The removal of Laura Keene from the Northern Central Railroad train arriving at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on the morning of 17 April 1865, and her subsequent arrest and detention were noted in the post Laura Keene Arrested at Harrisburg. Traveling with Keene were John Dyott and Harry Hawk, the two male members of her […]
For the past two days this blog has dealt with the question of whether the story of Laura Keene (1826-1873) at the Lincoln assassination was true, was a hoax, or was a legend. Many writers about the Lincoln assassination tell that Keene, after the fatal shot was fired, made her way to the state box […]
For the purpose of determining whether it was possible for Laura Keene to move through a crowded theatre on the night of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and get to the State Box, actual architectural renderings of the theatre were located and examined. In 1963, in conjunction with a major restoration of the theatre, […]
The story of Laura Keene and the bloody dress from the Lincoln assassination has been told many times. Consider these recent versions: There are three doctors, a half dozen soldiers, and a small army of theater patrons who have battled their way into the box. And then, almost absurdly, the actress Laura Keene forces her […]
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