The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-06-09

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had grave apprehensions that he would
mo- have sufficient strength to war
rant attempting return to New York,
| but with cooler weather came an inn
| provcment in his condition. and he re-
| turned to the Players club in October.
| From this time those who knew him
most intimately remarked n steady de-
cline in his health. This decline be-
came more rapid about six months ago
when he was compelled to take to his
| bed, from which he never arose.
TIE ACTORS CAREER
Few careers have been AT once SO great and
so poetic that of Edwin Thomas Booth He
| was n son of Mar land. He was born in Hart
| ford county, November 49, 1873 He was named
| for two of his fathers personal friends and
! professional cotempo.ar.es, Edwin Forrcs.
| and Thomas Flynn 1t is recorded that Fo :.
rest resented III 1t young Booth did not use his
full name. insisting that he had been christcned
| Edwin Forrest
Edwin Booth one of four children born
| - the great trlgedian Junius Brutus Booth
| and was the youngest OF the three distinguished
| sons. Junius Brutus John Wilkes and Edwin
The only sister is Mrs John S. Clarke,
| wife of the comedian and manager of that
name. now located in London, but still the pos
SCISSOR of large theatrical property in Philadel-
| phia
ElWln Booth mauo us ueDut september
| 1s49 at the Boston museum as Tressel in
| .Richard III "
Young Booth pla-ed small parts for two
years before he was given a responsible char
acter and then he appeared as Richard Ill at
| the National theater, New York, under circum
| stances that were annoying at the time, but
which since then hlve been made to appear as
| part of the elder Booths well laid plan to
| test the boys true metal just before theater
time the great actor declared himself unfit TO
go to the theater, and refused to rise from the
couch where he hld been mapping until aroused
| by his filial attendant
When the son urged upon him the absolute
| necessity of going to the theater which by that
| time was crowded, the father said impatiently:
go act it yourself"
In desperation the distracted youth rushed
from the hotel to the theater and told his tale
| to the disnayed manager, incidentally repeat
| ing his fathers reckless instruction that he
should play Richard 1t was too late to change
| the bill The manager gave the boy q second
surprise by saying that ne must take his father
at his word, and before h, was really out of his
daze he had been hustled into his fathers
dressing room, thrust into his fathers far too
ample robes and stood waiting for his cue 10
| enter the duke of Gloster.
1t was soon discovered, of course, that the
son and not the father was essaying the historic
tyrant, but the interest OF the moment sur
passed any disappointment and the young man
was ouraged from the beginning to the end
with generous applause He was pronounced
successful and from that date h 5 friends de-
clared that he would be an actor worthy OF his
lineage.
In is . he and his brother. Junius Brutus ac-
companied their father to California His first
appearance after his return was in Richard Ill
in Baltimore. The same season he played at
Richmond under the management of Joseph
jefferson. In 1877 he made his first appearance
as o star in Boston. followed by a successful
appearance in Richard Ill in New York In
ls6o he m irried to MIry Devln a relative
Of Jefferson He was playing in Boston when
the news of the assas sin1tion OF President Lin
coin b. Wilkes Booth stlrtled the country and
he soon retired to the privacy OF his home
After a short retirement he was, however,
prevailed upon to return to the stage. His later
histrionc efforts were in conjunction with Law
renee Barrett until the death Of the latter.
Since then Mr.. Booth has acted but few
times.