Grant and Lincoln's invitation

[Eva Elisabeth]

(10-18-2014 04:19 PM)loetar44 Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 11:38 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  ∑ = 18 comments on motives, 10 (9) x Gen. Grant, 5 x A. Lincoln, 3 (4) x both

Thanks Eva! I really do believe now that Ford's was not sold out that evening and that maybe twice as much people came to see Grant rather than Lincoln. It's still a guess however.

Kees, IMO these two accounts provide further interesting info.

-W. H. Roberts (Feb. 12, 1927): "I was with a group of comrades…we were admitted free. I guess it was because we were soldiers."
- John L. Bolton (1914): From the fact that a large part of the audience of the theatres was composed of army men…"

There are more than just these two accounts stating/indicating that 1.) a great portion of the audience attending Ford's on April 14 was (were? But "portion" is singular...) army members, and 2.) (at least many of these) army members got their tickets for free/were invited by superiors etc. (and simply attended because they didn't deny the gift).

Any thoughts on this?