Edwin Booth

"I cannot grieve at death. It seems to me the greatest boon the Almighty has granted us. Consequently I cannot appreciated the grief of those who mourn the loss of loved ones, particularly if they go e…"

"Edwin Booth had a very sweet character and a charming manner at rehearsals, which he detested. I think, after Hamlet, his Bertuccio in the " Fool's Revenge " was his finest representation."

"Time has not grown so very old since the most prominent members of our profession, though admired by the public eye, and lauded by its tongue, were socially, viewed askance, and regarded as "merely pl…"

"... You should see the crowds of idle gapers that throng the depots at my arrival, and the swarms of females that crowd the hotel halls and parlors in every place. It is unpleasant for me, who hate no…"