close Video Carole Cook makes shocking quip about Trump assassination Broadway legend Carole Cook implied she wants to see President Trump get assassinated, asking 'Where's John Wilkes Booth when you need him?' when approached by a cameraman in Los Angeles. Broadway legend Carole Cook implied she wants to see President Trump get assassinated, asking “Where's John Wilkes Booth when you need him?" when approached by a TMZ cameraman in Los Angeles on Sunday night. The 94-year-old Cook’s comment delighted her husband, who quickly reminded viewers that John Wilkes Booth killed a president, who was obviously Abraham Lincoln. Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. in 1865. “Where is he when you need him?” Cook asked again before someone off camera asked, “So we need to kill President Trump?” “Why not?” Cook asked “Now, will that get me in trouble? Will I be on an enemy’s list? My … [Read more...] about Hollywood grande dame Carole Cook goes after Trump: ‘Where’s John Wilkes Booth when you need him?’
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Glacity Theatre Collective examines Lincoln assassination in ‘Wilkes’
Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Glacity Theatre Collective will present the world premiere of Wilkes, a contemporary play by James Stover about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln told from the perspective of Davey Herold, a friend of John Wilkes Booth who became one of his co-conspirators when Booth killed Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in April, 1865. Bryan Harkens, left, stars as Stone, Jackson Howard as Davey, and Daniel Schweickert as Booth in 'Wilkes,' a world premiere by the Glacity Theatre Collective. JAMES STOVER Enlarge After Herold was captured with Booth after 12 days on the run, Herold was tried by military commission as a domestic terrorist rather than a court of law, his right as a U.S. citizen. “Our country has long grappled with where to draw the line between criminal behavior and terrorism — as Davey Herold’s story vividly illustrates,” the playwright said. “I think there is … [Read more...] about Glacity Theatre Collective examines Lincoln assassination in ‘Wilkes’
What happened to John Wilkes Booth’s stage trunk? Play in Bel Air to explore answers
The Historical Society of Harford County will present “Final Performance or The Curtain Falls,” a one-act play by Charles George, on Friday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at the Bel Air Reckord Armory.Tickets are $12 and may be purchased online at www.harfordhistory.org or at the door.Presented as a costumed staged reading, the show, which is set in 1873 in the basement of Edwin Booth’s theatre in New York City, the production dramatizes the legend of the disappearance of John Wilkes Booth’s stage trunk.The performance will be followed by a presentation and audience discussion of the tale led by Booth family scholar and Junius B. Booth Society President Tom Fink.The evening will also feature a special keyboard performance of period music written in tribute to Edwin Booth. Pianist and music instructor, Joan Wiggins will perform one of the many pieces of music that were written in honor of the great Shakespearean actor during his lifetime.Based on a story related by Edwin … [Read more...] about What happened to John Wilkes Booth’s stage trunk? Play in Bel Air to explore answers
Mychal Wilmes: John Wilkes Booth and the origins of bingo
“Will you shut up!’’The foul mouth that roared sent the equally obnoxious crackles rushing from the ash’s branches. A fox squirrel interrupted his search for corn beneath the snow to check out the commotion before returning to his labor.Shut up can be an overused weapon, but it was deemed appropriate on a morning that began with a stumbling start. It began with a snow storm and worsened when an arm knocked over a cup, sending a coffee shower over the computer keyboard.Little damage was done, but the words that I wanted to write were blocked. I picked up a book about John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln’s assassin. Booth, a famous and accomplished actor who was called the world’s most handsome man by his many female admirers, was an unlikely assassin. Rich in talent and financial wealth, Booth hated Lincoln and the Union so much that he led an April 14 conspiracy to kill the president, vice president and Cabinet members.Booth, who thought he would be … [Read more...] about Mychal Wilmes: John Wilkes Booth and the origins of bingo
In a roundabout way, Lincoln’s assassination plays into Melrose’s creation story
It's 1,200 miles from Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., to Melrose, Minn., but the single shot from John Wilkes Booth's .44-caliber Deringer pistol not only killed President Abraham Lincoln, in a roundabout way it also played a part in Melrose's creation story. Cousins Edwin and William Clark established Melrose in 1867 about 100 miles northwest of Minneapolis along what would become Interstate 94. Today, Melrose is home to about 3,500 people in Stearns County. Two days before Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 at Ford's Theatre, Abe appointed Edwin Clark as the government's agent for the Winnebago and Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota. A preacher's son from New Hampshire, Clark moved west in 1857 just before Minnesota became a state — traveling by steamboat, train and horse-drawn carriage through heavy rain to his cousin's home in Mazeppa. "I made two discoveries," he said. "One was that it was unnecessary to tote a Colt's revolver about in Minnesota, and the other that fine calf-skin … [Read more...] about In a roundabout way, Lincoln’s assassination plays into Melrose’s creation story