tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55348132586472657582024-03-14T01:03:10.021-04:00Spirits of Tudor HallSpirits of Tudor Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11594693285854745349noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-41957861276481623072023-12-07T13:55:00.006-05:002023-12-08T10:41:07.713-05:00Make Plans to Visit Tudor Hall in 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH03_gdKl1Q-AXWky1oGSPN9kWP4Z8Tq-OhW13MhGff8W0a0bzXCUvCqpvMUSeAcVaUhi8vU-DTKsv1765K-WPhcGKHdyvC08lBxQk5MgZPVSBeKdbOmGqhj2XwPEPu1ukWXT1oNIgfqf5uuFg8plrGBTdu6rljl1zuK34Ph4s4o0Qn-IV9IfzX4SZBgwO/s668/th.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="668" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH03_gdKl1Q-AXWky1oGSPN9kWP4Z8Tq-OhW13MhGff8W0a0bzXCUvCqpvMUSeAcVaUhi8vU-DTKsv1765K-WPhcGKHdyvC08lBxQk5MgZPVSBeKdbOmGqhj2XwPEPu1ukWXT1oNIgfqf5uuFg8plrGBTdu6rljl1zuK34Ph4s4o0Qn-IV9IfzX4SZBgwO/w400-h266/th.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
historic Tudor Hall is a fascinating piece of our nation's history. When you
visit, you'll connect to the story of the Maryland Booths who left their mark
on America forever. You'll walk where they walked, lived, played, worked and
dreamed. <i>When you visit, this part of history comes alive.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
property and first floor of Tudor Hall will be open to visitors for
tours in
2024 at 1:00 & 2:00 PM on the dates listed below. This year there
are exciting Special Talks replacing the 2:00 tours on the dates listed
with a (*). All 1:00
and other 2:00 tours will feature the general tour. All tours and talks
last
about 45 minutes. See below for details of the special talks and regular
tours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Tudor Hall is located at:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">17 Tudor Lane, Bel Air, MD 21015</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The cost of each Special Talk and each regular tour is $5.00 cash for those age 13 and older.</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">For more information:</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">443-619-0008 or <span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif";">SpiritsOfTudorHall@gmail.com </span> </span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">April
7* & 21*; May 5* & 19*; June 2* & 16* & 30*; July 14*
& 28*; August 11* & 25*; September 8 & 22*; October 6 &
20*; November 10*</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">*April 7<br /><b>John Wilkes Booth on the Northern Neck</b><br /><i>by Jim Garrett</i><br /><br />*April 21<br /><b>John Wilkes Booth at the Garrett Farm</b><br /><i>by Jim Garrett</i><br /><br />*May 5 & *August 11<br /><b>Asia, the Sister of John Wilkes Booth shares her memories of John Wilkes and the Booth Family</b><br /><i>by Lisa Samia</i><br /> <br />*May 19 & *June 30<br /><b>The Forgotten Women of the Lincoln Assassination</b><br /><i>by Kathryn Canavan</i><br /><br />*June 2<br /><b>Brides of Bluebeard: John Wilkes Booth’s Paramours; from Isabel Sumner to Ella Starr</b><i><br />by Kate Jones</i><br /> <br />*June 16<br /><b>Life Imitating Art: How John Wilkes Booth Scripted the Lincoln Conspiracy and How Fate Refused to Cooperate with His Plans</b><br /><i>by Michael Kauffman</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">*July 14<br /><b>"Dear Lucy": Letters to the Assassin John Wilkes Booth’s Bride</b><br /><i>by Kate Jones</i><br /><br />*July 28<br /><b>Junius Brutus Booth’s Last Trip Home</b><i><br />by Jim Garrett</i> <br /><br />*August 25<br /><b>Patriarchal Patriot: the Revolutionary Richard Booth, the Father of Junius and Grandfather of John Wilkes</b><br /><i>by Kate Jones</i><br /> <br />*September 22<br /><b>A Long Look Backwards: Life from the Pen of Asia Booth, Sister of John Wilkes </b><br /><i>by Kate Jones</i><br /><br />*October 20<br /><b>The Death of John Wilkes Booth</b><br /><i>by Jim Garrett</i><br /><br />*November 10<b><br />Relics and Artifacts from John Wilkes Booth</b><br /><i>by Jim Garrett</i><br /></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Here ere are the speakers:</span></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Canavan</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;">
is an independent researcher and the</span> author of <i>Lincoln’s Final Hours:
Conspiracy, Terror, and the Assassination of America’s Greatest President</i>.
She started her journalism career as a crime reporter. She eventually worked as
reporter or editor in four states and was a National Health Journalism Fellow
at USC’s Annenberg School. To get a story, Canavan has reported at gunpoint,
lived with the Moonies, negotiated with a killer and joined Tug McGraw in the
Phillies dugout.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">She began researching the unintended
consequences of the Lincoln assassination in 2009. <i>Lincoln's Final Hours </i>has
been featured on CSPAN and PBS Newsworks. She explores the effect that one
extraordinary night had on the ordinary Washingtonians who witnessed what
happened inside Petersen's Boarding House on the night President Lincoln died
there. Their eyewitness accounts provide telling new details about the
assassination. Some went on to lead lives that are the stuff of novels, and
others came to sad ends. </span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Jim
Garrett</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">is a life-long Lincoln Assassination and Booth enthusiast and researcher. He was a tour conductor for <i>Historic Tours of America </i>in Washington D.C. (rated #1 in the Washington Post and # 2 in the nation by Forbes.)<br /> Jim is currently with<i> Guided Tours Unscripted</i>
which concentrates on tours of Arlington National Cemetery, Capitol
Hill, Ford’s Theatre, the Petersen House where Lincoln died, and the
immediate environs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Kate Jones</span></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> is a 19th century murder researcher,
speaker, and living historian who specializes in the Lincoln assassination, the
Lizzie Borden murders, and the case of the "Devil in the White City"
multi-murderer, Dr. H. H. Holmes. She has presented on different aspects of the
Lincoln assassination for several organizations including the Surratt Society
and Fort Lesley J. McNair. Kate also speaks about the events of 1865 through
her work at the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Mu</span>seum and Historic Port Tobacco
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Michael Kauffman</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Author Jonathan Yardley once wrote
in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Washington Post Book World </i>that
Michael W. Kauffman "has been studying Lincoln generally and the
assassination specifically for 40 years, and he appears to know the
subject better than anyone else now alive."</span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Combing through archives all over
the U. S., Canada, and the U. K., Kauffman uncovered a staggering number of
previously unknown sources to produce <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">American
Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies</i> (Random House,
2004), which historian David Herbert Donald called "by all means the
best" work on the Lincoln assassination. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Wall Street Journal</i> named it one of the five best books ever published
on political violence, and Civil War Interactive placed it high on their list
of the Most Important Civil War books ever published.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kauffman had long been
a fixture in Civil War studies, with contributions that appeared in </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Civil War Times</span></i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Washington Post</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">American Heritage</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blue and Gray</i>, and dozens of other
publications. He has lectured throughout the United States and the U. K., and
has appeared in documentaries on A&E, The Learning Channel, the History
Channel, National Geographic, Discovery, and Travel Channels. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">American Brutus</i> was his first major
book, and it appeared in the Best Books lists of nearly every major media
outlet in the United States. It </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">was optioned for a 9-part miniseries
on HBO.</span></p>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Lisa Samia</span></b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;"> is an award-winning poet, author and
speaker who loves American Civil War History. Her latest accomplishments are
being selected as the National Parks Arts Foundation's Artist in Residence for
Gettysburg National Battlefield Park 2020 & National Parks Service's Artist
in Residence for Manassas National Battlefield Park 2021, both for her Civil
War Poetry. She recently discovered a set of archived letters written by Asia
Booth Clarke, the sister of John Wilkes Booth.</span><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: small;">She also devoted three
years traveling, researching, and writing the fictional novel series based on
John Wilkes Booth “My Name is John Singer,” and "My Name is Mrs. John
Singer." Lisa frequently lectures at literary and historical venues,
notably The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum, the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House
& Museum, The Civil War Interpretive Center Blenheim, The Civil War Round
Table Congress, multiple Barnes & Noble locations, and the RJ Julia
Bookstores. </span></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-32992444823860257982018-02-07T19:23:00.001-05:002021-11-25T22:26:28.771-05:00Become a Member of The Junius B. Booth Society <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="s1">The Junius B. Booth Society (a 501c3 non-profit organization) hopes you will consider making a donation to the Tudor Hall Museum. </span></div></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="s1">As a non-profit, we rely on our tours and special talks to sustain our mission to keep this important part of our American history alive. </span>The
story of the Maryland Booths and Tudor Hall is a fascinating piece of our
nation's history and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><i><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Junius</span></i></span><em><span face=""Arial","sans-serif""> B. Booth Society</span></em> has an active part in
keeping this chapter of history alive. The Society was incorporated in Maryland
in 2006 to educate the public and historians in the history of the Booth family
and Tudor Hall, and developed and maintains the tour guide program at Tudor
Hall in order to open the house for public tours on a regular basis.</div></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-family: times;">
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<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-family: times;">If
you are interested in this part of our history and help support Tudor Hall,
become a member of the Junius B. Booth Society. When you join the <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">JBBS</span></span>, not
only do you <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">receive</span></span>
our newsletter, but you support the education of the public in: the theatrical
arts; the Booth family history; the story of Tudor Hall; other Booth family
historical sites located in <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Harford</span></span> County; the history of owners,
slaves, farmers, craftsmen and others connected to the Tudor Hall farm; Booth
related literary works. The Society also supports the restoration and
preservation of Tudor Hall and other Booth related buildings located in <span class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Harford</span></span>
County, MD. </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div>
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<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-family: times;">Join
us in this exciting endeavor and help keep history alive. Download our <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19xVzPetDTybUzhVBy9PpHE8ajIglluJq/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">membership application</a>, fill out and mail back along with a
check to:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div>
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<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-family: times;">Junius
B. Booth Society<br />
2223 Kentucky Avenue<br />
Baltimore, MD 21213<br />
Attn: Membership Committee</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">From time to time Junius Brutus Booth displayed signs of brief insanity. At such times those close to him tried to help him.<i> The Charleston Courier</i> for March 12, 1838 reported one of these incidents:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Junius had asked Mr. Flynn to alert him when they approached the area where William Augustus Conway, a failed tragedian, had drowned himself. William Conway came to America in 1823 from England and had been a favorite actor at the Covent Garden Theatre in London. Because of the extremely fast popularity he gained in London, some of his jealous professional contemporaries ridiculed him publicly and conspired to drive him from his position on the stage. Because of his sensitive nature he chose to pursue his profession in America. In 1826, William decided to quit the stage and study Divinity. After three years he met with some personal opposition from the then Bishop of New York “from the fact of his having been an actor.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During his voyage to Savannah to visit Bishop White “to take orders in the church,” Conway suddenly had a fit of despondency and jumped from the deck of the ship and drowned himself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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While visiting with Elwin Penski (founder of the Junius B. Booth Society) one afternoon, he mentioned to me that he believed Richard Booth, the father of Junius Brutus Booth, had assisted escaped slaves when he resided at the Booth farm in Bel Air, MD, though he couldn’t recall a source to back up his belief. His statement piqued my curiosity and I immediately decided to investigate that claim. Not only could this change the way the general public perceives the Booth family, but it could possibly shine a new light on the history of the Booth farm.</div>
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To make a long story short, while I was in correspondence with Dr. Terry Alford, a history professor at Northern Virginia Community College and a Booth historian (his biography of John Wilkes Booth will soon go to print) he directed me to a manuscript written by John T. Ford (who built and owned the theatres named after him in Baltimore and Washington) housed at the Maryland Historical Society. </div>
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In the report of the “Surratt trial” published in yr paper on Thursday I notice a gross inaccuracy that I presume was the fault of the Reporter rather than the mistake of the eloquent counsel for the defense (Mr. Bradley). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will correct the statement as briefly as I can by saying that it was the Grandfather Richard Booth not J.B. Booth Sr. that <s>allowed the Red Republicanism of which he was so fully imbued to in </s><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was a thorough Red-Republican. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He lived in its day and was himself an ardent admirer of “John Wilkes” of the North Briton. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He came to this country and state an old man and settled in Harford County with his son. He was an extremely brilliant but very erratic man and commenced here practically to develop his ideas of right in that direction by aiding <s>slaves </s>servants to escape into Pennsylvania.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His evident sincerity in the cause of human rights, his unbalanced mind and the popularity of his son together saved him <s>on several occasions</s> from prosecution although the son (J.B.B. Sr.) did on more than one occasion pay for <s>the</s> a <s>escaped</s> runaway.”</div>
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Richard Booth moved to America in 1822 and resided with his son Junius. When Junius obtained the Harford County land for his farm in 1824 and moved a log house to the property, his father, Richard, remained with his son and lived at the Booth farm till shortly before his death in 1839. This leaves at least a 15 year time frame for Richard to help slaves to escape to Pennsylvania. The Booth farm was basically isolated and is located along a route that led to Pennsylvania. The farm was mostly wooded and fairly large, 177 acres by 1825 (see note) and would provide sufficient cover to shelter runaway slaves during their exodus to Pennsylvania.</div>
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This information adds to the history of the Booths and the Booth farm. For the general public who are only familiar with John Wilkes Booth, Ford’s statement shines a new light on the Booth family. The Booths were truly a house divided.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Note:</i> I contacted Michael Pierce, an experienced Harford County historical research mapmaker, and he offered to help me map out the original Booth farm. With detailed research and using the latest mapping software, he determined that Junius obtained 159.25 acres in 1824. The following year he obtained a little over 17 acres—expanding the farm to about 177 acres, not the 150 acres that some authors claim. Mike is currently working on creating a map of the original farm that will be framed and displayed in Tudor Hall.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The chimney at Tudor Hall was structurally unsound and it was removed so that a new chimney could be built. Vintage photographs reveal that the original chimney, which dated to the construction of the house which began in the fall of 1851, was repaired and modified at least once in the years after Samuel A. S. Kyle purchased Tudor Hall in 1878 from Mary Ann Holmes Booth, widow of Junius Brutus Booth, Sr. The exact date of these repairs and modifications is unknown at this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a result, the age of any of the bricks removed from the chimney in July 2009 is uncertain. All that can be said with certainty is that the bricks were part of the chimney at Tudor Hall for many years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are offering 400 of the bricks from the old chimney at Tudor Hall for sale to the public. Proceeds will go to support the Junius B. Booth Society and The Historical Society of Harford County, in part, to catalog and preserve materials related to the Booth family and Tudor Hall. The Junius B. Booth Society and The Historical Society of Harford County are nonprofit organizations which work to make the public more aware of the individual members of the Booth family and Tudor Hall.</span></div>
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I don't know about you, but when I visit Tudor Hall—in my mind I picture the Booth family and the great groundbreaking changes they made to American theatre. I'd love to travel back in time, sit in the audience and experience their powerful performances. To me, the Booths are the first family of American theatre. What did they sound like? What kind of accents did they have?</div>
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To our great fortune, there is an actual wax <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cylinder</span> recording of Edwin Booth that exists. Edwin, who became the foremost actor of the 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> century and is said to be the greatest Hamlet of all time, recorded some speeches in 1890 at the establishment he founded—<em>The Players Club</em> in New York City. </div>
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The recording is scratchy and hard to hear, but it <em>is </em>Edwin's voice. You can get a feel of what he sounded like. What a treasure. You can listen to this recording of Edwin reading Othello by clicking this link: <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/OthelloByEdwinBooth1890">http://www.archive.org/details/OthelloByEdwinBooth1890</a> When you get to the site, the audio is to the upper right. Enjoy.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">It was a beautiful, crisp, clear night this past November 13th in New York City. A perfect night to celebrate Edwin Booth’s 179th birthday at the private club Edwin founded on the last night of 1888─The Players. The Players was his longtime dream; it was a first-class sanctuary where actors and eminent men in other professions in business and the arts could informally meet and rub shoulders, and still is today. For many it was and is a home away from home. It was also the last place Edwin chose to make his home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The Players continues to honor Edwin’s life and the ground breaking theatrical contributions he made to the American theatre alive today. The birthday celebration they held in his honor that night achieved just that. It commenced with carefully selected readings by Players members, moderated by the Master of Ceremonies David Staller: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Edwin Booth’s Youth </i>by his sister Asia Booth Clarke and William Winter. Read by Nichole Donje / <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Booth Saves a Lincoln </i>by Adam Badeau. Read by Tom Vinciguerra / <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Edwin Booth’s Letter to the people of the United States</i> read by John Martello / <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Curse of Rome </i>by Laurence Hutton. Read by Jim Brochu / <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">An excerpt from Joseph Jefferson’s inaugural speech as second president of The Players. </i>Read by David Staller. Then they presented a touching, beautiful slideshow of Edwin through his life produced by Elizabeth Jackson.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Cathy Rowan, a Junius B. Booth member who resides in The Bronx, and I, the President of the JBBS and a volunteer At the Historical Society of Harford County were honored to be invited to the celebration and were warmly introduced to the members in attendance. We all made a candlelight excursion across the street into Gramercy Park and a laurel wreath was placed<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> on Edwin Booth’s statue. There David Copeland read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">On Edwin Booth’s 104th Birthday</i>-November 13, 1937, written by Player Edgar Lee Masters. An impromptu rendition of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Happy Birthday</i> to Edwin was sung by all. We then made our way back to The Players for champagne and hors d’oeuvres in The Grill Room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Elizabeth Jackson, who produced the celebration invited Cathy and I to join her and her guests at her table. We had a great time getting to know each other and talking about Edwin and his legacy. I met many wonderful Players members and answered a lot of questions about The Junius B. Booth Society. It really was a wonderful, unique experience─made even more special in Edwin’s beloved The Players.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Later Cathy and I were delighted to tour the club and visit Edwin’s bedroom, preserved just as it was when he died in 1893. I would like to thank Elizabeth Jackson and John Martello, Director of The Players, for their hospitality and making us feel at home. It was a night to remember. Well done <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Players</i>!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-80134134231576582032012-03-19T19:04:00.002-04:002012-03-19T19:10:20.541-04:00Spirits of Tudor Hall Invites You to Join Us in the Adventure and Romance at Tudor Hall<p>Ever since we first organized in 2008, Spirits of Tudor Hall has been in the business of taking something old (Tudor Hall) and creating something new (our tours and our growing sense of team spirit). Not only do we work hard but we have fun as we work together to explore and share the history of Tudor Hall and the Booth family.If you enjoy “pitching in” and using your skills and knowledge to make things happen, Tudor Hall just might be the place for you. A few of the “jobs” currently available are described below. Take a look at the list. If you don't find anything that fits your skills and interests, feel free to write and contact us with your own job description.<br /><br />If you wish to volunteer, please contact us with information about your skills, experience, and qualifications and explain how you can put them to work on behalf of Tudor Hall.</p><br /><p><strong><u>Storytellers</u><br /></strong>We invite anyone with a talent for storytelling to audition to bring to life the story of Tudor Hall and those who have lived there while guiding visitors through the house.</p><br /><p><u><strong>Oral Historians</strong><br /></u>There are many people in the community who have been associated with Tudor Hall over the years. It is important to collect and record the memories of these individuals. If you enjoy interviewing and photographing people and/or if you are skilled with a tape recorder or video camera and would like to help capture the oral history of Tudor Hall, please let us know.</p><br /><p><u><strong>Tudor Hall Speakers Bureau</strong><br /></u>To meet requests from community organizations and schools, Spirits of Tudor Hall needs people with a talent for public speaking to tell the story of Tudor Hall at local meetings and events and in local classrooms. Actors, re-enactors, and storytellers with experience at Tudor Hall may be interested in participating in community outreach of this kind.</p><br /><p>There are no membership requirements or dues at the current time beyond participating in whatever way suits you best. However, we are proud to introduce the organizations that support Spirits of Tudor Hall. Memberships are available at: The Center for the Arts, The Historical Society of Harford County, and The Junius B. Booth Society. For more information about becoming a volunteer or member of any of these organizations, please call us at 443-619-0008 or <a href="mailto:spiritsoftudorhall@gmail.com">spiritsoftudorhall@gmail.com</a>.<br /></p>Carolyn Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12500650076861152844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-12000524419658111422012-03-15T15:46:00.005-04:002012-03-15T15:55:12.612-04:00The Gift of the Skull<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GTEpiljiuro/T2JHYXooHDI/AAAAAAAAACI/eB7jgUd5IuI/s1600/1spi.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 342px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720212960700800050" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GTEpiljiuro/T2JHYXooHDI/AAAAAAAAACI/eB7jgUd5IuI/s400/1spi.JPG" /></a><br />Junius Brutus Booth was known for his acts of kindness. In "Booth Memorials. Passages, Incidents, and Anecdotes in the life of Junius Brutus Booth (the elder)" by Asia Booth Clarke, are a few examples:<br /><br />Junius Sr. indulged his philanthropic desire unrestrainedly, and the particulars of some charitable visit or donation would frequently be disclosed to the family by the recipient.<br />My earliest recollection of my father is seeing him upon his knees, before a rough sailor, who had asked alms at the door. The poor fellow had a bad wound on his leg, which was suffering neglect, and my father brought him into the house and washed and bandaged the wound for him with the tenderest care.<br /><br />These little deeds of kindness were almost daily occurrences. He thus sought to impress upon our minds these lessons of humanity to man and beast, more by his own acts than by precept. He delighted to seek out the destitute and unfortunate, and aid by his sympathy as well as his bounty.<br /><br />It was on one of these errands of mercy that the horse thief, Fontainne, alias Lovett, was pointed out to him. Lovett was then confined in the Louisville jail, and it was remarked that he had no means of obtaining counsel, and my father, although being assured that his case was hopeless, sent him a lawyer and defrayed the expenses; for which kindness, when Lovett heard of it, he bequeathed him his head, desiring "that it should be given, after his execution, to the actor Booth, with the request that he would use it on the stage in Hamlet, and think when he held it in his hands of the gratitude his kindness had awakened."<br />The skull was accordingly sent to my father’s residence while he was absent from the city; and my mother, finding what a horrible thing had been left in her house, immediately returned it to the doctor to whom it had been entrusted for preparation and delivery. In 1857, the doctor, who had retained the skull, sent it to Edwin Booth, who used it in the grave-yard scene in "Hamlet" on several occasions, and afterward had it buried.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-80403207287043187532012-01-06T09:46:00.003-05:002012-01-06T09:50:11.545-05:00An Awkward Moment<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ANEF7shl8eM/TwcJgllnRLI/AAAAAAAAAB4/4gGo54lXMNE/s1600/1bo4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 369px; height: 308px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ANEF7shl8eM/TwcJgllnRLI/AAAAAAAAAB4/4gGo54lXMNE/s400/1bo4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694530709283620018" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> 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normal;mso-hyphenate:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">As a boy, Edwin accompanied his father, Junius Brutus Booth, on his grueling acting tours in order to help his father make it onto stage when the curtain opened, and keep him from strong drink after the curtain fell for the night. Some of the situations Junius subjected his young son to at this time were comical. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-hyphenate:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>In <i>The Prince of Players—Edwin Booth</i> by Eleanor Ruggles, is one such situation:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-hyphenate:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Edwin protected his father from intrusions. In Boston at the Albion, a dingy public house over an apothecary’s on the north corner of Beacon and Tremont streets, he was resting in their room when his father dashed in, whispered hoarsely, “Gould! Coming up! Say I’m out!” and dived under the bed.</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-hyphenate:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>Thomas Gould was a Boston sculptor. He worshiped Booth, of whom he had done a fine bust, but Booth thought him tiresome. Now Gould seemed astonished not to find his idol, whom he had seen sprinting upstairs. He and Edwin talked lamely until there fell a pause, which Booth misinterpreted.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-hyphenate:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>“Is that damned bore gone yet?” he sang out from under the bed.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-63256158169446241322011-12-22T12:18:00.003-05:002011-12-22T12:28:00.056-05:00Happy Birthday to Junius Brutus Booth Jr.!Happy Birthday to Junius Brutus Booth, Jr., born today in 1821 (December 22, 1821 – September 16, 1883. <br /><br />As a member of the illustrious Booth family of actors, Junius Brutus Booth, Jr. was overshadowed not only by his father Junius, Sr. and brothers Edwin and John Wilkes, but by his wife Agnes, who was a successful actress in her own right.<br /><br />Booth managed the Boston Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, Winter Garden Theatre, and Booth's Theatre where his brother Edwin was the star attraction. Though a relatively undistinguished actor, Junius, Jr. was highly regarded for his performances as King John and Cassius in Julius Caesar, which he performed with Edwin as Brutus and John Wilkes as Mark Antony in 1864.[1]<br /><br />Junius Brutus Booth, Jr., himself was briefly imprisoned in Washington, DC, after his brother assassinated Abraham Lincoln. At the time of the assassination, he was fulfilling an acting engagement in Cincinnati, Ohio. Even so, he was arrested and hurried by train to the Old Capitol Prison.Carolyn Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12500650076861152844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-50699456351064885352011-12-20T11:02:00.005-05:002011-12-20T11:09:04.451-05:00The Question of Edwin Booth's Birthday<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vQOK31zejCk/TvCxvhLxOdI/AAAAAAAAABg/oSoW48S_0C4/s1600/1eb.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vQOK31zejCk/TvCxvhLxOdI/AAAAAAAAABg/oSoW48S_0C4/s400/1eb.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688241759288637906" /></a><br />Edwin Booth wasn’t sure of the exact date of his birth at the property of Tudor Hall. His mother and older brother Junius, Jr. disagree on the day he was born. In a letter to his daughter, Edwina, dated November 14, 1869 describes his dilemma:<br /><br />My Own Daughter,<br />Your dear letter with the pretty book-mark (“I love you”) came safely last night, just in time. It seems there is some doubt as to the exact date of my arrival here. Grandma says I was born on the night of the great “star shower” in 1883, and insists that it was November 15; but Uncle June says he remembers well—both my birth and the “Star Shower” occurred on November 13, 1833. So you see, I do not know which is the day—for, although I was there, I was too young to pay attention to such weighty matters, and can’t remember much about it. However, your little present, which I shall always cherish, my darling, came in good season for either day…<br /><br />Here’s what history says about the shower: The night of November 12-13, 1833, not only marks the discovery of the Leonid meteor shower, but it marks the actual birth of meteor astronomy. During the hours following sunset on November 12, some astronomers noted an unusual number of meteors in the sky, but it was the early morning hours of the 13th that left the greatest impression on the people of eastern North America. During the 4 hours which preceded dawn, the skies were lit up by meteors.<br /><br />Edwin was also born with a caul (a membrane covering the head at birth). In the servants quarters, the wise old African Americans cackled delightedly. Consulting the lore of their African ancestors, they peered into the child’s future and predicted that because of his caul he would be lucky and “gifted to see sperrits.” It appears his brother Junius was right about the date.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-18100971971063506672011-11-28T14:01:00.004-05:002011-11-28T14:12:58.638-05:00The Edwin Booth Company Presents…The world premiere of “The Edwin Booth Company Presents…” will take place at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Greenhill Center of the Arts on Nov. 29.<br /><br />Junior Jacob Lesh will play the lead.<br /><br />“It is so exciting to originate a character,” Lesh said. “Not a lot of actors our age have that privilege. Even a lot of professional actors go their whole life without ever originating a character. The script is getting a lot of national attention, and we haven’t even performed it yet. It’s beyond words to say how incredible this whole experience is.”<br /><br />Lesh stars as Edwin Booth, the lesser-known brother of the infamous John Wilkes Booth.<br /><br />“Edwin Booth was known for being a fantastic actor,” Lesh said. “He’s credited as being the first actor to really bring forth naturalism onto the stage. He comes from this time period where there’s all this presentational acting, and he just kind of said, ‘Let’s throw that out the window and let’s do this natural form of acting instead.’”<br /><br />Lesh did comprehensive research with the writer and director of the play, Whitewater Lecturer Angela Iannone, to try and better understand Booth.<br /><br />“He really has a lot of credit to his name, but himself as a person, he’s a little more meek and shy,” Lesh said. “He really can’t express himself without use of the plays he’s in because he doesn’t know how to talk. Angela and I did extensive research and this is literally the guy who’s at the cast parties sitting in the corner all by himself because he can’t talk to other people. He’s just that nervous in social interactions.”<br /><br />When asked to describe the play, Lesh had trouble summing it up in just a few words.<br /><br />“Basically it’s about a man who is trying to fight to win the love of his life back while also dealing with his own self inflictions,” Lesh said. “He’s haunted by the memory of his lost father and is stressed over trying to make money for his company.”<br /><br />The show may focus on Booth, but, as the title implies, his acting company plays a major role as well.<br /><br />“It’s about his company members trying to put on this play and trying to be successful,” Lesh said. “When the leading lady falls ill, the only person who can take her place is Edwin Booth’s past love, Mary Devlin.”<br /><br />Junior Ally Ruge plays Devlin, the strong willed female lead, opposite Booth.<br /><br />Devlin is about 17 when this play takes place and she’s a love struck teenage.<br /><br />“She’s very passionate in her views and wants to remain an actress, but Edwin wants her to give up that life because he doesn’t want to have to compete with her when they’re married,” Ruge said. “She’s very headstrong about her beliefs and part of the play is dealing with those issues between her and Edwin.”<br /><br />Both Ruge and Lesh, along with the rest of the cast, have been rehearsing six days a week for the last month to ensure the play is tuned to perfection.<br /><br />“I have a really good feeling that all of this hard work is going to pay off,” Lesh said. “I really think people are going to have a new perspective on the name of Booth.”<br /><br />It hasn’t been all smooth sailing, but Lesh and company are giving it their all.<br /><br />“It is a little bit difficult because we have a director who is also a professional actress,” Lesh said. “Angela is really good at what she does and she’s been working on this play for about three and a half years now. We don’t get her every day because she has to work from Wednesday to Friday. When she’s there on Monday and Tuesday, it’s extensive. We’ll be running things over and over again. There’s a lot of beautiful language in this play and it’s really important that we get every single word correct.”<br /><br />The “Edwin Booth Company Presents…” opens at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 29 and runs until Dec. 3 at the Barnett Theatre in the Center of the Arts.<br /><br />Additional information can be found on the Department’s website at http://www.uww.edu/cac/theatre/.<br /><br />Article link:http://royalpurplenews.com/?p=4610Carolyn Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12500650076861152844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-46231485767160309892011-09-13T21:26:00.026-04:002011-09-14T00:58:18.586-04:00The Civil War Era Fashion Show at Tudor Hall<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZWH12m7ZZY/TnAZZHUEjhI/AAAAAAAAABY/iD3LNWc3Yik/s1600/1fas.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 390px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652045451600629266" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZWH12m7ZZY/TnAZZHUEjhI/AAAAAAAAABY/iD3LNWc3Yik/s400/1fas.JPG" /></a> It was a great day to step back in time and enjoy the Civil War Era Fashion Show. Even though the threat of rain persuaded everyone to move inside, it did not hinder the enjoyment of the 41 guests, 9 models and 5 volunteers on 9-11-11.<br /><br /><div>Eight members of the The Civil War Dance & Arts Society did a beautiful job modeling. The presentation showcased: ladies and children in day dresses and formal wear; gentlemen in civilian clothing , formal wear, Union and Confederate uniforms. This delighted the multi-generational audience and sparked curiosity and a lot of thoughtful questions. The program concluded with a presentation of an extensive photo display and beautiful ladies <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">jewelry</span>.<br /><br /><div>The guests were then given a tour of Tudor Hall and learned about the history of the Booth family as well as Tudor Hall. It was an afternoon of fun, history, and a step back in time.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-40846108450310280502011-07-26T14:00:00.000-04:002011-07-26T14:21:50.441-04:00Why Visit Tudor Hall?<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JrRXe_0objE/TevCfg9RucI/AAAAAAAAAAg/ot85JcSG8sY/s1600/1th4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 327px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614795207126137282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JrRXe_0objE/TevCfg9RucI/AAAAAAAAAAg/ot85JcSG8sY/s400/1th4.JPG" /></a><br />When you visit Tudor Hall, you're not just visiting the grand cottage named Tudor Hall—you're <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">visiting</span> a great <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">American</span> story that couldn't be made up in fiction. It's a story of intrigue, exceptional talent, sexual indiscretions, hidden secrets, triumphs and tragedies that changed the national landscape, both for the good and bad.<br /><br />It's the story of an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">extraordinarily</span> unique <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">dysfunctional</span> family. It's the story of a complex actor who came to America to avoid problems and became the greatest actor of his generation. It's about the eldest son who struggled financially his whole life and managed theatres. It's the story about the intricate inner workings that led two brothers along opposite paths during the time of America's greatest upheaval; one brother, whose allegiance was with the North, a supporter of Abraham Lincoln and became the foremost actor of his time; the other whose allegiance was with the South to the point of obsession, struggled as an actor and assassinated the President. It's about a sister who needed to be taken care of her whole life. It's about another sister who dedicated her life defending her family's name. It's about a younger brother who had no interest in the family theatrical tradition and became a physician. It is the story of a wife and mother who did everything she could to protect and take care of her family against all odds. It's the story of the Maryland Booths who left their mark on America forever. It's this absorbing story you'll encounter when you visit Tudor Hall. <em>Help keep history alive.</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-16352641283481218262011-06-28T20:45:00.000-04:002011-07-26T14:29:09.591-04:00Life Around Tudor Hall<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TOcyiLpfJUE/TgdKQhFapiI/AAAAAAAAAAw/bLpjewuhl-U/s1600/1jwb.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622544307414804002" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TOcyiLpfJUE/TgdKQhFapiI/AAAAAAAAAAw/bLpjewuhl-U/s400/1jwb.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">John Wilkes Booth wrote a letter to his friend T. William O'Laughlen on June 18, 1855, describing his activities near Tudor Hall. I find it fascinating—it's a snapshot of the times, social life, and mindset of John as a teenager while living at Tudor Hall. </span><span style="font-size:85%;">I found this letter in <em>Right or Wrong, God Judge Me—The Writings of John Wilkes Booth, </em>edited by John Rhodehamel and Louise Taper. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">My Dear Friend, </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I have been so taken up with pastimes and various amusements that I can scarcely find time to sleep, and it is something new to me, being a very late riser[...] The first week in June I was taken up by a Fair [...] I spent more time than money on it [...] for I was there night and day and you must not think I was blowing when I say I cut quite a dash. I saw pretty girls home from the Fair at ten o'clock at night, some at a distance of four or five miles [...] I have visited the Travelers home, or home sweet home [...] The day after tomorrow I am invited to a strawberry eating and I promise you I will do my duty, and from then until teusday I will do nothing but gun, ride, and sleep and eat [...] Then comes the grand affair. A Pick nick party to be held on the rocks of Deer crick. Thirty-seven coupples to attend [...] it is also an old saying that a Lawyer can lie like the Devil. I think they are like the devil also in making women content. The devil tempted mother Eve with an apple. I dont know wether Lawyers use apples or no, but they all tempt the ladies [...] for they have the means of revenge. hurah. I have wrote a long letter at last. try to answer it with one having as meny words and I am satisfied. My Dear fellow I would finish this paper but my pen is so d—n bad, and by not writing for so long a time, I have forgotten how, but I will try and add I am your Faithful Friend, J. Wilkes Booth.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-59015720066999176932011-06-23T01:49:00.002-04:002011-06-23T01:52:23.997-04:00Kevin Bacon's Booths Drama Project At Showtime Taps WriterIn September 2008, Kevin Bacon set up at Showtime The Booths, a drama about Abraham Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth and his brother. Three years and a regime change at the pay cable network later, there is movement on the project. Oscar-nominated writer Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) has been tapped to write the potential series, which Bacon is still executive producing.<br /><br />The Booths focuses on Confederate Booth and his brothers, Edwin and Junius Brutus Jr., and chronicles their years leading up to the April 14, 1865 assassination of Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. The brothers, sons of British Shakespearean actor Junius Brutus Booth and Mary Ann Holmes, were all stage performers. In addition to The Booths, Bacon also is executive producing a single-camera comedy at HBO based on Clint McCown's book The Member-Guest with an eye to star. Nyswaner most recently co-wrote with Phil Dorling the feature comedy Predisposed, which is now filming with Jesse Eisenberg and Tracy Morgan starring and Dorling directing. <br /><br />http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/kevin-bacons-booths-drama-project-at-showtime-taps-writer/Carolyn Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12500650076861152844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-10734281990462895872011-06-16T12:53:00.018-04:002011-06-16T18:01:12.306-04:00The Birth of Tudor Hall<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ty0ljFe337s/Tfo1TiIKcCI/AAAAAAAAAAo/8oQKQuZRCk4/s1600/1th5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618862094792945698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ty0ljFe337s/Tfo1TiIKcCI/AAAAAAAAAAo/8oQKQuZRCk4/s400/1th5.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> All but two of the Booth children were born in the log cabin nestled in the Maryland countryside which eventually became Tudor Hall. Let's go back to the beginning of how this grand residence came to be. I'll let someone who was there tell the story. The Booth family chronicler Asia Booth Clarke described the Booth home in her memoir <em>The Elder and the Younger Booth</em>, published in 1882:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">In the summer of 1822, while the yellow-fever was raging in Baltimore, Mr. Booth purchased a farm twenty-five miles from that city, lying in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Harford</span> County, Maryland. This place became his constant resort when free from the excitement of his profession, and was the birthplace of his children. It was always known as "The Farm," but was in reality a dense forest, called the "Big Woods," which served as a free <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hunting</span>-ground on moonlight nights when the whole place was rendered musical by the baying of the hounds and the call of sportsman....The rough <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">coach road</span> to the farm was made picturesque and delightful in the summer by the massive trees which arched it....From the road a crooked, narrow pathway wound to the Booth dwelling....This was a log-cabin, plastered and whitewashed on the exterior; the small square window-frames, and broad, plain shutters....painted red. Four rooms besides the loft, the kitchen, and the Old Dominion chimney, made a picturesque and comfortable abode, standing in a clearing encompassed by huge oak, black walnut, beech, and tulip trees.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The cabin in its primal state, unpainted and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">unplastered</span>, had been removed to its present locality across several fields. This proceeding caused great wonderment among the villagers, as every available man, ox, and horse had been effected on account of a spring of delicious water which Mr. booth had discovered under the thickest trees.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>What a great description!</em> When I visit Tudor Hall, I look around the property and picture in my mind the great undertaking of moving the cabin—wow. Shortly before his death, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Junius</span> Brutus Booth began building the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">gothic</span> revival house named Tudor Hall. At the time, the Booth family also had a town house in Baltimore where they usually spent the winter. The town house no longer exists. We're very fortunate to be able to visit this great piece of history called Tudor Hall today. If you have not visited it, I encourage you to do so. <em>It brings history alive.</em></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-30126748836003535562011-06-15T14:51:00.003-04:002011-06-15T14:56:08.240-04:00Edwin Booth: Such heart-breaking loveliness<a href="http://americanliteraryblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/such-heart-breaking-loveliness.html"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 127px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618521946148451218" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uYK_zaCJOI0/Tfj_8RrqM5I/AAAAAAAAABo/SmX5CqzC858/s200/Booth%2B010.jpg" /></a><br />After the famous actor Edwin Booth's death, he was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts (the rest of his family, including his infamous brother, were buried in Baltimore). Poet Thomas Bailey Aldrich served as a pallbearer for the funeral, and wrote of the experience to fellow writer William Winter on June 12, 1893.<br /><br /><br />Just as Edwin was laid in the grave, among the fragrant pine-boughs which lined it, and softened its cruelty, the sun went down. I never saw anything of such heart-breaking loveliness as this scene. There in the tender afterglow two or three hundred men and women stood silent with bowed heads. A single bird, in a nest hidden somewhere near by twittered from time to time. The soft June air, blowing across the upland, brought with it the scent of syringa blossoms from the slope below. Overhead and among the trees the twilight was gathering. "Good night, sweet Prince!" I said, under my breath.<br /><br />Aldrich admitted in his account of the experience that he would have fell to the grass-covered ground and cried — "if there had not been a crowd of people."<br /><br />Two years earlier, a new portrait of Booth was put on display. Aldrich was moved enough by the image to write a poem about it:<br /><br /><br />That face which no man ever saw<br />And from his memory banished quite,<br />With eyes in which are Hamlet's awe<br />And Cardinal Richelieu's subtle light<br />Looks from this frame. A master's hand<br />Has set the master-player here,<br />In the fair temple that he planned<br />Not for himself. To us most dear<br />This image of him!" It was thus<br />He looked; such pallor touched his cheek;<br />With that same grace he greeted us —<br />Nay, 't is the man, could it but speak!"<br />Sad words that shall be said some day —<br />Far fall the day! O cruel Time,<br />Whose breath sweeps mortal things away,<br />Spare long this image of his prime,<br />That others standing in the place<br />Where, save as ghosts, we come no more,<br />May know what sweet majestic face<br />The gentle Prince of Players wore!Carolyn Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12500650076861152844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-62055927392611816872011-06-01T12:29:00.009-04:002011-06-01T20:28:17.966-04:00A Sister's Memory<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4KP6iMRZDrI/TeZpP4nDl4I/AAAAAAAAAAM/J6A0vjf_Jjw/s1600/Tudor%2BHall.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 346px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613289707179054978" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4KP6iMRZDrI/TeZpP4nDl4I/AAAAAAAAAAM/J6A0vjf_Jjw/s400/Tudor%2BHall.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> The next time you visit Tudor Hall, take a look around the property. Asia Booth—who named the grand cottage <em>Tudor Hall</em>—had many adventures with her brother John Wilkes there. I'll let Asia tell you about one of them. In her book <em>John Wilkes Booth: A Sister's Memoir</em>, Asia wrote:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">In the woods he (John) would throw himself face downward and nestle his nose close into the earth, taking long sniffs of the "earth's healthy breath," he called it. He declared this process of inhaling wholesome odors and rich scents delightful, but could never induce me to try. He called it "burrowing," and he loved to nibble at sweet roots and twigs, so that I called him a rabbit. He was ardently fond of outdoor life, but was never a sportsman nor an angler. He was a lover of botany and geology, and many of the specimens in my now limited collection are of his obtaining and selection. He was very tender of flowers, and of insects and butterflies. Lightning bugs he considered as " bearers of sacred torches," and would go out of his way to avoid injuring them. He once, after nights of endeavor, caught a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">katy</span>-did just to show me what the little nuisance was like. I wanted it eagerly for m<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">y</span> collection.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">"No you don't, you bloodthirsty female," he said, putting the creature in his breast. "Katy shall be free to sing tonight out in the sycamores." Then kissing the small thing, he said, "Oh you small devil. How you can banish sleep, quiet, and good temper! Katy, you fiend, how many nights you have kept me awake cursing your existence!" With that he walked over to the trees, and laid the little night brawler safely among the leaves, to tune her pipes for night once more.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I love this story of brother and sister. As they were playing on the property of Tudor Hall, you can hear John already developing his dramatic flair. <em>Great stuff!</em></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-13059164546910176142011-05-31T23:20:00.010-04:002011-05-31T23:36:17.128-04:00Tudor Hall Featured in "Nite Lite Photo Of The Day" - May 31, 2011Tudor Hall was featured on "<a href="http://1019litefm.radio.com/2011/05/31/nite-lite-photo-of-the-day-226/">Nite Lite Photo Of The Day</a>" section of Fran Lane 101.9 Lite Fm's (adult contemporary radio station in Baltimore, MD) website on May 31, 2011. A Big Thanks!<br /><br />Click on the image below to read article.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1019litefm.radio.com/2011/05/31/nite-lite-photo-of-the-day-226/"><img style="WIDTH: 310px; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613087746620253026" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a9Scku0Cudw/TeWxkO5l42I/AAAAAAAAAAc/h-mnYLWtQkA/s200/the%2Bnite%2Blite.jpg" /></a></p>Carolyn Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12500650076861152844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-75375574041807102582011-05-27T19:46:00.005-04:002011-05-27T19:50:37.700-04:00Changes Coming to Spirits of Tudor Hall and the Junius B. Booth Society<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Effective June 1, 2011, Dinah Faber will resign as Coordinator for Spirits of Tudor Hall and President of the Junius B. Booth Society due to ill health.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Dinah has been working with our Spirits volunteers to make her departure as seamless as possible. (Easier said than done!) Dinah wishes to thank the very capable Spirits of Tudor Hall volunteers who make it possible for Tudor Hall to be open to the public on a regular basis.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The Junius B. Booth Society and Spirits of Tudor Hall will work more closely than ever in the months ahead, and one of their main priorities will be to oversee the blending of the two entities into one. The Junius B. Booth Society will continue to operate as a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization and to recruit and train volunteers both far and near to work in support of the JBBS in general. Spirits of Tudor Hall will continue to recruit and train volunteers both locally and across the country and beyond (made possible by the digital age) to work in support of our activities at Tudor Hall, including opening this historic home to the public on a regular basis.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>Current JBBS Board and Key Spirits of Tudor Hall Volunteers</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>As of June 1, 2011:</b> </span></span></div><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Mike Brown, President JBBS & Spirits of Tudor Hall Tour Guide</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Jill Redding, Vice President JBBS & Volunteer Coordinator Spirits of Tudor Hall</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Kim Edwards, Co-Treasurer JBBS & Reservations Manager Spirits of Tudor Hall</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Elwin Penski, Founder, Secretary, and Co-Treasurer JBBS</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Kris Thomson, Lead Tour Guide & Spirits of Tudor Hall Representative to the JBBS board</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Tom Fink, Editor, <i>Booth History Spotlight</i> and Blog Master, Spirits of Tudor Hall Blog</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span></div>Spirits of Tudor Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11594693285854745349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5534813258647265758.post-60043528182290209492011-05-20T14:31:00.003-04:002011-05-27T19:35:08.476-04:00Visit Tudor Hall in 2011<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Spirits of Tudor Hall invites you to visit <b style="color: #38761d;">the first floor</b> of Tudor Hall located at 17 Tudor Lane, Bel Air, Maryland, 21015. The house will be open to visitors on the following Sunday afternoons at 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. <b><span style="color: #38761d;">As space is limited, please contact us ahead of time if you plan to bring a large group. </span></b>There is no charge to visit Tudor Hall, but there's a suggested donation of $3.00 for those age 13 and above.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">For more information, please phone 443-619-0008 or send an email to: <b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="mailto:SpiritsOfTudorHall@gmail.com" style="color: #38761d;">SpiritsOfTudorHall@gmail.com</a>.</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>June 5 and 26; July 10 and 24; Aug. 7 and 21; Sept. 11 and 25; Oct. 9 and 23</b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">What To Expect When You Visit Tudor Hall</span></b> </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">While housing developments have steadily invaded the neighborhood surrounding Tudor Hall, the grounds still magically retain much of their rural charm and are generally open to the public from dawn to dusk every day of the year. Due to limited paved parking, finding a dry place to park can be difficult when the grounds are wet and muddy due to heavy rains or melting snow. Please avoid parking on the grass when the grounds are wet as your vehicle may become seriously stuck and assistance freeing your vehicle may not be readily available.</span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">At the current time, the office of the Harford County Cultural Arts Board is located on the first floor. The other rooms on the first floor are used as meeting space and are furnished accordingly. The offices of the Center for the Arts occupy all the rooms on the second floor. As a result, </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">visitors are not invited upstairs. The Cultural Arts Board is dedicated to encouraging the arts in Harford County in a variety of ways. The Center for the Arts is a </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">nonprofit organization dedicated to building a home for the arts in Harford County.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Tudor Hall has not been restored and is not furnished with period furniture. Spirits of Tudor Hall guides wear modern clothing rather than period clothing. However, volunteers in Civil War era reproduction clothing are occasionally present.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">The guides provide an overview of the entire Booth family, including Junius Brutus Booth Sr., his wife Mary Ann, and their children Junius Jr., Rosalie, Edwin, Asia, John Wilkes, and Joseph. In addition, a brief history of the Booth farm and Tudor Hall is presented. Some limited information about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth is included. However, the primary goal is to inform visitors about the history of the entire Booth family and Tudor Hall. This information will help visitors place John Wilkes within the context of his family and the rural/small town community where he was born and spent much of his childhood.</span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">We're looking forward to welcoming you to Tudor Hall!</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">See you there! </span></b></span></div>Spirits of Tudor Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11594693285854745349noreply@blogger.com0