Those Booth Horses Again -

[BettyO]

Quote:Not that it matters, but do we know Booth was wearing his hat in the theater? During that time period, would a gentleman wear his hat indoors? Perhaps Booth left his hat with the horse? I was thinking of Dave Taylor's video, derringer in one hand and knife in the other. No hat.

It was considered proper for a gentleman to wear his hat in a public place; i.e. theatre lobby, restaurant lobby, hallway, etc. Of course, he would remove his hat in a theatre once being seated and always remove it in the presence of ladies....