The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-09
BOOTH is DEAD.
A Brief sketch of the Career of
Americas Most Gifted
Actor.
Rich and Abundant Harvests are Id
dcated in the Latest
Crop Reports.

NEW YORK, June G.--Booth died at
11:O5 a. m. Edwin Booth was born in
Belaire, near Baltimore, Nd, on Nov. l3,
1888, and was the son of Junius Booth,
the elder English actor, who obtained
his reputation, however, mainly in the
United States. He was named Edwin
Thomas out of ompliment to his fathers
friends. Edwin Forrest and Thomas
Flynn, both actors. Although the elder
Booth at first objected to his sons going
on the stage, but he did finally consent
and the young man first appeared in
1849 at the Boston museum, when he ap-
peared as Tresset in "Richard Ill" He
made success in this small part and
from that time forward no question was
raised as to his continuing on the stage
In 1851 he took the most important step
in his career up to that period by play
ing "Richard H." in the place of his
father who had been taken suddenly Ill.
This performance gave him at once the
reputation Of being an actor of unusual
promise. In the latter part of 1852 the
elder Booth died while on his way from
New Orleans to Cincinnati. Edwin was
now left to rely upon his own intellectual
resources
In 1854 he played IL Australia with
Miss Laura keenin. He returned to the
United States the following year and
originated in San Francisco the charac-
ter of Raphael in "The Marble Heart
He also at this time made his first ap-
pearance as Richelieu, which afterward
became one of his most noted characters.
An incident Of Booths magnificent eX-
travagance in the interest Of dramatic
art was in causing the erection Of that
superb structure, Booths theater,' in
Twentythird street, New York, and the
financial ruin which fell upon him there
fore because he permitted his splendid
art instinct to cary away with 1t his
business judgment. All this is well
known and appreciated by the American
art public and by the thousands OF
friends Of Booth. In losS he opened In
New York club house for actors, known
as The Players club, the entire expense
of which was paid by Booth.
Booths first serious Illness came on
April 3. 1859. when he was stricken with
incipient paralysis while playing in
"Otheilo" in the Lyceum theatre in
iAOCttcltls = llt tdNl lObl NNdiF vi
Booths hfe rave been passed at the
Players club in retirement. During
the summer months of 1891 he spent
considerable time with his daughter at
Narragansett. X was in ;hp latter year,
while making his annual visit. he was
SO seriously i'll ut her house, Ills friends,
particularly soiicitious for his health
iust al that time. had grave apprehen-
sion that he would not have sufficient
strength Ia warrant a r"'urn to New
York, but with cooler weather came i'm
provemeut and he returned to the club
in October From this time those who
knew him most intimately remarked a
steady decline in his health. At lC
o'clock the nurse noticed serious
change for the worse and Immediately
summoned the members of the family
and telephoned for DR.. Smith, who ar
rived at l0:3O o'clock. In the room when
the actor died we're bis daughter Mrs
Grossman and her husband, Magoniglee
Booths brother law, and a couple OF
,tI