The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28

acting Richmond to his Richard III. We acted
once in New York, and that for Ben Bakers ben.
eat Gift y play was I9thsilo;u and ! was ter,
p"Tt t as eSSt o. az tho Z hf Moor aSv0f IN s't tSo SO S ScS%s =
oils. Here the sweetness Of Booths nature
the third act, when the audience summoned us
before the curtain. We also appeared together
to show some o. tic eccentric iSs' habits that tn married. AIRED
the American tragedian. Edwin Forrest, was
sitting far back In a private box. He was on q
" SI'i H. to N sis 5 gosS S 5sns' % SA e. the the .As S"f..
told me afterward that tho only comment
Forrest, made, on his prospective rival was,
As Edwin had imnSibesd most OF his fathers
great characters by ear in the theatre.
night nj a'S oil. moi But trS Ro%. as si FssSsnl tom Of m his % anc
powers came to him, he felt forced to contend for
The. fault that. was tolerated and eSndoned in
his father couldn't be oyerlooked In this promls.
Ing Ing SON sfa,, IL, Edwin Sdmi himself i'm e began Ut to perceive s, that
pected to reach the height on which The master
powers when tho daring young actor made his gal:
presentation Of Hamlet at tho Winter, Garden in
New, York; ! saw him quito often during the
9sg. Re ssISf! Il run nnd IF ss,s Play sSa s eesit G%aS sns
70 visit Germany some day and, should like to
lie acquired this notion from the fact that he
Ind acted Iago to the 0theio Of the distin.
Schcller spoke the part Of Dcsdemona in both
isn 5tneifo with IA h MG' at see the 20 s sRsdSafT h IN a aes% onr
congregation naturally flowed In that direction.
d He did kss GO to GIsr% smITSu %lshGp EH a he .,uef 6,s to his
who were his greatest admirers. Ovations
greeted him everywhere, tho actors crowning
brilliant association with Irving at tho Lyccum
Theatre, London, are matters Of record. His
splendid career in this country has furnished
'n IN the e0r wi nfey t Of isss8 g%Ss''f S sSa'ii in Baltimore
a fSs t4ss w = A GSssavS Se9 e. BROOKS weG later ii Au %arsIGa
Ayonia and Mary ,Devlin were very intimate.
Edwin was then at homo laying desperate, siege
them and exchanges the secrets q lovers rs ''Dns
his stately mother and accomplished sisters,
Asia and Rosalie.. Asia a~fterward married John
itsSGPen o Edwin the took s0m me oat to ane ar ss1s1sS lR
Cemetery, where he had placed a noble granite
shaft n1s in oysr the sr 1Rou Of h his sr fo ano siI with nn the on sim i'm
other the family motto. Diam spero spiro."
have known him in every relation of lifo;
courteous, and kind; as a son, in his household
showing Difference and affection to his amiable
and true, both as lover and husband. Once only
can l remember having seen him reused 10
ranged s slxin e. %G isstice, s Il wss s sftmT tho to d his S ~ Of
his second wife, Mary Mcvicker. or. rather.
through his afrectionate. difldent nature whilo
this e1trao5dinarlly gifted being lived; but
his loyal soul. the greed of gain on
h. the part arou Ct friends END b., became m, too sna manifest mi
serted his manhood. There never was a sweeter.
E SartsI te nssgrs te esil.d dh Edw Mhif Bod 1ahA9 His eh sne
files were nOmerous Int secret Few knew that
within a short time Of his death he bought an
annuity for the aged actor. Edmon s; Conner.
Of the actors calling is gloriously exemplified by
his munihcent endowment Of the Players Club
under the guidance of those active spirits and
s[onstsRt friends and companions. William Pisg-
Benedict. and Thomas Bailey Aidrich.
John Wilkes Booth I first met in the summer
Of 1853. 1t was in a billiard room next to Grace
champion Of the cue: We played several gam q:
ietie sports. Like bis brother june" he VAST
master Of fence. I was struck with his easy
PSSfM Ssad 81 sat aii a5oese S SPeaaf ssh sahsS; sn an Sid dsep
f fess'; was rs''s eom ahsa aS' Knit eI sh and S'h inst aHeth' x has
virile life in every fibre. He was then engaged to
bis nsi initiation In tie roles that made his fatheE
famous, in which Ed win was now forging ahead
i did not soc him again until the winter of
1884. He was then a ful.fedged star In some
s IF h sd fsthe and pSWEt west and bh a+d sa meaS his his ms ye,G IN
time being passed mainly in Washington. From
hhS ome o ne tho iosi family Gaiyly in M maf gTGl 10 f me Was shs
great favorite in Washington society; his talent
manners made him a welcome guest in any com.
pany. The men were charmed and the women
witty daughter OF a certain famous Senator was
greatly In love with him, and 1t was soon ru-
annedn that M their fsn nosS ts4ri Tns e sihortl mt to a be
end to the romantic episode.
The peculiar teaching; or rather lack Of teach.
haps greater expression in John Wilkes than in
any other Of the children. Raised in n wild and
free way, without the restraint OF proper pa
rental influence In the father, and surrounded
then had greater expression in Maryland than
In any other Southern State, II Is perhaps not SO
s sappsiis mSS;ed Sf With 1 The shas i SSeaas g. o %l Goye BE.
to rebel. As I have said; he had access TO all cir
honeyoombed with Southern sympethizers
EyeEythins was ripe Pc for a conspiracy; The loss
fame as an actor seemed to be passing from him.
His brother Edwin had the field. Ho must do
sn9 IshEs , to O,m impress n ! himself = : u FT" m Ss n lind
often spoken the lines:
The aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian dome
outlives in fame the pious fool that raised IT."
That was better than no fame at all.
IL was at Ills tlme / saw MIN aBuln at the
Metropolitan Hotel in New York. l was acting
in the "Corsican Brothers" at Niblo's. He saw
renembered afterWard his cycling me GIRO from aARR head
to foot, saying: You handle q sword pretty
with both Of his brothers. and especially with
June" ""How long is your engagementf' he
snaIiase me cariou niig iUnssl; sai me !, from mS B Reas To-
foot. When you are through here" said no,
take a run down 4 :, to t washington; have sons
give you a good time. and II you fall In with my
Ideas ao TeIim aob a f 10 Sntco :. a. Gs bed him hin w why he
sides. | must look after my coal and OIL lands I
have bought, near Cleveland, o." We shook
hands cordially and parted.
Two months later. after midnight on tho morn
Ing Of April ID; lsG5, when going to my room
Booth has shot President Lincoln II Excited and
maddening crowds surged through the streets.
No one would believe that u Booth could have
been guilty Of such an unspoakeble crime. Re.
membering tho conversation with Wilkes on the
steps of the Metropolitan Hotel. / said to myself:
at is true" No language can give expression