Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-04
NOHo " 06'~'' FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE GREAT TRAGED|AN ILL. Booth Ordered To Stop
 Acting. FURIOUS PRAIRIE FIRES. Many Towns Laid Waste in
 Dakota. RHODE ISLANDS ELECTION. Probably No Choice For
 Governor.
BOOTH HAS TO RETIRE.

A Rochester Audience Disappoinsed-
 Dismissed at she End ef the Second
 Aet-Me Is Suddenly Taken HI.
 ROCHESTER, N. Y., April 3.-The vast audience which assembled at the Lyeeum "OtheIlo'' experienced 8 sensation and bit ter disappointment. Booth went on in the first act as Iago and spoke his lines without apparent difficulty and the audience did not suspect anything wrong. At the end of the second act, when it was time for him to go on again 8 slight dizziness, with which he had been troubled for two or three days, began to be serious, and 0 physician was called in, who examined the actor and pro- nounced his illness too serious to permit him to attempt to proceed with the performance. The doctor expressed fear that he had sus- tained shock of partial paralysis, which so alarmed Mr. Barrett that he determined to dismiss the audience. MT. Barrett said to the audience:
 ssLadies and Gentlemen-I am called upon to perform the most painful duty of my life. My colleague has shown symptoms of break ing down for three or four days past and his condition tonight is so serious that it is i'm possible for him to act. We had hoped that he would rally from his attack and that he would be able to play his part tonight, but one of your physicians says that 1t would be perilous for him to attempt it. MT. Booth has sustained partial stroke of paralysis and we fear that this is the beginning of the end. I cannot express to you the deep sorrow with which I make this sad announcement. The world has probably heard for the last time the greatest actor who speaks the Eng fish language. We shall, of course, cancel IT r k1,~A, ,kon 1o able to remove MT. Booth to his home. It pains me to speak these words. I an sorry to disappoiRt this great audience but the play caanot go on. It would be presump- tuous for me to undertake to fill the place of this great man whom you have come to see and hear and it would be worse than useless to attempt to proceed further. I know you will be indulgent and that you will fully ap- preciate the sad plight in which we are placed"
 The condition of MT. Booth did not fully justify this speech. There had been no att tack of paralysis and the actor was suffering no pain. He walked from the theater to his carriage and was driven to his hotel, when he walked without apparent difficulty from the carriage to his room. Later on MT. business manager of the company, said Mir. Booths illness was not serious enough to justify alarm. He said the com pany's engagements for the rest of this week and possibly next would have to be cancelled, but he hoped to go on ss usual after MT. Booth had been given brief rest. Hessrs. Booth and Barrett will leave for New York morning and MT. Booth will be placed at once in charge of his own physi- clan.
 The Lyceum Theater management loses S2, 900, which will have to be made good by the company. The sale of seats amounted to over $5, GOO and was the largest sale the company has had this season. Mir. Barrett has requested that the following despatch be sent:
 s'Since his return to the hotel, Edwin Booth is easier and the doctor gives every assurance that week or ten days of abso- lute rest will restore him to his usual health.
 LAWRENCE BARRETT