under the stage

[mgambuzza]

(11-03-2015 09:50 AM)BettyO Wrote:  Are you talking about JWB going into Ford's through the backway? There was a "dairy scene" on stage at the time he entered with heavy props, so had to go under the stage to go up the back stairway to enter. I have never seen the floor plans for the connector between the Ford's theatre (Green Room I think) and the Star Saloon - at least they do not appear in the reconstruction plans - anyone else?

Betty:

When I look at the plan of the theater and alley, it seems there is a narrow passage from the back alley to 10th street. When told the dairy scene was on, I would have thought JWB would go back out the alley and walk down to the stage left door instead of having to cross under the stage by lifting the trap door, etc. I just finished reading Thomas A. Bogar's excellent book entitled "Backstage at the Lincoln Assasination" and there is a sketch in the book made by John Ford that shows the layout.

Mike