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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