Lincoln and Ann Rutledge

[L Verge]

I can't say for sure, but I do believe that protocol was quite different then than it is now. Toia made a good point about it being Good Friday and someone mentioned Stanton's not favoring the theater trips throughout the war.

I would also suspect that the play had been around and around for years and was not that thrilling to folks anymore. Might we also surmise that the Washington social scene was weary from the celebrating that had been going on for five days and nights? The thought of venturing forth into drunken street crowds would turn me off. A quiet evening at home would be preferable.