE AMERICAN ACTORS.
Booth and Barrett and Their Com
binatiOn.
n Permanent Organization Formed
by the Great s---Pians for
Next Season and for the Future.

After the grand intellectual treat at thu
Burtis opera house at Davenport Satur
day night, which was enjoyed by many
from this city-the presentation OF "Ju-
Illus Caesar" by the foremost trsgedians
Booth and Barrett-an ARGUS representa-
tive had an interesting conversation with
one of the members of the company.
The probabilities are" said he, that
Booth and Barrett will neither of them
star individually again. They have
formed permanent combination and
most OF the members of the pres
ent company have been signed for
next season, which opens in Sioux City
in September. Our present season real
ly ended some time ago, and this is only
a supplementary tour. which will
close in about a month hence. Has
the present season been a successP
1t has been one continual series of
ovations and triumphs. We have not
known what it is to play to any
thing but crowded houses and both
Mr. Booth and Mr.. Barrett have
made fortunes out of their seasons
work. Yes. they have formed a perma-
nent combination and they propose to
make next seasons engagements more
attractive than this. Our company now
travels in its own special train of three
coaches and two more cars to be used
exclusively for the transportation of
our plays will be put on with the same
attention to details which characterizes
their production in the larger cities. A
prominent scenic artist from Chicago is
in the city today in consultation with Mr. |
Barrett on this very subject The COM
pany will be increased in numbers, too. |
We now carry thirty>two people, but will
probably have at least forty next
season."
Mr. Booth and Mr. Barrett are both
in excellent health and very much pleased
over the enthusiasm that has been shown
them everywhere. They see that the
American people appreciate their efforts
and it will not be many seasons hence
that they will commence in New York
City the construction of the grandeSt
theatre in the world. They have the
matter under discussion now, and it they
carry their Ideas INTO execution, they will
build house that will be an honor to
the profession and an object of pride to
the American people.
"Mr. Barrett is the man who does the
Mr.. Booth has explicit cons
fdence in him and is perfectly contented
20 allow him run everything. conse.
luently he engages the company, makes
Ill arrangements and has the general SUI
of the entire company. Mr..
Booth and Mr.. Barrett are great personal
trends and are and have been for years
characters OF Brutus and Cassius in
which they appeared tonight, is
Tery natural representation of their feel
ng for each other. They both have ele-
'ant homes at Boston. MIR. Booths fam
Iy consists of a single daughter, while
Or. Barrett has quite family and sew
raj married daughters. There is but
wo years difference in the ages of these
wo actors. Mr.. Booth is 55; Mr.. Bar
EFT SO, There is only one city in this
ountry where Mr.. Booth will not app :.
ear and that is Washington. He has not 4
cen there since his brother shot Presi> "
ent Lincoln and no power under heaven e
ould induce him to go there, He feels F
IS brother terrible deed more than the ii
ublic has any idea of, and it has to
ged his appearance more than all his p
Their domestic Affections"