Luminaries of the theatre, the arts and architecture attended the unveiling ceremony. 'Booth's grandson, Edwin Booth Grossman, is second from left. The three men on the right are actor John Drew (with the cane) sculptor #EdmondTQuinn and architect #EdwinSDodge.'

#OTD in 1913
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Bronze statue of fabled Shakespearean actor #EdwinBooth (1833-1893) by #sculptor #EdmondTQuinn (1868-1929) unveiled Nov. 13, 1918, Booth's birthday, in #GramercyPark, NYC. Booth was the founder of the club The Players, whose stately headquarters on the park ➡️

Booth had purchased and where he had had his own apartment. The sculptor was #EdmondTQuinn (1868-1929), himself a member of the Players; the stone pedestal by architect #EdwinSDodge (1874–1938). So highly honored was Booth that his glory was in no way tarnished by the ➡️