Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Ford's Theatre ... Friday evening, April 14th, 1865 : benefit! and last night of Miss Laura Keene the distinguished manageress authoress, and actress, supported by Mr. John Dyott and Mr. Harry Hawk : Tom Taylor's celebrated eccentric comedy as originally produced in America by Miss Keene, and performed by her upwards of one thousand nights, entitled, "Our American cousin" ...

BIB_ID
120449
Accession number
MA 22459
Display Date
St. Louis : F.B. Snow, 1904.
Description
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 50 x 14 cm
Notes
"Photo engraving of the play bill held in Mr. Lincoln's hand the night he was shot by John Wilkes Booth, Ford's Theatre, about 9:30, April 14, 1865"--Printed at bottom.
"Engraving Copyrighted by F.B. Snow, owner and exhibitor historic 'Lincoln Car,' World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904"--Printed at bottom.
With "H. Polkinhorn & Son, Printers, D street, near 7th, Washington, D.C." printed at bottom; lacks "Honor to Our Soldiers"; with imperfect final "E" in Keene; with "When will be presented BOURCICAULT'S Great Sensational Drama," printed above "The Octoroon"; with no space between the 9 and 5 in "WHOLE NUMBER OF NIGHTS 495"; includes "The Prices of Admission" printed with "Orchestra" at bottom. Cf. Brenner.