An extremely rare pair of theatre tickets which provided a harrowing front row view of Abraham Lincoln s assassination have sold for a staggering $262,500.
[audience laughter]. mrs. mountchessington: mr. trenchard, you will please recollect you are addressing my daughter. asa trenchard: i m offering her my heart and hand, just as she wants them, with nothing in em. [audience laughter]. fanny seward: [screams, crying]. augusta: the nasty beast! [audience laughter]. mrs. mountchessington: i am aware, mr. trenchard. [audience laughter]. mrs. mountchessington: you are not used to the manners of good society and that, alone, will excuse the impertinence of which you have been guilty.
[knock at door]. john wilkes booth: mister spangler, hold this mare for me 10 or 15 minutes. mind you, she s a bad little bitch. edman spangler: i can t, mr. booth. it s almost intermission. i gotta shift scenery. john wilkes booth: may i cross backstage? edman spangler: you re gonna have to cross under. and i can t keep the horse. just go with him, debonay and tell peanuts to come here and hold this damned horse. florence trenchard: mr. asa trenchard, our american cousin. this young gentleman has carried off the prize by three successive shots in the bull s eye. actress: i congratulate you sir and am happy to see you. why have you left the archery, florence? florence trenchard: because after mr. asa s
lord dundreary: she don t see it. [audience laughter]. florence trenchard: why, anybody can see that. [audience applauding]. [orchestra plays hail to the chief ]. [applause continues]. tom hanks: at roughly 8:30 pm, the lincolns arrive at ford s theater, driven by coachman francis burke and footman charles forbes. abraham lincoln: mr. forbes, mr. parker, i hope that you both might enjoy the play.
at 10:15 lewis powell is to kill secretary of state seward in his home on lafayette square. david herold will guide powell out of the city via the navy yard bridge. george atzerodt is to kill vice president johnson at the kirkwood house hotel. the only change in the plan is that booth will not be attending aladdin at grover s! harry ford: hello, john. tom hanks: he will kill lincoln at ford s theater. murcott: i am harmless except to myself. florence trenchard: speak on, sir. i hear you. tom hanks: it is still early in act two. booth has calculated that the appointed time of 10:15 will fall at the beginning of act three of our american cousin and there will be an intermission between the acts. booth retrieves his horse from pumphrey s stable.