Musical chairs in the State Box?

[RJNorton]

Were there any people occupying the box below the Lincolns on that night? Wasn't there a place there for watching a play?

Hi Rick. I believe there were eight boxes in all - four on each side of the stage. The only ones occupied the evening of April 14th were boxes 7 & 8 occupied by the Lincoln party. Some assassination artwork shows the boxes below the Lincolns as being occupied by theater patrons - this is not correct.