The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-07

as Richard III, and I'm the following
August he was again seen there IN
round OF great characters all OF when ne
acted with brilliant ability and greatly
TO the public satisfaction. ON July 7, 1850
he married Miss Mary Devlin, OF Troy
\ &. an actress. whom he had met
three years before NJ Richmond, Va,
with whom he shortly afterwards made
visit 20 England. Their only child,
daughter Edwlna, was born in Fulham'
December o Is6l After their return to
America Mrs. Booth. sinking under sud
den illness died at Dorchester, Mass, on
February q. 1853 While I'm England
Booth appeared at the London Haymar-
ket Theatre. under the management OF
T. II. Blackstone, enacting Shylock, Sir
Giles and Richelieu. The latter part, with
which. almost as much as with Hamlet,
his name is identified. he had first as
sumed at Sacramento Cal, In July, lAb.
His performance Of IL was much admired
iu London. and also at Liverpool and
Manchester, where he afterwards acted.
ON returning 20 America Booth soon be-
came manager Of the Winter Garden
Theatre. New York. which had been Bur
toms Metropolitan, but which Dion Bou-
clcault had leased, rehtted and renamed.
Here Booth appeared on December q,
ciated until March o. 1867. when IT was
destroyed by fire. a particular record OF
his proceedings NJ this theatre would
make a volume Here ne effected mag
nidcent productions OF Hamlet" "Othel-
Io," "The Merchant OF Venice" "Riche-
lieu" and other plays. and here he ac-
complshed the remarkable achievement
Of running Hamlet" for one hundred
consecutive nights, an exploit that was
commemOrated by the public presentation
20 him, on January p, 1861 Of a gold med
al, suitably inscribed, and offered In be
half Of leading citizens OF New YORK.
In recent days such an artistic feat would
not be so difficult Of accomplishment at
that time II was an extraordinary exploit.
Booths brother-in-law, the celebrated
comedian John s. Clarke. was his part
ner in the management Of the Winter
Garden Theatre. and they associated with
themselves an old journalist and theatri-
cal agent. William Stuart (real name. Ed
mund O'Flaherty), formerly Of Galway,
Ireland, but then an exile. Clarke
Booth were also associated in the manage
ment Of the Walnut-street Theatre. Phila-
delphia from the summer or 1903 till
March, 1870. when the interest Of the
latter was purchased by the former. The
hundred night run of Hamlet" extended
from November q, 1864. till March q. 1860.
on April %, 1864 for the benefit OF frnd
for erecting a Shakespeare monument In
Central Park, Booth produced Romeo
and Juliet" and enacted Romeo. In
April 1868. an appalling tragedy com
PEELED Edwin Booth 20 leave the stage,
and il was then his wish and purpose
never TO return 10 il. but business obliga-
ti0ns constrained him. and he appeared at
the Winter Garden on January 3, 1866, as
Hamlet, and was received with acclama-
ton by a great audience. "Richelieu was
revived that year. on February LIST. with
much splendor and scenic attire. An
equally fine revival was made. on January
2S. 1867. of 1.-THE Merchant OF Venice"
on March I'D the theatre was burned
down. on April s. 1853 the cornerstone
was laid of Booths Theatre. atdhe south
east corner OF Twenty-third street and
Sixth avenue, New York. and on February
g. 1863 Booth opened the new house with
Romeo and Juliet" Romeo being played
by himself and juliet by Miss Mary Nc
Wicker. This lady was the daughter OF
Mrs. Runnion. who became the wife OF