The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-16

tous for his health just at that time,
had grave apprehensions that he would
not have sufficient strength to war
rant attempting return to New sork,
but with cooler weather came an i'm
provement in his condition, and he re-
turned to the Players club in October.
From this time those who knew him
most intimately remarked a 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.
THE ACTORS CAREER
Few careers have been at once so great and
NO poetic as that of Edwin Thomas Booth he
was a son of Mary land HI was born in Hart
ford county, November 10. 1888 He was named
for two Of his fathers personal friends and
professional contemporaries, Edwin Forrest
and Thomas FLYNN 1t is recorded that For
rest resented that young Booth did not use his
fun name. insisting that he had been chrlsteneo
Edwin Forrest
Edwin Booth was one of four children born
10 the great tragedian. Junius Brutus Booth,
and was the youngest of the three distinguished
sons Junius Brutus. John Wilkes and Edwin
The only sister is now Mrs John Clarke,
wife of the comedian and manager OF that
name now located in London, but still the pos
SCISSOR of large theatrical property in Phnsoef-
phi;l
Edwin Booth made his debut September 10,
! 1919. at the Boston museum as Tressel IN
Richard III "
! Young Booth PLAYED small parts for tw
years before he was given responsible char
! acter and then he appeared as Richard Ill al
the National theater, New York. under circurn'
! stances that were ANNOYING ut the time, put
which since then have been made TO appear as
nall laid MIA an IN
i test the boys true metal Just before theater
time the great actor declared himself unfit 10
go to the theater and refused to rise from the
! couch where he had 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 lmpateh1ly
go act II yourself"
! In desperation the distracted youth rushed
from, the hotel to the theater and told his tale
| TO the dismayed 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 second
: surprise by saying that he must take his father
! a his word and before he was really out OF his
dave he had been hustled into his fathers
dressing room, thrust into his fathers FAR toe
| annie robes and stood waiting for his cue to
! enter as the duke Of Gloster.
| II 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 mar
was encouraged from the beginning to the enc
! with generous applause He was pronounced
! successful, and from that date his friends de
! clared that he would be an actor worthy OF MS
+, lineage
! In isi2 he and his brother, Junius Brutus &C
! companied their father to California His frs
I appearance after his return was in Richard Ill
! in Baltimore The same season he played al
| Richmond under the management OF Joseph
! Jefferson In 1857 he made his first appearance
| as star, in Boston followed by a suecesstu
| annearance in Richard Ill in New York. IL
| 1850 he was married to Mary Devlin. relative
of Jefferson. He was playing in Boston wher
/ the news of the assassination OF President Lin.
| coin by Wilkes Booth startled the country and
! he soon retired to the privacy or his nome
! After a short retirement he was, however
urevailed upon TO return to the stage His latel
| histrionic efforts were in conjunction with Law
renee Barrett until the death OF the latter
! Since then Mr. Booth has acted but few
| times