The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-15
TRIBUTE TO EDWIN BOOrH.
A Notable Memorial Meeting Hold i'm New
York Monday Evening.

| York Monday Evening.
'The beautiful assembly room Of the
Madison Square Garden" says a New
York special. Of Monday, never held a
more brilliant or a more sympathetic
! audience than that which gathered there
to-day at the invitation Of the Players
Club, to mourn for the great tragedian
who so long held easily first. the love
and admiration Of the American people.
Art, letters, the stage, every walk Of
professional and business life sent its
representative members TO testify 20 the
high regard felt for him living, and the
present sense Of sorrow endured in the
loss 20 the social and dramatic world In
the death Of Edwin Booth. About 1000
invitations We're sent out. Even this
number did not half satisfy the demand
and made many regret that a much larger
hall could not have been secured.
The family Of Mr.. Joseph Jefferson
occupied a box opposite one in which sat
Miss Ellen Terry and Bran Stoker. A
box was reserved for Mr.. Booths daugh-
ter, Mrs. Grossman, but she was unable
10 be- present. Her husband and children
occupied it with Mr.. and Mrs. McGOnigle
and their children.
In one Of the seats OF the front row
old cOlOred servant who nursed HIS
daughter. Mrs Grossman. She came on
to-day from Richmond, Va. 20 be present
at the meeting
Among other notables there were Mark
Twain Thomas Bailey Aldrich, p. G.
Stedman, Richard Henry Stoddard.
Charles Dudley Warner, Mrs General
Custer. Seth Low. a.. W. Glider, II. c.
Drummer. Francis Wilson, +. -. Milet,
r. u. Vedder."
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson made the opening
address. Among other things he said:
1T was but little more than year
ago that we stroled together upon the
seashore. and, II / remember his thoughts
and words Alright, he considered no man
happy until he could enjoy the success
of nis enemies. Surely this was an ele-
waited condition for one who was about |
TO step across the threshold from this |
world 10 the next
eve all know Edwin Booths public /
beneyolence, but his private charities /
were only revealed to his friends, and !
even these he would have concealed from
an eyes had Il been possible. May /
mention one2 When he returned 10 San
Francisco, after twenty rs absence
ne discovered the abode OF an old lady
who had acted with him in the years
gone by lie found her in poverty and
his charitable hand surrounded her with
comfort for the rest of her hfe.'
Professor George h. WoOdberry next
read a poem written by him for the oc-
.asiOn. He read in a low but sonorous
,oice. The poem opened with this passage
"Linger go here all lovers OF the SOUL
Cor careful Of our grief too far remove
Trou the last rites Of love-
Among the other speakers were Signor
;aIvini. the Italian tragedian, Parke
Goodwin and Henry Irving The latter
aid.
IL think / must be amongst the oldest
n his friends. for more than thirty
ears ago. in the days Of stock cOmpa-
lies. [ played a. engagement with him OF
ONE weeks i'm the city OF Manchester.
was the Bassanio, the Laertes, the
asslO. the WelbOrn. the WllfOrd, and he
he star that hoated across our horizon. |
right, brilliant buOYant, alert. full or
igor and fire and genius, an example 70
Dung actors and one who lived 10
how us something OF traditions. the
enius OF which he had inherited and
he art OF which he had learned from his
ither From that time we were friends,
nd II was n pride as well as pleasure 20
be when, twenty years after. i had the
onor Of supporting him in my own
leatre He has done much for art and
iucl for the players. There shall he no
weeter monument Of his tender. affec-
onate nature than the home which he
.ade I'm this city for the brothers Of his
-aft. except the high place which ne
olds FOR all time in the hearts OF his
Juntrymen, and those who 1--we and work ,
,r the players art When muslng over .
]mpanions gone we doubiy feel Ourselves
lone |