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

[Tom Bogar]

Eva, I agree with you wholeheartedly. The scenic artists and technicians of the nineteenth century, who had no access to the kinds of massive computer-driven special effects available to theatrical designers today, created nevertheless beautiful, memorable, exciting visual displays for a wide range of comic and tragic productions. The drawings and photographs that I have seen of their work (in general) lead me to believe that they deserve a great deal of credit. And yes, John Ford was known for having a stable of first-rate theatrical technicians, especially as he moved into the production of operas in the 1870s.