The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-23
BARRETT'S FUNERAL
ThsDead Tragedian's Body Taken
to Cohasset, Mass.
FATHER SHERMAN orFIo1ATEs.

Edwin Booths Grief at the Loss of
His Friend and Partner-The Lat
ter May Retire Permanently from
the stage-Mr. Barrett's Last Let
ter-The Triumphs OF Genius.
NEW YORK, March 23.-All day yes
terday the body of Lawrence Barrett,
who passed so suddenly away on Friday
night, lay in the solemn repose of death
In corner room Of the third floor Of
the Windsor hotel. This morning it
was removed to the parlor of the hotel.
That endless sleep which he so often
simulated upon the mimic stage will
now know no waking with the ringing
down of the curtain. But the laurel
wreath of well spent life, like that
which was won't to be placed upun, his
brow as the heroic Cassius, has been
twined, though invisibly, around the
marble forehead, garnished with loving
tributes from family, friends and the
great world, whose honest servant and
teacher he ever was until the end.
Edwin Booths Grief
Next to the bereaved widow, none
WINGED so keenly under the sud-
den blow as the brother artist,
Mr.. Edwin Booth, whose recent
effort has been so closely united
with that Of Mr.. Barrett Barrett was
like a younger brother to "the melan-
choly Dane" He was always full of
resoarce, always cheerful, where the
more desponding temperament Of his
companion saw no light shining. He
absolutely enjoyed the details of man
agement, which Booth in his later
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feet partnership in art could be
imagined than Of these two. When the
intelligence of Mr.. Barrett's death was
conveyed to Booth after his return
from the theatre on Friday night he
was completely unnerved. He is re-
ported to have said:
II always thought should 20 firstr
The Broadway theatre, where MIR. Bar
rett was engaged, has been closed until
Tuesday. The money which had been
taken in for Saturdays performance
was refunded during the afternoon
"Richelieu" was to have been played at
the matinee and Romeo and Juliet in
the evening.
Mr.. Barrett's Funeral.
The funeral services took place at the
hotel this morning at 10 o'clock. They
were conducted by the Rev. Father
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black casket, and after the ceremony
were taken to the actors summer home
at Cohasset Mass, on the train which
left the Grand Central depot at II
o'clock.
At the latter place there will be some
simple services, The burial will be in
the family plot at Cohasset.
The pallbearers were: Edwin Booth,
A. n. Palmer, ,Aqgustin DAILY. Daniel
Frohman. Frank W. Sanger, William
J. Florence, Joseph Jefferson, William
Winter, Richard Mansfield and j. III.
McVicker.
Tho Trhgedian's Fortune.
Mr.. Barrett's wealth is variously esti-
mated at from $3.50, 900 to $500, 900 but
it is said he had recently lost consider
able money by injudicious Investments.
At the time of hls death he was plan
ming to give an immense dramatic fes-t
tival in Chicago in 1893 In the latter
city his popularity was always immense
1t is settled that the Barrett company
will continue till the close of Mr..
Booths engagement, a fortnight hence.
1t is more than likely that the company
will then disband, as IL is thought that
good as it is it would fail to draw with
out Mr.. Barrett at its head. Mr.. Booth
was engaged to appear next season for
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agement, and it is said that the engage
ment will be terminated by Mr.. Bar
rett's death. 1t is even thought in GER
tain quarters that Mr.. Booth will not
appear again after this season.
II Am Hercules"
On the 18th inst. Mr.. Barrett wrote
thus to Manager Albaugh, of Baltimore,
with whom he had an engagement. 1t
is said 20 be the lastletter he wrote:
DEAR Jo1N-Yours received. You will
hold jan 0, lso3 In Baltimore. and Jan. l6
and % in Washington for me. Glad to hear
all goes well. We are on the highway to
success. here. Edwin Booth grows stronger
as he works and am also Hercules. Your
friend, LAWRENCE BARRETT
The Triumphs Of Genius.
The triumphs Of Barrett were on the
lines Of his native genius rather than
those hit upon by accident. The drama
was his passion, and he was ever
painstaking worker. His first associa-
tion with Edward Booth was had at
time of life when he could not fail to be
influenced as by an -exemp]ar. Booth.
though but tritle the senior, had an
old name and was himself an acknowl-
edged tragedian. Both were young
men. Barrett played Othello and Booth
Iago in 1861. Afterward Barrett began
a careful study OF stage history and
literature, stirred to it partly by his ad-
miration for Forrest, who was then at
the height of his fame.
In 1869 he played again with Booth,
alternating with him, at Booths new
theatre, and thus placed himself in
comparison with the popular favorite
of the ti:ae, Some time afterward he
joined the great stock company at
Booths in which were, also, E. L. Dav-
enport, J. w. Wallack, Jr., Mark
Smith, Edwin Adams, T. G. Gangs and
others. 1t was at Booths theatre, in
1875-76, that Barrett captivated the pub
lie, where he gave his mastery rendi-
tion of Cassius in "Julius Caesar for
103 nights, q. -
A Probable Suicide.
TRENTON, March 90. - Alexander
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