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It was actually the First Lady's preference to attend "Our American Cousin", at Ford's theater, Friday evening, April 14, 1865. She had tickets to Grover's theater but told her husband, she'd prefer seeing "Our American Cousin", that evening.

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He wanted to relax and watch a play that was popular at the time.

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He went to see a comedy at Fords Theatre Washington accompanied by his wife Mary Todd Lincoln. Major Henry Rathbone and his fiancee Clara Harris. The play was Our American Cousin.

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He was watching a play.

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