Papers, [ca. 1850-1900]

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Papers, [ca. 1850-1900]

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Correspondence and records dealing with Booth's theater experiences and theatrical business matters; ledgers, account books, and journals of Booth's Theatre as well as the Booth-Barrett and Booth-Modjeska tours. Shakespearean prompt books; correspondence with Horace Howard Furness, compiler of the VARIORUM SHAKESPEARE. Playbills, photographs, and scrapbooks. Also, original draft of Booth's proclamation "To the People of the United States" upon the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth.

ca. 32 linear ft.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912

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American Shakespeare scholar. From the description of Letters : to Dr. John C. Rolfe, 1910. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79028412 Shakespearean scholar. From the description of Papers of Horace Howard Furness, 1872-1899. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 56349747 Horace Howard Furness was a lawyer and Shakespeare scholar. From the description of Scrapbook, 1869-1911. (American Philosophical Society Library). Wor...

Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865

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Actor; assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. From the description of John Wilkes Booth-Miller collection, 19??-1946 / Ernest Conrad Miller. (Allegheny College). WorldCat record id: 44935230 From the description of Papers, 1863 June-1865 April. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27418055 From the description of Letter: Franklin, [Pennsylvania], to John, [18]64 June 17. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27418059 ...

Booth-Modjeska Tour.

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Booth-Barrett Tour.

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Booth's Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

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Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893

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American actor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York and Chicago, to Elsie Leslie, 1889 Dec. 5 and 1890 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270532629 From the description of Letters, 1858, 1887. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56685372 Edwin Booth (1833-1893) was the son of Junius Brutus Booth, the great British tragedian, and the older brother of John Wilkes Booth; Edwin was best known for his Shakespearean roles. ...