Here's another link about the brothers performance before Lincoln:

http://www.themagicdetective.com/2011/08...art-3.html

These people are two sons of a man we have mentioned on the forum. Who is the father?

Are they friends of Tad and Willie?
Bud and Holly Taft?
The father would be Horatio Nelson Taft, who worked in the Patent Office during the Civil War

Good thinking, Gene, but they are not Horatio Nelson Taft's sons.

Hint #1: The correct answer to this question is not an obscure name; it's a familiar name to all folks on the forum.

Is it William Seward?

I am sorry, Susan, but these folks are not the sons of William Seward.

Someone who had already been "present" in pre-presidental days?
Herndon? Speed?

I am sorry, Eva, but it is not either of them. Yes, Lincoln knew this person during his pre-Presidential years.

(12-07-2017 03:20 AM)Steve Wrote:  Here's another link about the brothers performance before Lincoln:

http://www.themagicdetective.com/2011/08...art-3.html

Great site Steve. Thanks. We often focus on actors and musicians touring the US in Lincoln's time but there were all sorts of entertainers. I was fortunate to be invited to The Magic Castle in Hollywood, a private club for magicians and magic fans. Wonderful experience.

Hint #2: He once did a favor for Lincoln. The brief story of the favor is in numerous books.

John Roll ?

I am sorry, Gene, but it's not John Roll.

Jack Armstrong? Sorry I haven't been on for a while. I moved to Kalamazoo, MI to complete my education at Kalamazoo Valley Community College and plan on moving back to Washington after I receive my degree. The only con about Michigan (besides the Winters) is I'm 2 hours from the nearest race track.

I am sorry, Thomas, but it is not Jack Armstrong.