Booth family papers

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Booth family papers

1867-1910

Includes a family bible recording the children of Junius Brutus Booth II; two printed copies of the Book of Common Prayer inscribed by Junius Brutus Booth II to family members, 1877; and a marriage certificate of son Sydney Barton Booth to Minnie Elizabeth Snyder, 1904.

.6 linear feet

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11651748

Houghton Library

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Booth, Junius Brutus, 1868-1912

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Junius Brutus Booth (1868-1912) 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 Junius Brutus Booth, who was born in England and was a contemporary of Edmund Kean. The youngest Junius Booth was an actor as well, and attended medical school. He was married to Florence Noah Booth in 1894, and they resided in England for much of their marriage, until Booth ki...

Booth, Sydney Barton, 1873-1937

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Sydney Barton Booth was born on January 29, 1873 in Boston, Massachusetts.An actor and writer, he performed in The Battle of Trafalgar (1911), The Three Musketeers: Part 1 (1911) and The Star Spangled Banner (1911). He was married to Elizabeth Snyder, a miniature painter. He died on February 5, 1937 in Stanford, Connecticut...

Booth, Junius Brutus, 1821-1883

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Junius Brutus Booth Jr. (December 22, 1821 – September 17, 1883) was an American actor and theatre manager. As a member of the Booth family of actors, Junius Brutus Booth Jr. was overshadowed by his father Junius Sr. and brothers Edwin and John Wilkes (the assassin of Abraham Lincoln), and later by his wife Agnes, a successful actress. Booth was married three times: first briefly to Clementina De Bar, sister of comedian and theatrical manager Ben De Bar; then in California to Harriet Mace,...