Tudor Hall, 2006 All of these photographs were taken on August 11, 2006, at the Signing Ceremony at Tudor Hall, Harford County, Maryland Tudor Hall, 2006 Tamara Johnson playing Laura Keene (1826–1873). Ms. Keene was an amazing Anglo-American theatrical actress, producer, and manager. She managed Laura Keene's Theatre in which was produced Our American Cousin. She was playing at Ford's Theatre during Abraham Lincoln's assassination, and rushed to his assistance. David Craig, Harford County Executive, educator, and historian Steven Lampredi playing Joseph Jefferson Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905) was an American actor, who joined an all star combination headed by Edwin Booth. Jefferson was most famous for playing Rip Van Winkle; it ran 170 nights, with Jefferson in the leading part. Jefferson would continue acting in this show for 40 years. His first pronounced success was in 1858 as Asa Trenchard in Tom Taylor's Our American Cousin at Laura Keene's theatre in New York. A good reference is Henneke, Ben G., Laura Keene, Council Oak Books, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1990. Tudor Hall from the Side, Photographed by Dinah Faber Balcony Side Tudor Hall Front Yard Springhouse Joseph Jefferson and Laura Keene, Photographed by Dinah Faber Some of the many people who helped preserve Tudor Hall and Booth history for many years Photographed by Dinah Faber In this building, Dorothy Fox created a store to sell Booth and Civil War memorabilia in an effort to pay the bills.   Tudor Hall Home    Old Photos of Tudor Hall     Ella V. Mahoney    Booths of Harford County  Return to the Historical Society of Harford County