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- "Uncle Tom's Cabin! or, Life Among the Lowly!," March 21, 1864 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel <em>Uncle Tom's Cabin</em> about the trials of an enslaved black family seeking freedom became an instant best-seller when first published in 1852. Stage plays of the novel appeared soon after and some versions ran for decades. These productions varied in dramatic and literary quality. The book and plays stoked the fires of the anti-slavery movement before the Civil War.
- March 21, 1864
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin! or, Life Among the Lowly!," March 21, 1864
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin about the trials of an enslaved black family seeking freedom became an instant best-seller when first published in 1852. Stage plays of the novel appeared soon after and some versions ran for decades. These productions varied in dramatic and literary quality. The book and plays stoked the fires of the anti-slavery movement before the Civil War.
- Ford's Theatre Playbill for the April 14, 1865 Performance of "Our American Cousin" - This playbill announces the April 14, 1865, performance of Laura Keene in <em>Our American Cousin</em>. The play premiered in New York seven years earlier, and it remained popular throughout the Civil War. On this night, President Abraham Lincoln attended the production at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. While enjoying the play, President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
- April 14, 1865
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Ford's Theatre Playbill for the April 14, 1865 Performance of "Our American Cousin"
This playbill announces the April 14, 1865, performance of Laura Keene in Our American Cousin. The play premiered in New York seven years earlier, and it remained popular throughout the Civil War. On this night, President Abraham Lincoln attended the production at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. While enjoying the play, President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
- Playbill for Performance of "Babes in Toyland" at Henry Ford Museum Theater, 1976-1977 -
- 11 December 1976 - 22 January 1977
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Playbill for Performance of "Babes in Toyland" at Henry Ford Museum Theater, 1976-1977
- Broadside from the Theatre Royal of Newcastle, England, Announces the Running of Special Railway Trains for Patrons, 1850 -
- January 04, 1850
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Broadside from the Theatre Royal of Newcastle, England, Announces the Running of Special Railway Trains for Patrons, 1850
- Notice of Plays during American Drama Festival at Henry Ford Museum Theatre, "Our American Cousin" and "Metamora," 1964 -
- 31 July 1964 - 08 September 1964
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Notice of Plays during American Drama Festival at Henry Ford Museum Theatre, "Our American Cousin" and "Metamora," 1964
- Playbill for Performance of "Young King Arthur" at Henry Ford Museum Theater, 1974-1975 -
- 14 December 1974 - 25 January 1975
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Playbill for Performance of "Young King Arthur" at Henry Ford Museum Theater, 1974-1975
- Playbill for Performance of "Three Men on a Horse" at Henry Ford Museum Theater, 1977 -
- 08 July 1977 - 03 September 1977
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Playbill for Performance of "Three Men on a Horse" at Henry Ford Museum Theater, 1977
- Playbill for the 73rd Performance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at the Boston Museum, January 22, 1853 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel <em>Uncle Tom's Cabin</em> about the trials of an enslaved black family seeking freedom became an instant best-seller when first published in 1852. Stage plays of the novel appeared soon after and some versions ran for decades. These productions varied in dramatic and literary quality. The book and plays stoked the fires of the anti-slavery movement before the Civil War.
- January 22, 1853
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Playbill for the 73rd Performance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at the Boston Museum, January 22, 1853
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin about the trials of an enslaved black family seeking freedom became an instant best-seller when first published in 1852. Stage plays of the novel appeared soon after and some versions ran for decades. These productions varied in dramatic and literary quality. The book and plays stoked the fires of the anti-slavery movement before the Civil War.