JOHN WILKES BOOTH * Authentic ROMEO & JULIET Playbill * 1864 * Abraham Lincoln Dolley Madison Einstein signs boldly in ink

Einstein signs boldly in ink at the bottom "A

MARIE ANTOINETTE * Hand-Embroidered Lace Nightcap Made by the Guillotined Queen and Exhibited at Versailles

Date line of the check has faded but shows the date "December 2nd

A handsome and impressive addition to the collection of the history buff

JOHN WILKES BOOTH * Authentic ROMEO & JULIET Playbill * 1864 * Abraham Lincoln Dolley Madison Einstein signs boldly in inkAcclaimed American stage actor, Confederate sympathizer and Lincoln's assassin JOHN WILKES BOOTH scarce, authentic original playbill for a May 3, 1864 performance by Booth as "Romeo" in ROMEO AND JULIET at the Boston Museum. The playbill prominently features Booth's name in unmistakable bold text. Less than one year after this performance Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln on the night of April 14, 1865. Typically, these playbills were printed on