Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-26
LAWRENCE BARRETT DEAD.
The Great Traxedian Dies suda~nIy Amer
short iiines.-Desth the Result %
Heart faiIar~ superiadu~~d by fasz-
monIa-A sketch Of his life.

Heart faiiur- superiadu~~d by fasz-
monia-A sketch Of HIs Life.
NEw YoRx. March st.-Lawrrnee
Barrett. the actor. died last night at
lO-sS o'clock at the Windsor hotel The
death was due to heart failure and was
quite sudden. His wife and physician
were with him when he died Mr. Bar
rett's Illness dates from "Wednesday
night. when he was compelled 10 leave
the theater where he was engaged IL
was said at the time that he was merely
suffering from 4 severe cold and would
be out in few days Even yesterday the
reports Of his condition were very favor
able Late yesterday evening. how
ever. his physician. Dr. Chambers. was
summoned Heart failure superinduec,i
by pneumonia was the direct cause Of
the great tra<e,lian's death Dr. Cham
oerS Says pnsamonia set in THURSDAY
morning.
Mrs Barrett. who was in Boston. wa.
sent for and arrived thursday evening.
Isr- J. T. Oliver. Of Boston. Mr. Bar
ret''s family physician, was also sum
moned and came On at once A consul
tation was held and j, was decided tha;
Mr- karrett's cas-. was serious. but that
y No other complications appeared. the
sick man might pull through
BetUeea ami 10 O'Clock laS, even
ing there was rapid change for ths.
rxor~s.- and at The latter hour Mr. Bar
rctt was in s~u1i-c0uscioES eousfstisu
About fifteeu minutes before the end
came Mr.. Barrrtt was entirely uneor-
S.cipzis and - be remained until he died
The funeral viii probably tax, plae.
. IN Boston- Edwin Booth was deeply
moved when he received tn. notier of
Mr. BARRETT death
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So q rsN voaEA. iz ~ uinefs~nsA var. bus
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rpmnx Esrrets -sfFrssTtsz3 Its R-s-th Mar
s3oek llartszets fuasasnar nnaf James Hack-fr
n - NJ. E1-rFsf uust-rtoos n partner
"a , wra Le@ Eak~r. to Eaan~i<rrn~nt e
n. NsrlsFis~ sheafsr u Nsw 0rI@aa-. That
eiEF ~las thaa bloekaisss- sat the assf lanrrs
w-T~ tErgs aas.s ~ ef soldiers H@n~ Tor
sA~ nrsf time Barrett arrssG HAzai@s anst
Eaeh@lie4 aass prrssare-E- Lester wau.~k-.
-Eeses.aie-- If msri~ a. srs. venture a.
star tEr5mg the following slater
alsyla= Elaos GraY anss ~lusss q sh@
h>ross - tragedy In ~ M Barrett
visited EnEiant fuE the ar-s tine and shea
he rsfErn-d n Der~nltsr q thzt wear h<
started bE th~ roaf~ for san Francisco.
wh~rs ~ appeared fesrzary q at N4ssafrsss
opera huu<e n Hamlet 1san Nrsulaos.-f4
wa- t1e lsasi inz 2rsar IN N1ssm5 res COMPANY.
Rsiston aasi other -earisal St. cf that era %
eKfrAys<ancr IN tie Faeiae coast capital
hulls the California th-ater Tor these two
actors and g vas opened under Their tsinr
management Jana&ry. =. i-<s- The partner
ship lasted txenty months Shea Mr. Bar
reft retired After playing leading rUfes AZ
Niolo's Ia Se~ York Mr. Barrett assumed
the m1nagemeus @ tie NeE Orleans Va
ristie= thsatsr. but i proved an improbable
change and he A-<ua.e'i tie career Of van
deriaS star actor In the spring of fs.s str
Barrett flied an engagement az the Lyesam
Eheatcr in London- In the fail OF that year
after his rcfaru TO America. he ads1@.f to
his repsFtoir james Ee1ny.s Ezgii-h YER
sion of Victor Has0's ~H~rnaai.~ Robert
Bros ~niug's "a Blot in the scufeheon~ and
an English version OF Theodore De BAnvflIeas
'-t,rinxoire.- called The Kings Pleasure
The art site partnership Of Mr. Barrett and
Edwin Booth began tn the fall of lSs-- The
nr-t season Of their Joint performances vas
very profitable. and the second probably did
not resalt IN loss For the season Of 1880
is was arranged that Mr. Eoosh -ho1ld
art separately froai Mr. Barrett. but under
the IAtterss management A. he had done IN
the winter Of isss-7- Nine. Nodieska wss
engaged as Joint star With Mr.. Booth. and
Mr. Barrett produced IN Chicago. Tuesday
October .. ~C4nelon," a new tragedy of Mr.
Young. the author OF ~Peudragon-" His
tour with this play Vas interrupted by ILL.,
neSs
Though n self educated man. Lawrence
Barrett acquired ia his late years the repu-
tafion Of a man Of learning. He Vas re-
g&rtlei. even by members OF his o~n calling.
Who did not ali estimate him At his fall
worth. scholar among actors
Mr. Barrett Vas an actor Of unfaii-
ing real He never slErrsd a line or
lost Il point He was always pronclens
and in earnest HIS ShyiOck was one
of the best OF his time. his Hamlet interest
ing and intelligent, though marret b. I'm
icky original business and new readEngs.g
and many play Soers OF reasonable good
Judgment found his sharply defined. forSsble.
theatrie Richelieu more 10 their liking than
Mr. Booths portrayal Of Buixer's Cardinal
in later years.
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