Barrett, Lawrence

Lawrence (1838-1891), a noted American actor. He was a native of Paterson, New Jersey. In his professional career, Barrett was associated with Charlotte Cushman, Edwin Booth, and other eminent actors. He was an admirer of Edwin Forrest. He acted in Philadelphia, Washington, New York, New Orleans, and the leading cities of the West. He was manager of an opera house in San Francisco. Among the characters personated with great ability were Othello, Richelieu, Hamlet, Shylock, Cassius, and King Lear. Through a number of tours he became known to a wide circle of playgoers. See Booth; Jefferson