Show A short chat with mr edwin booch S F call march 25 they err alio say edwin booth is broken in health has aged in appearance and become fretful and boroo in temper at least none of these undesirable conditions were tip parent during balf s I 1 ith the actor an evening 0 r two ago on the contrary the man seemed yet in his loritte lori tue ith eyes bright almost as in ills early nian was ready in conversation alad willa ilia a manner indicative of a sound mind in a sound body child chatting freely on events past and on current tonics tile vert ional was rent iles for the most part and halt beiers to tits companion in his ra marks III a way that invites anzi under th 0 atances bt ances makes an exclia ge of ideas a pleasure not soon forgotten there I 1 1 a peculiar beauty in the aad smi a that tits expressive 1118 form oni on I ally an expression not conveyed in any of ills portraits either in those from the easel or the camera ile referred to ilia early experiences in this state at the time his father played bare in the old jenny lind and tae adelphi on dupont street under tile management of ilia brother junius brutus booth of fits subsequent tour of australia he poke freely also of lite time when he barri stormed the interior of the state in 1834 bya singular coincidence several interior towns burned down either before or just subsequent to ills visit until he began to fear he would be looked up on as a jonah by the califern Cali forn ans and treated to a short shrift and a ion 11 speaking of the departure of is father choso whoso companion lie was during his earlier years from this state he said with his sad smile 1 I remember packing my trunk at the adelphi bhea my father asked me where are 70 going 11 U with you sir of course 11 po you intend to act for a liv ln I 1 well I 1 I 1 must I 1 see no other course open to me at present 11 then you bad better not go with me remain here with your brother jan aan d as he is in management he viall ova you a chance on the ilage 1 I doftert think mr booth conin 1 11 a contemplative way that 1 rong U i I 1 remaining here my fath er left ile died during his journey home being seized with iffla mation of the bowels on a steamer bound from new orleans to clochin nati I 1 ought to have been with him as I 1 baj been for many years previous IVY to cairer in silence to insult no one and to bear alone whatever ills came to him I 1 might have saved his I 1 lie had I 1 been at hand who can tell 1 I walked out with barrett ilia other day lie said after 0 short to take a look at PiPes vilh ut I 1 failed to lacato it do vou re member that character in dickens shap who after a lapse of years boutes fiack to the scenes of ills youth and tries to revive its memories ile traces in an uncertain way with tile staff of ills age the place where its he thinks lie played when young sating 11 cannot tell exactly but t fifik it was some here here I 1 bout 1 J felt like that old man ali well I 1 time has a mallet at ilia back wherein lie puts alms for oblivion in this easy pleasant way booth bulked on his sweet voice as he poke of times past failing on one ear like the sound of distant music |