Evening star., 1927-10-09
rOHN WILKES BOOTH came to
Washington as an actor In
/ April, 1868. The advertisement
that follows was in This Star

TOHN WILKES BOOTH came TO
Washington as an actor in
April, 1853. The advertisement
~ that follows was in This Star
Saturday, April II, 1868:
Growers Theater, This Evening
First appearance in Washington Of
the distinguished young actor. Mr.. J.
Wilkes Booth, who. supported by. the
beautiful favorite, Miss Susan Denim;
the popular and gifted young actor,
Mr.. J. M. Ward, and the entire ex-
cellent dramatic company, will ap.
pear in his wonderful impersonation
Of Richard. Duke Of Gloster. in
Shakespeares great military play,
Richard III'." Susan Denim was
Queen Elizabeth, J. M. Ward was
Richmond and Ben Rogers was King
Henry VI.
The Star Monday. April Is. 1863.
printed this advertisement:
"Grover's Theater. near Willard's
Hotel, This evening-Second appear
ance Of the youthful and distinguished
American actor, Mr.. j. Wilkes Booth,
in The Marble Heart" In the COM
pany were Miss Annette Ince, Miss
Susan Denim, Ben Rogers and Mrs.
G.. c. Germon. Seats were Is, SO and
rs cents. The following was a short
reading notice in The Star the same
day:
"The emotional French play of The
Marble Heart will constitute this eve
ning's entertainment at Growers. Mr..
wilkes Booth personates Phidias In
the dream and Duchelet. a sculptor,
In the reality. Mr.. Booth has appeared
only once In this city--on Satur.
day evening last-but the fiattering
manner in which he was received
shows that he is to be a reigning
favorite here"
During the week Booth played
"Hamlet," Lady of Lyons" Money"
Merchant of Venice" and Tanning
of the Shrew." In addition to the &C.
tors names given find these: w. B.
Bokee, E. B. Williams, II. Clifford,
Fanny Ryan and Efie Germon.
I will insert here bit from Clara
Morris memoire, Life on the Stage"
edition of 1900, book lent me by
Edward Scanlon. When news Of the
murder Of Lincoln went over the
country Clara Morris had a part in
John A. Ellsler's stock company at
Columbus, Ohio. Wilkes Booth had
/ PLAYED with that company and its
members were his friends.
Miss Morris: THAT was an awful
time when the dread news came to
us. We We're IN COLUMBUS. we nau
been Mortified by the great crime at
Washington. My roommate and
had from our small earnings bought
some black cotton, at a tripled price.
as all the black material in the city
was not sufficient to meet the demand.
and as we tackled it about our one
window man passing told us the
assassin had been discovered and that
he was the actor Booth. Hattie
laughed so she nearly swallowed the
tack that, girl.!ike, she held between
her lips, and I, after a laugh, told
him It was a poor subject for a Jest
and we went in. Mr.. Eiisler
came to our room. We heard his
knock / was just pressing a bit OF
stage finery. Hattie opened the door
and then I heard her exclaim1ng
'Why-why--what.s l turned quickly
Mr.. Ellsler was coming slowly into
the room. He was a very dark man
but he was perfectly livid then. his
lips even were blanched to the white
ness of his cheeks. His eyes were
dreadful; they were so CLASSY and
seemed so unseeing. He was devoted
to his children and all / could think
of as likely to bring such look upon
his face was disaster to one of them
and I cried as / drew chair to him
what is it?' He sank down, he wiped
his brow. he looked almost stupid,
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