Lincoln and his wife attended the play Our American Cousin on the evening of April 14, just five days after the Union victory at the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse.
lˈɪŋkən ænd hɪz wˈaɪf ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə plˈeɪ ˌaʊɚɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈʌzən ɔnðɪ ˈiːvnɪŋ ʌv ˈeɪpɹəl fˈoːɹtiːn, dʒˈʌst fˈaɪv dˈeɪz ˈæftɚ ðə jˈuːniən vˈɪktɚɹi æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv ɐpˈɑːmɐtˌɑːks kˈoːɹthaʊs.