There was a huge mural in our main post office of Edwin Booth acting. I can't remember if it's still there--I often go to one of the smaller post offices.
The Booth family home, Tudor Hall, is in my county. It used to be privately owned--I went to a Christmas open house when it was (in the mid-90s)--but now it's owned by the county. https://www.visitharford.com/listing/tudor-hall/291/
Interesting fact, several well-known actors were part of a preservation society which tried to buy it to protect it. Hal Holbrook, Dixie Carter, Stacy Keach, and more:
Denise, thanks for all the great info - with links! I did grow up in Baltimore and Harford Co. is so close. I used to go to Ladew Topiary Gardens fairly frequently, but weirdly never made it to Tudor Hall. Honestly, I didn't know much about the Booths when I still lived in Maryland. My interest was piqued when I discovered the Players in Gramercy Park in the early aughts. I was in NYC for a writers con and decided to break away from the pack to go to a table reading of a play at the club. I don't remember the play (possibly it wasn't all that memorable) but the club and Gramercy Park were **magical.** I felt as if I'd been transported from Manhattan to Mayfair in London. The roster of club members is such a storied Who's Who of actors and artists, then and now - from Mark Twain to Jimmy Fallon who pops in pretty regularly but then again he lives in Gramercy. The National Arts Club nearby is pretty great, too!
Thanks for sharing those links. I love history--was my minor--so I enjoyed reading them.
I don't think Tudor Hall was always open to the public. I think during the 90s, they opened it at the holidays for fundraising. Then it was sold again and privately owned for a few years before the county got it.
I met an actor at the open house. I think he was a theater actor rather than TV/motion picture, and not a household name to most. I don't recall his name.
There was a huge mural in our main post office of Edwin Booth acting. I can't remember if it's still there--I often go to one of the smaller post offices.
The Booth family home, Tudor Hall, is in my county. It used to be privately owned--I went to a Christmas open house when it was (in the mid-90s)--but now it's owned by the county. https://www.visitharford.com/listing/tudor-hall/291/
http://spiritsoftudorhall.blogspot.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_Hall_(Bel_Air,_Maryland)
Interesting fact, several well-known actors were part of a preservation society which tried to buy it to protect it. Hal Holbrook, Dixie Carter, Stacy Keach, and more:
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-10-17-9910170052-story.html I apologize if there's a paywall.
If memory serves me right, you're from the Baltimore area originally and may have know about the Booth history here.
Denise, thanks for all the great info - with links! I did grow up in Baltimore and Harford Co. is so close. I used to go to Ladew Topiary Gardens fairly frequently, but weirdly never made it to Tudor Hall. Honestly, I didn't know much about the Booths when I still lived in Maryland. My interest was piqued when I discovered the Players in Gramercy Park in the early aughts. I was in NYC for a writers con and decided to break away from the pack to go to a table reading of a play at the club. I don't remember the play (possibly it wasn't all that memorable) but the club and Gramercy Park were **magical.** I felt as if I'd been transported from Manhattan to Mayfair in London. The roster of club members is such a storied Who's Who of actors and artists, then and now - from Mark Twain to Jimmy Fallon who pops in pretty regularly but then again he lives in Gramercy. The National Arts Club nearby is pretty great, too!
https://comedymatterstv.com/jimmy-fallon-visits-brute-forces-show-players-club-2/
https://www.nationalartsclub.org/history
Thanks for sharing those links. I love history--was my minor--so I enjoyed reading them.
I don't think Tudor Hall was always open to the public. I think during the 90s, they opened it at the holidays for fundraising. Then it was sold again and privately owned for a few years before the county got it.
I met an actor at the open house. I think he was a theater actor rather than TV/motion picture, and not a household name to most. I don't recall his name.
Ladew just opened for the season.