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Edwin Booth (1833-1893) was born in Maryland, the son of famous actor Junius Brutus Booth (1796-1852) and the older brother of John Wilkes Booth. He performed on stage alongside his father beginning in 1849. After his father’s death, he went on a worldwide tour and gained his own fame. From 1863 to 1867, he managed the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. Ironically, Edwin Booth saved Abraham Lincoln’s oldest son Robert Lincoln’s life in Jersey City, New Jersey, when the younger Lincoln was caught between a railroad car and a platform late in 1864 or early in 1865. Booth pulled Lincoln up by his coat collar and saved him from being crushed. After Booth’s brother assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, he abandoned the stage for many months. A Unionist, Edwin Booth disowned his brother and returned to the stage in January 1866 in the title role of Hamlet, which became his signature role. After a fire destroyed the Winter Garden Theatre in 1867, Booth opened Boothe’s Theatre in Manhattan in 1869. The theatre went bankrupt in 1874 in the wake of the Panic of 1873, and Booth went on another worldwide tour, eventually restoring his financial wealth. In 1888 he founded The Players, a private social club for performing, literary, and visual artists in New York City. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request

    Dimensions:
  • 4.25" x 6.5"
  • Condition:
  • Excellent Condition

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September 19, 2022 6:00 PM EDT
Canandaigua, NY, US

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