Although the play achieved great renown during its first few years and remained very popular throughout the second half of the 19th century, it is best remembered as the play U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was attending in Ford's Theatre when he was assassinated by actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865.
Meskipun drama tersebut meraih sanjungan besar pada beberapa tahun pertamanya dan masih sangat populer sepanjang paruh kedua abad ke-19, drama tersebut paling diingat sebagai drama yang ditampilkan saat Presiden AS Abraham Lincoln menghadiri Ford's Theatre dimana ia dibunuh oleh aktor dan simpatisan Konfederasi John Wilkes Booth pada 14 April 1865.