Cheyenne 1887

The Chicken Heist of 1887
The Chicken Heist of 1887
The Chicken Heist of 1887
Edwin Booth was one of the most famous and beloved actors in American history, even after his younger brother John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. On April 18, 1887, while traveling to San Francisco on the Transcontinental Railroad, Booth stopped in Wyoming to star in a production of "Hamlet" at the Cheyenne Opera House...