New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-14
IN REMEMBRANCE OF BOOTH.
EXERCISES UNDER TIE AUSPICES OF TIE
PLAYERS
LARGE AUDIENCE AT TIE GARDEN CoNCrET
HALL-SpEECI.ES rY JOSEPH JEFFERSON,
PARKE CcDWIN, ToMMAso SAL

A''"E -SfELIi.ES EI JOSEPH JETFEhSON,
PARKE CoDwIN, ToMMAso SAL
VIM AND HENRY IRVING.
The memory Of Edwin Booth was ntly honored
yesterday by the commemorative exercises held
undeT inc auspices of the Players. The place was
lhe concert Hall Of the Madison Square Garden.
inc nail was not large enough for the purpose.
Out II was probably well suited 10 II as any
mat could have been found available for it, The
oest possible use made OF II. The decorations
vi 'he platform were extremely simple, ana also
extremely beautiful and effective. They were de-
signed by Stanford White. The front Of the stage
ana the screens and walls at the back ana sides
were heavily draped with dark purple. renewed by
wreaths ana sarlands OF laurel Above the screen
at the back rose of palms and bay trees. and
other bay trees stood on the corners OF the stage
FROM the midst of the palms rose pedestal draped
win the same dark purple bearing me bronze
bust Of Booth.
All the seats in the hou.e were occupied except
III the upper balcony and some OF these were taken
Among those present were Charles WaiCott, w. j.
LeMoyne. W. S. Andrews. Seth Low. Richord Wat
son Glider. Mrs. Rac'.el McAulcy. Miss Ellen
Terry. Bran Stoker. General Horace Porter. Mr..
and Mrs. \. NJ. Palmer +. f. Mackey. Miss Henri
eita Lander. Stanford White. Colonel T. = Aiir;end.
Miss Adelaide .5tanhopc T. b. Aldrich AngnS:ns
Pitou. Eben Piympton, T.. G. Stednan Tony PASTOR
T. +. Knowles +. II. Sothern, Charles stewart,
Elihu Vedder, a. s. Hewitt. Samuel Clemens,
Charles Dudley Warner, I. u. Millet MISS Georgia
Cayvan. Miss Alice Cayvan. Frank Mayo. H. H.
Stoddard. l.. c. Benedict. Henry Woodruff, Harry
Watson. F. G.. Cotter, Laurence Hutton. }. ii.
Ryley, Willis Holly Mrs. Thomas +. Gircy.
Nat c. Goodwin Mrs. Leon Eervier Evert
Jansen Wendell, Glen MacDonough, Mary Mapos
Dodge, +. Hopknson Smith. William B!spham,
Courtenay Thorpe, Miss Frohman. y. II. Candy the
Rev Theodore G. Williams Miss Dora Godth"aite
and Miss Maudc Harrison. The members OF the
Reception Committee were Frank W. Sanger. y. l..
Hayman, Charles Harbury. Franklin Sargent, Daniel
Frohman. Louis Aldrich. Brander Matthews.
Charles b. Wells. Francis Wilson, W. II. Cromp-
ton and Nelson Whcatcroft.
Mr.. JEFFEEsON'S OPENING ADDRESS.
The exercises began with the Dead March in
Saul" which Mr.. Booth was accustomed to use In
Hamlet" played by the symphony Orchestra, led
by Walter Damrosch Joseph Jefferson. president
of the Players. then made the opening ADDRESS as
presiding officer After touching the features
OF the programme to be offered, he said: How can
| leave this place without telling you how deeply
l was allied to Edwin Booth? We were boys to-
gether and believe do not be,ray family secrets
when say that was the oonfdant between
him and the sweet lady to whom he gave his first
love" After Mr. Jererson's address, George l..
Woodbury. read elegy.
The orchestra played Tschaikowsky's Hamlet
overture and phantasie. and Parke Goodwin fol-
lowed giving a commemorative address. in which
he touched upon salient incidents IN lnc nc OF
Booth paid tribute his art and eXtO.led his per
sonal character and worth, rms was ioI10"r hy
the noc,urne from Memberships "Midsui " n
Nights Dream Tommaso Salvini gave sort
address in Italian and then an English translation
OF * was read.