Show FATES ODD MIXING ot TWO MESSAGES the we well I 1 I beloved daniel Froh frohman nina sends me the following in interesting te resting information the late leonard grover a widely known know it theatrical manager of the early was the manager malinger of the theater in washington in isan wherein abraham lincoln was shot lie ile told me the following curious story in connection with that event it was the custom of the president to send word to mr air grover to say when it aou would d be convenient tor for him ralf and his family to attend a performance for mance nt at fords theater one day previous to the memorable tragedy he drove down pennsylvania avenue and stopped in front of the theater ne ile tore off n margin from the newspaper in n ills possession and wrote on it that he be and ills his family would be happy to attend attema thi the e next evening the play was our american cousin about this time sir mr grover was negotiating with J wilkes booth tor for a continuance of his construct contri ct ns as nn an actor tn in the ford theater company booth boot wrote mr grover a note on a sheet of paper folded in two secal sections ons saying he would accept the renewal mr grover tossed Lincol ns script into a receptacle and he be also put there mr booths letter many years afterward mr grover told me in looking through an old trunk ro get letters and material tor for a book lie he was arning he came across mr booths old letter folded Insi dethe old fold of the letter was the strip of newspaper lincoln had used to write on william lyon phelps in scribners magazine |