 The patriarch was Junius Brutus Booth, a London-born lawyer's son who eventually became an actor after he attended a production of "Othello" at the Covent Garden theatre.The prospects of fame, fortune, and freedom were very appealing to young Booth, and he displayed remarkable talent from an early age, deciding on a career in the theatre by the age of 17.He performed roles in several small theaters throughout England, and joined a tour of the Low Countries in 1814, returning the following year to make his London debut.