BARRETT, Lawrence, American actor: b. Paterson, N. J., 4 April 1838; d. 21 March 1891. His first appearance on the stage was in 1853, in 'The French Spy.' In 1856 he appeared as Sir Thomas Clifford in 'The Hunchback> at Chambers Street Theatre, New York, and in 1857 he supported Burton, Charlotte Cushman, Edwin Booth and other eminent actors. He served as a captain in the 28th Massachusetts Infantry in the early part of the Civil War. Later he acted at Philadelphia, Washington, and at Winter Garden, in New York, where he was engaged by Mr. Booth to play Othello to his Iago. After this he became an associate manager of the Varieties Theatre in New Orleans, where for the first time he played the parts of Richelieu, Hamlet and Shyloclt In 1864 he secured (Rosedale from Lester Wal lack, and after appearing in its leading char acter at New Orleans, began his first tour as a star actor. In 1867 he played at Maguire's Opera House in San Francisco, and was then manager of the California Theatre till 1870. Late in 1870 he went with Mr. Booth, playing
in alternate characters in Booth's Theatre. In 1871-72 he was manager of the New Varieties Theatre in New Orleans, and in December 1872 acted Cassius to Booth's Brutus in New York. During 1873-74 he made tours through the United States. In 1875 he appeared as Cassius in 'Julius Caesar,' in Booth's Theatre, and later as King Lear. He was the first actor to appear as Daniel Druce in the United States in Mr. Gilbert's play. In 1882 he brought out 'Francesca da Rimini,' at the Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. In 1883 this play ran for nine weeks at the Star Theatre, in New York. In 1887 he began his first joint engage ment with Edwin Booth in Buffalo. Mr. Bar rett's last production of a new play was 'Guido Ferranti' by Oscar Wilde, brought out in 1890, at the Broadway Theatre, New York. His last appearance was on 18 March 1891, in the char acter of Adrian du Mauprat to the Richelieu of Mr. Booth. He wrote 'Life of Edwin Forrest.'