Thursday, May 24, 2012

Today in the Lincoln Conspiracy: May 24

An evening at the theater in 1862 meant just that.  Audiences were entertained for the entire evening.  There would generally be two complete plays performed -- a tragedy and a farce.  There would also be an orchestral overture and, between plays, a musical interlude featuring one or more vocalists.  Not a bad deal for 25 cents.

On May 24, John Wilkes Booth closed his 1862 Boston Museum engagement with a Saturday matinee.  Booth once again portrayed Claude Melnotte in the melodrama The Lady of Lyons.  The curtain rose at 3 o'clock.


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