Our American Cousin: Lincoln's fateful night at the theatre
It was this play 150 years ago, where John Wilkes Booth took advantage of a funny line to assassinate the president " and now it's being revivedMost people know that Abraham Lincoln was at the theatre when he was assassinated 150 years ago this 14 April. Fewer people are aware of the play he was watching: Our American Cousin, a farce in three acts written by English dramatist Tom Taylor.In this play, a coarse but ear…
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