List of Ford's Theatre Attendees

[Steve]

Here's part of an 1877 newspaper interview with Clara and Rathbone which was posted in earlier thread. Clara says only Forbes came into the box and that was once in a while to see if they needed anything. Of course it's 12 years later and can't be completely reliable memory, for instance - she doesn't remember Laura Keene coming into the box. But I think she would remember something like Booth or Hanscom coming into the box earlier.

It's from the 29 Dec. 1877 edition of the Philadelphia Weekly Times:




Below is Simon P. Hanscom's full account of what happened that night. He says he only gave the dispatch to Forbes and that he never went into the box. Forbes went into the box to give the dispatch to Lincoln.

It's from page 2 of the 08 June 1865 edition of the National Republican: