Three pieces of paper ephemera relating to American actor Edwin Booth, older brother of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln; first is a handwritten Shakespeare quote in the hand of Edwin Booth and signed by him, The quote is from As You Like It and says, 'All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and each man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages...' Booth added below, 'From Shakespeare's 'As You Like It', signed with a flourish and dated April 20, 1887 in Denver, Colorado; the second piece is a print of a portrait done of Edwin Booth by John Singer Sargent, the print has been mounted to a board; the third piece is a handwritten poem from Thomas Bailey Aldrich (American 1836-1907), containing the second half of his poem 'Sargent's Portrait of Edwin Booth at 'The Players,' signed by the author at the bottom.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of Tania Armour Becker, Atlanta, Georgia.

Approximate dimensions: portrait: h. 13.25", w. 9.75"

Edwin Booth handwritten quote has been backed with heavier paper, some light tearing on all pieces with a torn corner on the quote, these pieces were previously framed and have some wear and residue from that.