Lincoln and the theater, and theater in Lincoln's days

[Tom Bogar]

[quote='Eva Elisabeth' pid='29196' dateline='1390401462']
Lincoln and the theater, and theater in Lincoln's days, is an interesting topic to me. Now I come up with two questions which, I admit, are probably very specific, but nevertheless someone maybe could help (Dave? Mr. Bogar?)?!

First - do any pictures of James Lamb exist or any of one of his stage designs or backdrop paintings?



Eva, I have a picture of Lamb in my book, that I got from the Ford's Theatre archives. I wasn't able to locate any pictures (drawings or photos) of his backdrops, but from contemporary descriptions, and John Ford's generous compensation, I'd have to conclude they were pretty polished, quite detailed and impressive.