Forrest, Edwin

a popular tragedian, born in Philadelphia, 1806. For nearly half a century he was one of the chief ornaments of the American stage, and also performed with eminent succe on the English boards. Macbeth, King Lear, Richard III., and Othello were among his ablest Shake spear i an impersonations. He was also very succe ful in Metamora, The Gladiator, Jack Cade, and other American plays, some of them Fig. 2897.-EDWIN FOR REST. written especially for him. His domestic relations were unfortunate, having been divorced from his wife in 1849. Immediately preceding his death, he was engaged in a series of readings from the great dramatic poets. Died Dec. 12, 1872, leaving a large estate, nearly the whole of which he bequeathed to found a home for aged and infirm actors, at his country-seat near the Delaware river, above Philadelphia.