 In May 1862, he made his Boston debut, playing nightly at the Boston Museum in "Richard III" (May 12, 15 and 23), "Romeo and Juliet" (May 13), "The Robbers" (May 14 and 21), "Hamlet" (May 16), "The Apostate" (May 19), "The Stranger" (May 20), and "The Lady of Lyons" (May 22).Following his performance of "Richard III" on May 12, the Boston "Transcript"'s review the next day called Booth "the most promising young actor on the American stage".Starting in January 1863, he returned to the Boston Museum for a series of plays, including the role of villain Duke Pescara in "The Apostate", that won him acclaim from audiences and critics.