New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-08

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the Fund has been called for 10 80 a. M to-day.
and appropriate action will then be. taken IN re.
gard TO the death Of MIR. Booth. y portrait OF
MIR. Booth was placed over the door Of the House
OF the Edwin Forrest Lodge No. 9. Of the Actor'
Order Of Friendship, In West Twenty -seventlst.
The picture was surrounded. by black and white
special meeting Of the lodge was held ycster-
day mop Fr.r the members aHs r,p prsas
Lyon, Albert Roberts. E. , TiltGn, william
!osh A. wkss G. Rssas f. l. Smaller
Alexander Fisher. Charles Klein, F. NJ. Ken
Sheridan TnpleS, II. $. DuGield, Archibald C'wpcr,
James l.. Carhart. Louis Aldrich. Lester Furncy,
Walter Fcssler. John Archer, Edward Lee, Will
lam +. Clifton, 9. Jay, Williams, ra!mo Collins.
Hawks, Robert Marsh, Ado!ph Jackson, ]. ".
Merry lla T;, AIleS s James o;S;sepb Carl
Marlborough Hardy. The president. Edwin
Knowles, presided. Louis Aldrich made an ad-
dress. touching on NJ. Booths qualities Of char:
his profession. A committee was appointed, con-
sisting Of Louis Aldrich, F. F. Mnckay, Milton
Mobiles, Eugene Jepson and Joseph w. Shannon, 10
make arrangements for the representation Of the
lodge at the funeral. The committee met .
little later and decided to call uron the members
to gather at the lodge room tomorrow morning
send Horul pillow This will hear the words
Goodnight, sweet prince and the initials
30 official action is likely to he taken at pres-
cnt ny tho Players he governors widely
scattered and it would now be possible 10 bring
only few of them together: The following
afternoon: IL il requested by the board Of
directors Of the PLAYERS Club that the members
assemble at the club house at o o'clock Friday
morning to accompany the funeral cortcse to the
church"
TIE SEVENTY OF Mr. BOOTHS SICKNESS
Some OF Mr. Booths friends have thought with
in the last few days that mistake was made in
NO. taking him to Narraeansett Pier at the time
few weeks ago when his symptoms seemed most
Hopeful. The plan was thought OF and even
partially arranged but had to be given up on
account Of tho decided decline in the patients
condition. II is not probable that there was any
tine after tho first severe attack on April 10
when it would have been in any degree safe to
attempt such removal. Many have distrusted
tho reports OF Mr. Booths condition. with their
constant accounts Of Improvement. which have
E given C % q hsw 70 @ Ss ns
really been After the first attack. he was
ecarccly conscious at all. Now and then ne seemed
seriousness. lie then recognized his daughter, his
physician, and, perhaps, the other friends WHO
were allowed to enter the room. That was all:
duration. These statements are made on the best
u Mr.. Booths death will have no erec. on the
founded and Of which h. has ever since becn trcsl-
dent II is controlled by board Of nine COVER,
nors who hold Office for life. vacancy caused
governors Mr. Booths death causes such q
varsncy. The remaining Governors are Joseph
Jefferson. A. NJ. Palmer. Frander Matthsws. law
DAILY. William Bispham and stephen n. 0lin.
WHAT IS SAID OF MR.. BOOTH.
Naturally the death Of the great actor was mach
talked about yesterday by all who were inter-
ested in. players or playing end by many who
wer. not Edwin Booth said "A. VI. Paluer,
as mourned by everybody, both bccaus, OF his
greatness as an actor and because Of his PERSONAL
character. His character as man was witnouS
a Flemish. There are many men who are KIM,
generous honorable and high minded, but there
como times when many even Of these show other
and different traits. But NOBODY VINO ever c@uio
in contact Will. Edwin Booth ever said that ne
had found anything IN his nature which was no'
noble fine. true and gracious "a.
Daniel Frohman said that he regarded the deatn
of Mr. Booth az the end in Amer ,S OF sc u 81 %
telccf. This kind of acting had been deyelopcr
since the days of the Elisabethan drama through
the growth Of the dramatic art ani tmi Ms,d
in Edmund Kean and Edwin Hootn ne ne hsI
at present was in transition period ana III pay
condition Jon and Mr th h5UMad that sa oof rserb
Kenn more than any other actor. Macr,aiy ne
believed must have been an actor Of a.neacn s
S or. I becn NOR" like him. Macready and Brrrtt
made people think; kean ana BOOM ""'e ''"'
feel. -, n, po5th's
nearest friends. was too sick yesterday to D. aole
10 formulate any expression IN iceatd 70 I'm I'm
lie felt his loss deeply bus his doctor iorpa at ,as
70 make any mental effort such as he iet tiias
il would be TO put into form Tor plh a non
TO be- able to attend the funeral Il. H. SoMmln,
Grafton Of actors said that hi felt. ns he knew
an actor who could never be replaced. Beyona
fLis he could say little, as he had not been m
innate with Mr.. booth personally though ~
father was among his pest ifen" sc;d hal been.
was now, and would continue to DE great oil"
valuable. -
SUGGESTING A MONUMENT IN CENTRAL PARK.
Tothe Editor The Tribune
Sir Before the form that represented the moss
powerful aud magnetic figure Of our stage Is haue"
forever the earth. will you allow me TO suggest 'ua'
steps be taken to keep nlive. by permanent "s'"O
rinl In the city In which he made his ges'es' eo.'
for the cause OF dramatic art. the name OF Gavin
Boothi IL
We have no walhalla in which our nusrious dead
may be Inferred or IN which statue or bust may DO
placed to remain lasting tribute to worth ana al
incentive to future generations. II We had' 'n.Ic .
little doubt but that place would have been one.eu
for some monument 10 the last. ana perhaps 'H'
greatest, Of the great actors OF the country.
To-day his memory Is enshrined In the hearts =.
the millions Of his countrymen who have been oioasus
under the spell Of his genius Tomorrow 'ns.
will have followed him TO the land OF mss.~' " MI.
his name will live only in the records OF the time anu
in the momory Of chance antiquary' ior 'ne
Players Club can scarcely be regarded as pu"''
statue in Central Park would be at once nttin{
trbnta 10 his genius On ornament TO Tue Pss S,d 40
n publc recognition OF the art for when ne a'o ~
mnch 10 win estcem-an art which all tue naiiohs xe
seeking 10 honor as II to make np ior inc u''"
believing that subscription TO ms eno Tv nnr
n,cIt with warm approval ask the courtesy OF ."us
will receive cordial encouragement from the yuvlne
which, II Is not much TO say loved Eo MI u''"'
$40 -. so,,.th luue 1893