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Hace 21 horas · In Oh, Mary!, a historical fever dream written by and starring Cole Escola, they portray former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln as a narcissistic problem drinker and would-be cabaret singer in the ...
Hace 5 días · So far as can be known, the first and only real love of Lincoln’s life was Mary Todd. High-spirited, quick-witted, and well-educated, Todd came from a rather distinguished Kentucky family, and her Springfield relatives belonged to the social aristocracy of the town.
Hace 1 día · We can start with Cole Escola ’s riotous comedy Oh, Mary!, the surprise hit of the year, in which Escola plays Mary Todd Lincoln as a boozy, raunchy, idiotic egomaniac.
Hace 4 días · They wrote and starred in the heavily fictionalized play that envisions Mary Todd Lincoln as an alcoholic first lady whose dreams of cabaret stardom are stifled by her husband. One of...
Hace 3 días · It was well known that the president’s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, had held séances at the White House to try to contact their young son Willie, who died during Lincoln's first term in office. Later Mrs Lincoln was photographed by the ‘spirit photographer’ William H. Mumler, with the ghostly presence of her husband behind her, his hands resting protectively on her shoulders.
Hace 2 días · Oh, Mary!, Cole Escola's riotous, ahistorical romp about First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, has extended its Broadway run. The play, which began its Broadway engagement on June 26 at the Lyceum Theatre ...
Hace 5 días · Lincoln loved no one but Rutledge and, after her death, never ceased to grieve for her. His memory of her both saddened and inspired him. As for his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, she married him out of spite, then devoted herself to making him miserable.
