Fords Theatre

Author : Anderson, Brian,Ford's Theatre Society
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-07
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439642672

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Ford's Theatre by Anderson, Brian,Ford's Theatre Society Pdf

Ford’s Theatre in downtown Washington, DC, is best known as the scene of Pres. Abraham Lincoln’s assassination on April 14, 1865. It is among the oldest and most visited sites of national tragedy in the United States. First constructed in 1833 as a Baptist church, the property was acquired by John T. Ford and converted into a theater in 1861. Presenting almost 500 performances before the assassination, Ford afterward sold the building to the federal government. A century later, the National Park Service reconstructed the theater, and Ford’s Theatre Society began presenting live performances there in 1968. Since then, the two organizations have partnered to offer more than 650,000 annual visitors an array of quality programming about Lincoln’s presidency and legacy. Today, patrons can explore the Tenth Street “campus,” consisting of the theater, interactive museum galleries, the house where Lincoln died, and the Center for Education and Leadership.

Author : George J. Olszewski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Ford's Theatre National Historic Site (Washington, D.C.)
ISBN : UOM:39015007193918

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Restoration of Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C. by George J. Olszewski Pdf

Author : Margaret Truman
Publisher : Fawcett
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780449007389

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Murder at Ford's Theatre by Margaret Truman Pdf

It was the site of one of the most infamous assassinations in American history. Now bestselling mystery master Margaret Truman premieres a new murder at Ford’s Theater–one that’s hot off today’s headlines. The body of Nadia Zarinski, an attractive young woman who worked for senator Bruce Lerner–and who volunteered at Ford’s–is discovered in the alley behind the theatre. Soon a pair of mismatched cops–young, studious Rick Klieman and gregarious veteran Moses “Mo” Johnson–start digging into the victim’s life, and find themselves confronting an increasing cast of suspects. There’s Virginia Senator Lerner himself, rumored to have had a sexual relationship with Nadia–and half the women in D.C. under ninety. . . . Clarise Emerson, producer/director of Ford’s Theatre and ex-wife of the Senator, whose nomination to head the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is now threatened by the scandal . . . Jeremiah Lerner, her aimless, hot-tempered son, said to have been sleeping with Nadia when his famous father wasn’t . . . Bernard Crowley, the theatre’s controller, whose emotions overflow at the mention of the crime . . . faded British stage star Sydney Bancroft, desperate for recognition and a comeback, and armed with damning information about Clarise Emerson . . . and other complex characters from both sides of the footlights. With her unparalleled understanding of Washington and its players, and her savvy sense of how strange bedfellows cut deals even in the midst of mayhem, Margaret Truman always delivers the most sophisticated and satisfying suspense. Murder at Ford’s Theatre is her most compelling, insightful novel yet, sure to earn her a standing ovation from her many fans and new followers alike.

Author : Brendan H. Egan, Jr.
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781465324849

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Murder at Ford's Theatre by Brendan H. Egan, Jr. Pdf

It was a sad generation that limped past 1865. Almost every family had been touched by death, and many had been torn apart as sons, brothers, and fathers chose different sides in the Civil War. Murder at Fords Theatre is a history of an assassination with the Civil War as its tragic backdrop and with characters to match this tragedy. There was Lewis Paine, the devoted follower and David Herold who wanted desperately to belong and lose his reputation as an untrustworthy loafer. There are tragic failures of Mary Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd, as well as Abraham Lincoln, unappreciated by the public until his martyrdom. Lincoln refused security and put himself in harms way. Harm came in the form of John Wilkes Booth, an acclaimed actor, who wanted to save his beloved South and believed there was only one way to accomplish his goal. Booth had grown up with his own demons--depression and odd behavior were part of his family background. His darker side was hate. When the war broke out, Booth took up the southern cause -- the rest of the family sided with the North. Lincoln was a perfect object for Booths hatred. He suspended Habeas Corpus, put many anti-war advocates in jail, continued the war with its grisly pile of human deaths, refused to negotiate a treaty, and wrote Emancipation Proclamation. Booth, who had spent the war in a noncombat position at the behest of his mother, received news of the end of the war with increased anger. Soon it would be too late to become a hero. His hasty and disorganized plan to assassinate Lincoln went awry. Booth did shoot Lincoln, but during his escape he broke his ankle, an injury that slowed him and led to his capture and death. Only the Bible has been written about more than the Civil War, and the assassination of Lincoln is a part of that story. This is that story.

Author : Stanley William McClure
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Ford's Theatre National Historic Site (Washington, D.C.)
ISBN : UCSD:31822021817796

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Ford's Theatre and the House Where Lincoln Died by Stanley William McClure Pdf

Author : Thomas Bogar
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781621570837

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Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination by Thomas Bogar Pdf

April 14, 1865. A famous actor pulls a trigger in the presidential balcony, leaps to the stage and escapes, as the president lies fatally wounded. In the panic that follows, forty-six terrified people scatter in and around Ford’s Theater as soldiers take up stations by the doors and the audience surges into the streets chanting, “Burn the place down!” This is the untold story of Lincoln’s assassination: the forty-six stage hands, actors, and theater workers on hand for the bewildering events in the theater that night, and what each of them witnessed in the chaos-streaked hours before John Wilkes Booth was discovered to be the culprit. In Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination, historian Thomas A. Bogar delves into previously unpublished sources to tell the story of Lincoln’s assassination from behind the curtain, and the tale is shocking. Police rounded up and arrested dozens of innocent people, wasting time that allowed the real culprit to get further away. Some closely connected to John Wilkes Booth were not even questioned, while innocent witnesses were relentlessly pursued. Booth was more connected with the production than you might have known—learn how he knew each member of the cast and crew, which was a hotbed of secessionist resentment. Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination also tells the story of what happened to each of these witnesses to history, after the investigation was over—how each one lived their lives after seeing one of America’s greatest presidents shot dead without warning. Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination is an exquisitely detailed look at this famous event from an entirely new angle. It is must reading for anyone fascinated with the saga of Lincoln’s life and the Civil War era.

Author : Victoria Grieve,Paula Degen,Eastern National
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1590910400

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Ford's Theatre and the Lincoln Assassination by Victoria Grieve,Paula Degen,Eastern National Pdf

Author : Genevieve Graham
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501142925

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Come from Away by Genevieve Graham Pdf

From the bestselling author of Tides of Honour and Promises to Keep comes a poignant novel about a young couple caught on opposite sides of the Second World War. In the fall of 1939, Grace Baker’s three brothers, sharp and proud in their uniforms, board Canadian ships headed for a faraway war. Grace stays behind, tending to the homefront and the general store that helps keep her small Nova Scotian community running. The war, everyone says, will be over before it starts. But three years later, the fighting rages on and rumours swirl about “wolf packs” of German U-Boats lurking in the deep waters along the shores of East Jeddore, a stone’s throw from Grace’s window. As the harsh realities of war come closer to home, Grace buries herself in her work at the store. Then, one day, a handsome stranger ventures into the store. He claims to be a trapper come from away, and as Grace gets to know him, she becomes enamoured by his gentle smile and thoughtful ways. But after several weeks, she discovers that Rudi, her mysterious visitor, is not the lonely outsider he appears to be. He is someone else entirely—someone not to be trusted. When a shocking truth about her family forces Grace to question everything she has so strongly believed, she realizes that she and Rudi have more in common than she had thought. And if Grace is to have a chance at love, she must not only choose a side, but take a stand. Come from Away is a mesmerizing story of love, shifting allegiances, and second chances, set against the tumultuous years of the Second World War.

Author : Zachary Kent
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : 0516047299

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The Story of Ford's Theatre and the Death of Lincoln by Zachary Kent Pdf

Describes the events leading up to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the conspiracy involved in that slaying, and the aftermath of the tragic event.

Author : Gary Geld,Peter Udell,James Lee Barrett,Philip Rose
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Music
ISBN : 0573680736

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Shenandoah by Gary Geld,Peter Udell,James Lee Barrett,Philip Rose Pdf

"This colorful and dramatic saga is based on the classic film. A strong-willed Virginia farmer is trying to keep his family neutral as the Civil War rages. Union forces and the Confederates see things only in shades of Blue or Grey, so the family is inevitably swept up in the conflict, against all odds. Their story is a heartwarming and heart-rending portrayal of the upheaval that left wounds on the land and its people for generations to come."--Publisher.

Author : Tom Taylor
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783732627554

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Our American Cousin by Tom Taylor Pdf

Reproduction of the original.

Author : Richard Smyth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:953874304

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The Lincoln Assassination by Richard Smyth Pdf

Author : Sheila Hickey Garvey
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476639499

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Circle in the Square Theatre by Sheila Hickey Garvey Pdf

Based on years of research as well as interviews conducted with Circle in the Square's major contributing artists, this book records the entire history of this distinguished theatre from its nightclub origins to its current status as a Tony Award-winning Broadway institution. Over the course of seven decades, Circle in the Square theatre profoundly changed ideas of what American theatre could be. Founded by Theodore Mann and Jose Quintero in an abandoned Off-Broadway nightclub just after WWII, it was a catalyst for the Off-Broadway movement. The building had a unique arena-shaped performance space that became Circle in the Square theatre, New York's first Off-Broadway arena stage and currently Broadway's only arena stage. The theatre was precedent-setting in many other regards, including operating as a non-profit, contracting with trade unions, establishing a school, and serving as a home for blacklisted artists. It sparked a resurgence of interest in playwright Eugene O'Neill's canon, and was famous for landmark revivals and American premieres of his plays. The theatre also fostered the careers of such luminaries as Geraldine Page, Colleen Dewhurst, George C. Scott, Jason Robards, James Earl Jones, Cecily Tyson, Dustin Hoffman, Irene Papas, Alan Arkin, Philip Bosco, Al Pacino, Amy Irving, Pamela Payton-Wright, Vanessa Redgrave, Julie Christie, John Malkovich, Lynn Redgrave, and Annette Bening.

Author : James L. Swanson
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780545495806

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Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author James Swanson delivers a riveting account of the chase for Abraham Lincoln's assassin. Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators and the manhunters, CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER is a fast-paced thriller about the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth: a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia.

Author : Timberlake Wertenbaker
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780571325139

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Jefferson's Garden by Timberlake Wertenbaker Pdf

America. 1776. Christian is a Quaker. His family came to America to live in peace. But he is a young man fired up by dreams of revolution. Should he defy his community and pick up a gun? Thomas Jefferson is an idealist, with a vision of liberty for all. But America is a fractured coalition of states, in a bloody war for independence. How will he balance the ideal with the reality? Susanna was born a slave. But the British promise liberation for those who join their fight against the revolution. Where does true freedom lie? Jefferson's Garden by Timberlake Wertenbaker premiered at Watford Palace Theatre in February 2015.