The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-03-28
A GREAT ACTOR DEAD.
Lawrence Barrett Dies of Heart Failure
in New York.


in New York.
New YORK, March q. Lawrence Bar
rett. the tragedian, died this evening at
l0:45 o'clock. at the Windsor Hotel.
The demise was due to heart
failure The actor was uncon-
scious but short time before he
died His wife and pr. Chambers, OF
this city, were with Mr.. Barrett when
he breathed his last. His last sickness
dated from "Wednesday night, when he
was obliged to leave the theater where
| he was engaged. 1t was said at
that time that he was merely
suffering from a severe cold and
would be ont III few days, and
the same report was made the following
dav Even yesterday the reports from
the sick chamber were very favorable.
This evening Dr Chambers called al
the Windsor Hotel at 9 o'clock to see
his patient, and shortly thereafter an
nounced that he would remain all night
/ in the sick room. Heart failure, the
/ physician declared, was the cause of
death.
! At the death bed were Mrs Barrett,
Dr. Chambers, the manager for Booth
and Barrett, and the nurse. The death
/ room 523 on the third floor Of the hotel,
on the Fifth Avenue and Forty second
Street corner.
Mr.. Barrett has two daughters now in
/ Europe. one being the wife of Mary An
/ derson's brother. The funeral will take
=! place probably III Boston, and the man
| ager Ot Booth and Barrett Will have full
! CHARGE of all arrangements At the
/ time Of his partner : and friend death,
! Edwin Booth was at the rlayerS Club
in bed asleep He did not receive no.
,ice of his death until midnight, and was
very deeply affected. He did not, how
! ever, 90 up to the Windsor Hotel.
/ Lawrence Barrett was born IN Paterson
| y. j.. April ,. lS;S. His first appearance
! French spy. After year SeXperlencc IN
playing minor parts. he spent short sea
son in PittSburg. He then acted i'll ST
/ Louis. Chicago and elsewhere until
December. 1866, when he was
! engaged at the Chambers Street
/ Thcater. New York City. where lie ap-
prared as sir 1hOn4ds titf0U III The
! imchb bick." He was engaged by Mr..
Burton early III 1871. and acted under his
management for nearly two years. support
ing Charlotte CuShman, Edwin Booth and
other prominent actors. In 1919 he was en-
/
scum and later at the Harvard AthenTum.
OF that city. Wher" he played with Miss
+ CuShman. Barry sullivan and +. l.. Daycn-
roIt. ON the outbreak OF the civil war IN
1851 he accepted caplAin'A III ine wen
/ tN-cighth Massachusetts Infantry and
served with distinctions. AftcrWard he act
ed at Philadelphia. at Washington. and
then al Winter Garden i'll New
York, wher. he was engaged by
Nr. Booth to play. Oheito to his
| IGgo. The elder Wallack considered
| his impcrSonatiOn OF the character the
most striking performance ne had seen in
twenty years. Mr.. Barrett then became
/ associated III the management OF the Va
rieties Thcater in New Orleans playing
| leading parts. and for the first time acting
aS Rjcic!ieu, HdmiG and HW0ch.
/ About this time he met Edwin Forrest.
and was led to make a careful study
of the history ana literature OF the
stage. circumstance which aftrrWard was
of great value To him. In 1861 he Pur-
+ chased "RoSedalc" from Lester NaIlack.
and. after acting the leading character III
/ il al New orleans. made MS first tour as Il
star actor. In 1861 lie played with great
/ success at Maguire'S Opera House III san
Francisco. where he remained as manager
/ of the California thcatcr until 1870. when
! he again appeared in New ork. Late in
/ 1870 he played with Mr.. Booth in opposite
! characters at Booths TEeatcr. In lSll-2
/ ne illuildotfi liit Il'N dlI'Nd'S lIfd''i III
/ New Orleans. and III December, 1872.
nIaved CnSsilts to Booths BiuHS
+ in New YORK. During 1921 he
4 made successful tours through the
i United States. visiting the leading
cities The season of 1873 began
j with a magnificent Nival of Julius
7 CsrS n at Booths Iheater. where he again
appeared as C0Ssjus and later as kuaH
+ IeGr He took the part Ot Ddnici ~
/ aud was the first actor to appear III MI.
/ GiIbeTtS play of that name IN the nltcd
states. Later he produced " onck ;
Love at the Park Iheatcr in New
| York CITY. His most recent sue
ceSstS have been III Boxers Francesca
Iii Rimini. which he brought out in
/ 1882 at the Chestnut Street Tbcater, PhIa-
,!elphia. He acted the hunchbaCk. Ldt-
! ciGifn. with great intelligence and rare
bower In the autumn of 1873 this play
ran for nine weeks at the star Thcater.
New lork. where it was presented on I
. very cOmuletc scale and aroused great en-
yhu~iaSm In labI, isnl. 1888 and 1884. Mr..
Barrett visited England. and during his
last visit appeared III many OF his
prominent roles. which were fayOTably re
ceivcd Later he and Booth joined forces
and made 4 very successful tour of the
country While an actor 0I great talent
he was thought by many to lack the finish
which made Booth work 50 satisfactory
Mr. Barrett last appeared in MiiWauke a
the Davidson Ihcater. in September last.
The engagement continued a week and. hs
. was greeted by large audiences. as. IN fact
was ALWAYS tie case whenever he came L
+ rms city.