{"id":191429,"date":"2025-04-18T19:49:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T19:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/1865-laura-keene-the-collingwood-opera-house-the-end-of-the-civil-war-today\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T19:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T19:49:57","slug":"1865-laura-keene-the-collingwood-opera-house-the-end-of-the-civil-war-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=191429","title":{"rendered":"1865 &#038; 1869; Laura Keene, The Collingwood Opera House, the end of the Civil War &#038; Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By Bill Kleppel<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Collingwood Theatre, Poughkeepsie; April 14<sup>th<\/sup> 1869<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On April 14, 1869, the <em>Poughkeepsie Eagle<\/em> reviewed the performance of \u201cOur American Cousin,\u201d which played at Poughkeepsie\u2019s Collingwood Theatre the previous night. The new venue had been in existence for less than three months (and is still in existence as the Bardavon!). Getting Laura Keene and her group of actors booked for a three-night stay was a sensation, and excitement abounded!<\/p>\n<p>Mark Twain would visit later in the year, but in this moment, the plays of Laura Keene represented fine entertainment, and the Poughkeepsie community was proud for her to grace their stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe principal performers were well supported, and the entire play, from beginning to end, was of universal satisfaction,\u201d proclaimed the reviewer.<\/p>\n<p>This was to be expected from Keene\u2019s company of performers. She was one of the pre-eminent actresses and theatre producers in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026Unfortunately for Laura, it didn\u2019t matter how exemplary her work was, or of her fellow acting troupe.\u00a0 Her name would be forever affixed to a tragic moment in time, seared into the annals of American history.<\/p>\n<p>In April of 1869, the nation was only four years removed from the most tumultuous two months it had ever experienced, before or since.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1865<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Washington D.C.; March 5, 1865<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In March of 1865, Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office for a second term as president. He\u2019d won re-election over General George McLellan in November of 1864. His victory was helped by battles won by the Union Army, led by Generals Sherman and Grant. Members of the 150<sup>th<\/sup> New York Infantry, mostly comprised of soldiers from Dutchess County (and Poughkeepsie in particular) were involved in these campaigns.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-37952\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/6-March-1865-Lincoln-Inauguration-1.jpg\" alt=\"News clipping from the Poughkeepsie Eagle News about Sherman during the Civil War\" width=\"132\" height=\"500\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37954\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37954\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-37954\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lincoln-s-2nd-Inuagural-March-1865-1.jpg\" alt=\"Historical photo of Lincolns second inaugural march\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27336%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20336%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27336%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lincoln-s-2nd-Inuagural-March-1865-1.jpg?resize=200%2C112&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lincoln-s-2nd-Inuagural-March-1865-1.jpg?resize=400%2C224&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lincoln-s-2nd-Inuagural-March-1865-1.jpg?fit=600%2C336&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-37954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Second Lincoln Inaugural; <em>Poughkeepsie Eagle News<\/em> 6 March 1865 &amp; Photo of 2nd Inaugural with john Wilkes Booth in attendance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><u>Appomattox County Courthouse, Virginia; April 9, 1865<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee, General of The Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox County Courthouse in Virginia. This essentially ended the Confederate States of America\u2019s attempted secession from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Within the four years that the Civil War raged, approximately seven percent of the adult male population (and two percent of the entire population) had died. Over 660,000 people lost their lives for the Union to be saved, and for slavery to be eradicated.<\/p>\n<p>If the same percentages were applied today, it would account for over seven million people.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37956\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37956\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-37956\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10-Apr-1865-Lee-Surrenders-1.jpg\" alt=\"Poughkeepsie Eagle News article about Lee's surrender at the end of the Civil War\" width=\"461\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27461%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20461%20500%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27461%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10-Apr-1865-Lee-Surrenders-1.jpg?resize=200%2C217&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10-Apr-1865-Lee-Surrenders-1.jpg?resize=400%2C434&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10-Apr-1865-Lee-Surrenders-1.jpg?fit=461%2C500&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 461w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-37956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lee Surrenders; <em>Poughkeepsie Eagle News<\/em> 10 April 1865<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10.0pt 0in;\"><b><u><span style=\"color: black;\">Washington, D.C.; April 14<sup>th<\/sup>, 1865\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/b><u\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Laura Keene was backstage at Ford\u2019s Theater in Washington, D.C. Her acting troupe was presenting \u201cOur American Cousin,\u201d with President Lincoln in attendance. Lincoln arrived slightly late. Keene interrupted the play in order for the orchestra to play \u201cHail to the Chief\u201d as he made his entrance and climbed the stairs to the theatre\u2019s Presidential Suite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Later, while she was preparing for her next scene during the final third act of the play, Laura heard what sounded like a gunshot. She immediately thought it was mistakenly caused by a stagehand. The actor she knew as John Wilkes Booth, not a member of the play, pushed by her and ran toward the back door, exiting the theater.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">She then saw Major Henry Rathbone, a guest of the president, covered in blood. Booth had stabbed him, but Rathbone was still in pursuit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Laura reached the stage, looked above and to her left. The First Lady, Mary Todd Lincoln, was screaming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Someone had shot the president.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37958\" style=\"width: 302px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37958\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-37958\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15-Apr-1865-Awful-News-Poughkeepsie-Eagle-1.jpg\" alt=\"Poughkeepsie Eagle News article about the assassination of Lincoln\" width=\"292\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27292%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20292%20500%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27292%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15-Apr-1865-Awful-News-Poughkeepsie-Eagle-1.jpg?resize=200%2C342&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/15-Apr-1865-Awful-News-Poughkeepsie-Eagle-1.jpg?fit=292%2C500&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 292w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-37958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Lincoln Assassinated; <em>Poughkeepsie Eagle News<\/em>; 15 April 1865<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><u>Washington, D.C.; April 14-15, 1865<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After Lincoln was shot, Laura Keene stepped to the middle of the stage. She pleaded for the crowd to remain calm, and not to panic.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFor God\u2019s sake, have presence of mind, and keep your places, and all will be well.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She proceeded to the Presidential Box. The president was lying on the floor. A shocked Mary Todd was seated on a couch. Keene, with the permission of a doctor, cradled the president\u2019s head until the decision was made to move him to a bed at the Petersen House across the street from Ford\u2019s Theater. He died the next day, April 15.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Poughkeepsie, NY; April 25, 1865<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the presidents body lay in state in Washington, D.C., from April 19-21, it began its long railway procession back to Springfield, Illinois. It stopped at the Poughkeepsie Train Station on April 25. Local dignitaries\u2019 wives were able to enter the funeral car to lay wreaths on the presidents coffin. Thousands of bystanders stood beside the tracks \u201cwith uncovered heads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the train stoppage, the Eastman College Band played a dirge. In fact, the Eastman College Band began its journey with the funeral train in New York City, and continued its travels until disembarking in Springfield.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Port Royal, Virginia; April 26, 1865<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37960\" style=\"width: 419px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37960\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-37960\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28-April-1865-Booth-Shot_-Poughkeepsie-Eagle-1.jpg\" alt=\"Poughkeepsie Eagle News headline about the death of John Wilkes Booth\" width=\"409\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27409%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20409%20500%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27409%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28-April-1865-Booth-Shot_-Poughkeepsie-Eagle-1.jpg?resize=200%2C244&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28-April-1865-Booth-Shot_-Poughkeepsie-Eagle-1.jpg?resize=400%2C489&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/28-April-1865-Booth-Shot_-Poughkeepsie-Eagle-1.jpg?fit=409%2C500&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 409w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-37960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Wilkes Booth Dead; <em>Poughkeepsie Eagle News<\/em>; 28 April 1865<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After a countrywide manhunt, John Wilkes Booth was cornered inside of a barn at the Garrett Farm near Port Royal, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>His co-conspirator, David Herold, surrendered to Union soldiers who had surrounded the structure. After Booth\u2019s reluctance to give himself up, the posse lit the barn on fire. It appeared to Sergeant Boston Corbett that Booth was reaching for a gun, so he fired his own. His bullet entered Booth\u2019s neck and severed his spinal cord. He was pulled from the burning building and onto the porch of the Garrett Farmhouse, where he died a few hours later.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>1869<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2026Back in Poughkeepsie; April 15, 1869<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Laura Keene\u2019s tour stop at the Collingwood came to a close. The caravan of actors was on to Utica, New York, for some more performances.<\/p>\n<p>Laura had been born as Mary Frances Moss in London, England, in 1826. She made her acting debut in a production of <em>Romeo &amp; Juliet<\/em> in South London in 1851. During those years, she would marry twice, and tour the world as an accomplished actress (including a trip to Australia with John Wilkes Booth\u2019s brother, Edwin Booth).<\/p>\n<p>Along with her second husband, John Lutz, Laura opened and managed Laura Keene\u2019s Theater in lower Manhattan. She had reached the pinnacle of a career that had spanned close to two decades. Her efforts should be given more historical notice, considering her accomplishments in professions where woman were rarely given the opportunity to achieve such success.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37950\" style=\"width: 568px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37950\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-37950\" src=\"https:\/\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Laura-Keenes-Theater-13-Dec-1856-NYPL.jpg\" alt=\"Historical photo of Laura Keene's Theater in 1856\" width=\"558\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27558%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20558%20500%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27558%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Laura-Keenes-Theater-13-Dec-1856-NYPL.jpg?resize=200%2C179&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Laura-Keenes-Theater-13-Dec-1856-NYPL.jpg?resize=400%2C358&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/poklib.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Laura-Keenes-Theater-13-Dec-1856-NYPL.jpg?fit=558%2C500&amp;quality=88&amp;ssl=1 558w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-37950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laura Keene\u2019s Theater; New York City 1856 (photo courtesy of The New York Public Library)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For all of her amazing experiences, Laura couldn\u2019t have expected what would happen just a few days after her resounding performances in Poughkeepsie.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after Laura\u2019s engagement at the Collingwood, she received notice that her husband, John Lutz, died on Sunday, April, 18, 1869, in Washington, D.C., of pulmonary tuberculosis. Devastated, Laura returned to D.C. before her acting troupe was able to take the stage in Utica.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Keene carried on. However, financial difficulties after her husband\u2019s death led to the loss of her theatre. She died of a stroke at her home in Montclair, New Jersey, in November of 1873.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Bill Kleppel Collingwood Theatre, Poughkeepsie; April 14th 1869 On April 14, 1869, the Poughkeepsie Eagle reviewed the performance of \u201cOur American Cousin,\u201d which played at Poughkeepsie\u2019s Collingwood Theatre the previous night. The new venue had been in existence for less than three months (and is still in existence as the Bardavon!). 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