Maguire had a telegraph set up to announce war news on stage between shows – like the newsreels. The Sunday afternoon benefit for the Sanitary Fund was interrupted with news of the Southern Surrender of Port Hudson in LA, the Mississippi River was again open for travel. The show was Mr. and Mrs. Pope in the witty “Flirtation; or, A Morning Call” after the farce, A Rough Diamond. Billy O’Neil came on in Barney the Baron. — Lehman and Mayo told the news about the War to thunderous applause. Then they recited patriotic addresses. — July 10, 1863 —