Show Hereditary Dramatic Genius As may be Inferred from his name Booth Tarklngton owes to heredity the dramatic gifts evinced in his writings writ-ings Mr Tarklngtons greajtgrand mother was the beautiful Mary Now ton who figures In the annals of Old Salem Mary Newton married Walter Booth and from them were descended tho Booths who were the pride and glory of the stage thirty years ago Rev Thomas Hooker scholar and orator or-ator of revolutionary fame was also ono of tho authors ancestors Mr Tarklngtons full name Is Newton Booth Tarldngton as ho was named after his uncle Newton Booth a senator sena-tor and governor of California who was also a gifted orator |