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

[Eva Elisabeth]

(02-23-2014 04:49 PM)Tom Bogar Wrote:  [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.

Many thanks for your reply! Seems Ford had quite a skilled team (I'm also especially thinking of Gifford, but of the others as well) that could have easily caught up with today's backstage crews and artists (whereas I think for the actors only used to declamatory style of acting it would be far more difficult to meet nowadays multiple demands).