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(07-25-2016 05:45 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(07-24-2016 11:35 PM)Pamela Wrote:  I came across this statement made by Peanuts to Judge Olin in the hours after the assassination, April 15 1865 : "The knife he (Booth) had is the one I have seen him use on the stage." Did Booth use a real knife on the stage at Ford's?

I cannot recall the source, but I think I read somewhere that Peanuts was a relatively new employee. If true, this must be a reference to Booth's role as Duke Pescara (March 18, 1865). I know nothing about the Apostate. Does anyone know if Booth used a knife in his role as Duke Pescara?

The only knife Booth used on stage that I've heard of was a "prop" knife with a spring in it allowing the blade to retract. It sold in the Franklyn Lenthall auction from his Boothbay Theatre Museum in 1988. Dr John Lattimer bought it, and it sold again (Lot 61208) in a Heritage Auction in November 20, 2008.