Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-07

latter year, while making hIs annual VISIT.
that he was 50 seriously Ill AZ her
house. His friends. particularly sol.cl-
tous for his health just at that
time. had grave apprchensionS that ne
would not have sufficient strength 20 war
rant attenptlnga roturn 10 New YORK out
with cool weather came an Improvement
in hls. condition, ana he returned to the
PLAYERS Cluh in October. From TINS time
those who knew most intimately remarked
a steady decline IN bis health.
MR. BOOTHS ctGGaR.
Edwin Booth VAS born at Belair, MI, in Noyen-
bcr. 1873 lie was educated for the stage,
supporting his father IN inferior parts ironi hls
bOyhooi. and made hs first resulat appearance
a: the Boston Museum in 1919 IN = minor part
IA Richard III On the occasion OF nus
fathers Illness IN 1851 he took hls place ahd
performei Richard III Ut tho Chatham
street Theatrc, New YORK. In tho following
wear he went 60 california and engaged tor
utility business" AMI IA lSIf made - '-'t 20
Australia. stopping at the randwich lslahds on
h \ way. tie returned IN lS1f anu appehIeu AZ
Buttons Theatre New loia' ~ ,bo,,-.e ,eoi,.e
undrr its new name Of the Miuter Garden
he gained a high reputation ~ 1850 Tor hl7 uo-
lneation ~ Shaksperean characters. ho Nielt-
ed England in 1851, appearing at the nay
marked iheotre. London. ant passed year On
th. Continent IN studying bis art heturhlhS
Z America IN the fall OF lSd2, he eutered upon
u brilliant dramatic career, gaming great g.
lebrity by bis iinperspnGton OF hamlet' olhrl''
T,go Richarl t., and other Shakspearan parts
! and OF Ricbehen. In BuWers drama OF that
name. Ia 1869 hs built theatre IN New lorH,
winch became celebrated Ter tie presentation Ui
standard drnmas with great perfection OF DETAIL
lts story ended IN May, 1852, when u was
| Il llally closed; ami after this it was torn do"n
| and "A block OF stores built upon ~ site. IL
was managed by Booth until the spring ~ io'i,
when lt passed out Of Lis possession. Among
the stars VINO acted at ths theatre In addition 70
| Booth himself were Lawrence barrett r. l.
| Davenport, Edwin Adams, Jo7cph Jcncts"h'
| Kate Bateman, Charlotte Cushman, John =
| Clarke John r.. Owens, and James II. Ncf fchef,
| OF chicago. whose stepdaughter, Miss Mary NC
Wicker Ner name having been changed nom
| Ruunion to that of her s.epTatheri, became
| Ro1tnis second VITO IN June, 1859, AMI vino
| died chlldlcss IN 1881. Booths nrst WliS was
| Mia Mary Devlin, OF Troy, y. y, an actress,
| whom he welded IN July. 1850, ana whom
| ho had mt three years D'toie IN thl,
| city richmond. Thor only child. tdWina, now
| Mira Grossman. Of Now ork, was born ia III
| ham, Eng., December 8, 1861. THIS frst Mrs'
| Booth died AZ Dorchester, Mass, In teDruaIy'
| ,Sg3 Tho second Mrs. BOOlh WAS also al
| e,tre,s and aided before her marriage al tho
| opening of Booths Theatre IN February, iau9,
| piaylng Juliet 20 SIR. Booths Romeo. In 49,
| Mr. Booth made 4 tour ol tbs snuth, "ulch Was
| IN fact a tglumpual progress. lhou-ahlr LOCK
| 81 10 ace MN Ia every city that 10 visited. In
| lS,D nud again ia 1852. he visited treat
| BlIaiu, and be acted with brilliant su'crr3 IN
| London and other cities no HeHt mo 'rt
| many in the autumn Of 1882 ana VAS t4ere re-
| celyeI vita extraordinary enih lsias.n. III i0N3
Ihe returned homo and res inea ma starring
tours Of America much u the time VITA ms ciDao
| uersOnal friend. Lawrence Barrett during mo
| last few years. however, ho had been IA frtlrc-
! tnruL aud suffered n.cu from III health
| Tho Players club, at when 10 die''
| 4. lnrsely II not iu the main,
| m, outcome ~ time and :a'ont nur means ap-
piled ou MS part. 10 - ono ot tho finest in,iuu-
| tons of ts KIND m tne world Ed"ln boom
| acrsd many pnrts m his dag, but iatterly M
| rep,rtory had been limited t. Hamlet, N hHrpoth'
| King Lear, Othc,lo, laso. W0!soy. hcnard III
| Shylocx, h hard IT,, Beueiick, fetrucaio'
| KcteIeu, FHyues Brutus, berturclO ia - ne
| F5ols Revenge. by Iom Taylor, Ray Bas' ana
| Don G psar 10 liasan. and ia IS71-1b ne pun
| nshei an edition Of the PLAYS here nameI or IN.
| dicated IA nftrel volumes, the text cnt ahu
| adapted by Lim-elf iOr stage use WIN hIVIu--
tions and notes Dy william winter