Edwin Booth makes his professional stage debut.
September 10, 1849
Booth, 16, appears as Tressel in Richard III at the Boston Museum, while his father, Junius Brutus Booth, appears in the title role of the play.
Booth, 16, appears as Tressel in Richard III at the Boston Museum, while his father, Junius Brutus Booth, appears in the title role of the play.