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were the largest ever taken in one day for
dramatic pei iformapces in Boston.

dramatic pei eiformaDces in Boston.
HIS LAST APPEARANCE.
In December, 1888. Booth presented to
the Players Club, New York, their elegant
home on the south side of Gramercy Park.
The opening ceremonies called forth warm
tributes to the donor, and here he made
his home for all periods of rest, as he sold
his Boston house after the marriage of his
daughter Edwina in 1886 The season of
ls9O-9l found Booth and Barrett again
together, but increasing years, hard work,
much travelling and many sorrows had
begun to do their work upon the slight
frame of this remarkable man, and he
played without the old enthusiasm. The
Boston engagement was at the Park
theatre, and began on Monday, Dec. l,
lasting two weeks
The sudden death in New York on March
20, 1891, of Mr.. Barrett fell like pail
upon Edwin Booth, aud he closed his
season at Brooklyn fortnight later-April
in the part of Hamlet, Mr. Barretts
parts being filed by others. Mr.. Booths
farewell to the stage in Brooklyn was re-
markable occasion. The Academy Of
Music was crowded by an audience Of ) 200
spectators, and the receipts were 81 ,564 so.
Every inch of space inside the auditorium
was occupied, and the opinion prevailed
that never again in all time to come would
the great actor tread the stage Of theatre.
ha ~ H,.
thousands had assembled, and when the
worn, but still graceful figure Of Mr.
Booth was seen, a mighty shout burst
forth. He bowed calmly in recognition of
the tribute, entered his coupe AMI was
driven to the Players
From that memorable day Mr. Booth
lived in retirement, seeing for the most
part only his intimate friends. lie made
few private visits to Boston but falling
health vetoed active exertion or extended
travel.
HIS NARIoUs HOMES.
The New York and Boston homes of
Edwin Booth were In New York, the
Albemarle. Windsor. Brunswick, Everett
Madison avenue and Players Club IN
Boston, the American house, Parker housr,
fremont house, Brunswick, Ncnlome, the
houses OF DR.. Tompkins in Franklin
Square and Washington street, the home
of his brother Junius in Florence street,
his own house in Dorchester and in Chest
nut street. and bis daughters home in
Beacon street.
Mr., Booth was the seventh of ten
children: Junius Brutus, RD-aic, Anne.
Henry Byron, Mary. Frederick, Elizabeth.
Edwin Thomas, Asia sydney John Wilkes
and Joseph Addison. His father was Born
in the parish Of St. rAucras, Loudpn,
England, May /, 1876, his father, Richard
Booth, being lawyer and married to a
Miss Game, by whom he had three chill
dren. Junius Brutu-. Algeruun sydney
and a daughter who died ia infancy The
elder Booth married Mary Ann Holmes,
Jan. Is, 1921, aud landed in Norfolk Va,
on June 30 Of the same year, making his
hrst appearance on the American -tage at
Richmond, Va, July 8, l~2l, il. Rich
ard Ill
HIS POSITION IN DRAM >IIg HISTORY.
The exact niche To BE- n.ied BIZ Edwin
Booth in the temple Of dramatic fame wiIi
long be a ycNyd question. DURING hIs
long supremacy enemies were numerous
and detractors yoc.frrou-. A poor lml'a-
ton of father-a weak ai.utIon y an actor