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* 1864: Junius, Jr., Edwin and John Wilkes Booth ( later the assassin of U. S. president Abraham Lincoln ) made their only appearance onstage together in a benefit performance of Julius Caesar on 25 November 1864, at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.

Junius, Jr. played Cassius, Edwin played Brutus and John Wilkes played Mark Antony.

This landmark production raised funds to erect a statue of Shakespeare in Central Park, which remains to this day.