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What action did Edwin Booth take after New York's Winter Garden burned down in 1866?

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The ensuing scandal forced Edwin Booth to retire, but he returned to the Winter Garden in 1866. When it burned down, he built Booth's Theatre, New York (1869). He again toured (1880-82) England; his last appearance was in 1891.

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