Historic Photo Gallery: Beginnings to 1849
1821
A virtual unknown when he came to America in 1821, Junius Brutus Booth first appeared at
the Walnut and quickly established himself as a favorite with American audiences. Booth
bore a resemblance to Edmund Kean and he suffered from the comparison, often accused of
simply being an imitator of Kean. He was the father of the famous acting family that
included three sons, Junius Jr., Edwin, John Wilkes, and a daughter, Asia.
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