John Wilkes Booth
( A man with a mission) is known as killing one
of our U . S presidents, Abraham Lincoln. How did he do it when did he do
it and where did he do it at? Lincoln helping abolish slavery state by
state to try to stop the civil war. as he was known as a
professional actor before the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Today his
life is often forgotten and is also overlooked in schools around the world
John Wilkes Booth was born on May 10, 1838 in a log house. The
family home was on property near Bel Air, Maryland, twenty- five miles
south of the Mason- Dixon line. Elder brother Edwin supervised his younger
brother's upbringing. Later Edwin and older sister Asia would write ...
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Dort, Aaron)
Francis Wilson, who wrote a biography of Booth in 1929, stated that
Booth opened his stage career in 1855 at the Charles Street Theatre in
Baltimore. He began performing on a regular basis two years later. Once
Booth started upon his acting career, he wanted the comparisons between
himself and his late father to Cease. It was a common practice of theater
companies to retain actors who would complement a touring, star figure.
Booth eventually became one the these star figures, with stock companies
for one and two week engagements. Often a different play was performed each
night, requiring Booth to stay up studying his new role until dawn, when he
would rise and make his way to the theater for rehearsal.
Booth began his stock theater appearances in 1857 at Weatley's Arch
Street Theatre in Philadelphia (the center for theater in this country at
the time). According to one biographer,( Can't remember the name of
biographer) Booth studied intently in Philadelphia, ...
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to some reports,
Booth was actively engaged in smuggling medical supplies to Confederate
forces in 1864.
Many people who came in contact with Booth mentioned the magnetism
and power of his eyes. Sir Charles Wyndham, a fine comedian who witnessed
the acting exploits of both Booth and his brother Edwin, wrote that Booth's
"... eyes were striking features, but when his emotions were aroused they
were like living jewels. Flames shot from them." (Brinkley,P 2/3)
Booth was frequently seen in the company of many women, often in
the arms of Ellen Starr, who was in Washington at the time of the Lincoln
assassination. Miss Starr was but one of many. In 1861, actress Henrietta
Irving ...
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