A short biography provided by John B. Schoeffel, manager of the Tremont Theater in 1912, and Junius Brutus Booth's stepfather.
"Junius Brutus Booth was eldest son of a former manager of the Boston Theatre, also named Junius Brutus Booth, and of Agnes (Perry) Booth, in her later life married to John B. Schoeffel.
He was the grandson of the most famous Junius Brutus Booth of the family, who was born in England, before 1800, and was a contemporary of Edmund Kean. The grandfather died out West, in 1852; the father in 1883.
The mother, Mrs. Schoeffel, died Jan. 2, 1910. Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth were uncles of the suicide.
The eldest Junius Brutus Booth, who died in 1852, was noted for his eccentricities, which at time verged upon insanity; and in acting he was so intensely carried away that the fencing in "Hamlet" and "Richard III" became duels in which Richmond and Laertes were sometimes compelled to defend themselves in earnest.
Junius Brutus Booth was the last but one of the family of actors, Sidney Booth surviving Junius Brutus Booth was an actor of only moderate ability. He had appeared frequently in Boston, having been at one time in the Boston Museum Stock Company and later was seen at the Tremont Theatre.
Mrs. Junius Brutus Booth, killed recently [by Junius Brutus Booth III], was an American. Her maiden name was Noah and she was the daughter of the publisher of the old-time Noah's Sunday Time a newspaper making a specialty of theatrical news, in New York.
Junius Brutus Booth was the eldest son of the late Agnes Booth of Boston, the noted actress. He was born in the South End, in the shadow of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, about 45 or 46 years ago. He was educated in private schools and then, following the example of his illustrious ancestors, he decided to go upon the stage.
His first important stage experience was obtained with the Boston Museum Company, where, with Jack Mason and other great actors and actresses, he remained two or three years playing juvenile roles. About this time an ambition to become a physician seized him and he left the museum to study in a medical school in New York.
His expectations in medicine not being fulfilled, Booth returned to the stage about 10 years ago. He played two seasons at a theatre in London and later formed a stock company of his own and played in the smaller cities and towns, chiefly manufacturing centers in England. One of his greatest successes was in "Monte Cristo".
Success, however, did not remain long, and in recent years Mr. Booth is said to have found it hard to make both ends meet. Mr. and Mrs. Booth had no children. His brother, Sidney Booth of New York, [was] his nearest surviving relative."
"Junius Brutus Booth was eldest son of a former manager of the Boston Theatre, also named Junius Brutus Booth, and of Agnes (Perry) Booth, in her later life married to John B. Schoeffel.
He was the grandson of the most famous Junius Brutus Booth of the family, who was born in England, before 1800, and was a contemporary of Edmund Kean. The grandfather died out West, in 1852; the father in 1883.
The mother, Mrs. Schoeffel, died Jan. 2, 1910. Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth were uncles of the suicide.
The eldest Junius Brutus Booth, who died in 1852, was noted for his eccentricities, which at time verged upon insanity; and in acting he was so intensely carried away that the fencing in "Hamlet" and "Richard III" became duels in which Richmond and Laertes were sometimes compelled to defend themselves in earnest.
Junius Brutus Booth was the last but one of the family of actors, Sidney Booth surviving Junius Brutus Booth was an actor of only moderate ability. He had appeared frequently in Boston, having been at one time in the Boston Museum Stock Company and later was seen at the Tremont Theatre.
Mrs. Junius Brutus Booth, killed recently [by Junius Brutus Booth III], was an American. Her maiden name was Noah and she was the daughter of the publisher of the old-time Noah's Sunday Time a newspaper making a specialty of theatrical news, in New York.
Junius Brutus Booth was the eldest son of the late Agnes Booth of Boston, the noted actress. He was born in the South End, in the shadow of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, about 45 or 46 years ago. He was educated in private schools and then, following the example of his illustrious ancestors, he decided to go upon the stage.
His first important stage experience was obtained with the Boston Museum Company, where, with Jack Mason and other great actors and actresses, he remained two or three years playing juvenile roles. About this time an ambition to become a physician seized him and he left the museum to study in a medical school in New York.
His expectations in medicine not being fulfilled, Booth returned to the stage about 10 years ago. He played two seasons at a theatre in London and later formed a stock company of his own and played in the smaller cities and towns, chiefly manufacturing centers in England. One of his greatest successes was in "Monte Cristo".
Success, however, did not remain long, and in recent years Mr. Booth is said to have found it hard to make both ends meet. Mr. and Mrs. Booth had no children. His brother, Sidney Booth of New York, [was] his nearest surviving relative."
A short biography provided by John B. Schoeffel, manager of the Tremont Theater in 1912, and Junius Brutus Booth's stepfather.
"Junius Brutus Booth was eldest son of a former manager of the Boston Theatre, also named Junius Brutus Booth, and of Agnes (Perry) Booth, in her later life married to John B. Schoeffel.
He was the grandson of the most famous Junius Brutus Booth of the family, who was born in England, before 1800, and was a contemporary of Edmund Kean. The grandfather died out West, in 1852; the father in 1883.
The mother, Mrs. Schoeffel, died Jan. 2, 1910. Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth were uncles of the suicide.
The eldest Junius Brutus Booth, who died in 1852, was noted for his eccentricities, which at time verged upon insanity; and in acting he was so intensely carried away that the fencing in "Hamlet" and "Richard III" became duels in which Richmond and Laertes were sometimes compelled to defend themselves in earnest.
Junius Brutus Booth was the last but one of the family of actors, Sidney Booth surviving Junius Brutus Booth was an actor of only moderate ability. He had appeared frequently in Boston, having been at one time in the Boston Museum Stock Company and later was seen at the Tremont Theatre.
Mrs. Junius Brutus Booth, killed recently [by Junius Brutus Booth III], was an American. Her maiden name was Noah and she was the daughter of the publisher of the old-time Noah's Sunday Time a newspaper making a specialty of theatrical news, in New York.
Junius Brutus Booth was the eldest son of the late Agnes Booth of Boston, the noted actress. He was born in the South End, in the shadow of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, about 45 or 46 years ago. He was educated in private schools and then, following the example of his illustrious ancestors, he decided to go upon the stage.
His first important stage experience was obtained with the Boston Museum Company, where, with Jack Mason and other great actors and actresses, he remained two or three years playing juvenile roles. About this time an ambition to become a physician seized him and he left the museum to study in a medical school in New York.
His expectations in medicine not being fulfilled, Booth returned to the stage about 10 years ago. He played two seasons at a theatre in London and later formed a stock company of his own and played in the smaller cities and towns, chiefly manufacturing centers in England. One of his greatest successes was in "Monte Cristo".
Success, however, did not remain long, and in recent years Mr. Booth is said to have found it hard to make both ends meet. Mr. and Mrs. Booth had no children. His brother, Sidney Booth of New York, [was] his nearest surviving relative."
"Junius Brutus Booth was eldest son of a former manager of the Boston Theatre, also named Junius Brutus Booth, and of Agnes (Perry) Booth, in her later life married to John B. Schoeffel.
He was the grandson of the most famous Junius Brutus Booth of the family, who was born in England, before 1800, and was a contemporary of Edmund Kean. The grandfather died out West, in 1852; the father in 1883.
The mother, Mrs. Schoeffel, died Jan. 2, 1910. Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth were uncles of the suicide.
The eldest Junius Brutus Booth, who died in 1852, was noted for his eccentricities, which at time verged upon insanity; and in acting he was so intensely carried away that the fencing in "Hamlet" and "Richard III" became duels in which Richmond and Laertes were sometimes compelled to defend themselves in earnest.
Junius Brutus Booth was the last but one of the family of actors, Sidney Booth surviving Junius Brutus Booth was an actor of only moderate ability. He had appeared frequently in Boston, having been at one time in the Boston Museum Stock Company and later was seen at the Tremont Theatre.
Mrs. Junius Brutus Booth, killed recently [by Junius Brutus Booth III], was an American. Her maiden name was Noah and she was the daughter of the publisher of the old-time Noah's Sunday Time a newspaper making a specialty of theatrical news, in New York.
Junius Brutus Booth was the eldest son of the late Agnes Booth of Boston, the noted actress. He was born in the South End, in the shadow of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, about 45 or 46 years ago. He was educated in private schools and then, following the example of his illustrious ancestors, he decided to go upon the stage.
His first important stage experience was obtained with the Boston Museum Company, where, with Jack Mason and other great actors and actresses, he remained two or three years playing juvenile roles. About this time an ambition to become a physician seized him and he left the museum to study in a medical school in New York.
His expectations in medicine not being fulfilled, Booth returned to the stage about 10 years ago. He played two seasons at a theatre in London and later formed a stock company of his own and played in the smaller cities and towns, chiefly manufacturing centers in England. One of his greatest successes was in "Monte Cristo".
Success, however, did not remain long, and in recent years Mr. Booth is said to have found it hard to make both ends meet. Mr. and Mrs. Booth had no children. His brother, Sidney Booth of New York, [was] his nearest surviving relative."
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