I prefer William as an attendant at the beginning. William at the end is a bit of a snob, having inherited his wealth.
Actually, the most surprising thing about "Back There" is the fact that when Corrigan states that John Wilkes Booth is going to assassinate Lincoln, no one seems to recognize the name. Booth was a well-known actor at the time.
Yeah but I don't know how well know actors in general were in 1865. It's not like there were movies or TV for average people to see Booth in. Most people didn't attend the theatre at all or only did occasionally and thus would not necessarily remember who was in a play they saw. John Wilkes Booth would have been known by follow actors and theatre patrons but your average Joe would probably have never heard of him.
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