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Ford's Theatre

Description: It is a live, working theatre located in downtown Washington, DC. As a living tribute to President Abraham Lincoln's ... more

Ford's Theatre ... love of the performing arts, Ford's Theatre produces musicals and plays that embody family values, underscore multiculturalism, and illumi

Newest Review: ... across the stage, left the theatre, mounted his waiting horse in the back alley and escaped. For several months, during the investigation of the shooting and the trial of Booth and his conspirators, the theatre remained closed. When the conspirators had been sentenced and hanged, Ford was given permission to reopen the theatre, but chose not to after receiving threats that the theatre would ... more

... be burned down if it was reopened. In August 1865, the War Department began leasing the building from Ford, and began its conversion into a three-storey office building. I...more

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Ford's Theatre: Lincoln's Waterloo (1043 words)
by - written on 15/01/01 (Very useful, 444 readings)
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Ford's Theatre is unusual in that it's probably the only theatre in America where they've spelt the word 'theatre' correctly. It's also culturally significant to the nation as the place where President Abraham Lincoln was shot. Nowadays, the building operates as a normal, working theatre, and is open from 9am to 5pm every day of the year (except Christmas Day) for tourists to visit. Tourists visiting Ford's Theatre can wander around the auditorium, and go down into the basement, where there is a museum. For obvious reasons, the theatre closes to tourists when rehearsals or matinees are in progress in the theatre, usually on Thursdays, ... Read the complete review

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