EditorialThe crowd at the Reisch Pavilion, the site of the karaoke finals, shortly before showtime at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Ill., Aug. 14, 2022. (Adam Jason Cohen/The New York Times)
EditorialA photo by Frances B. Johnston, who was particularly known for her portraits of celebrities, of Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain, in 1906. (Library of Congress via The New York Times)
EditorialHal Holbrook prepares his makeup before a performance of his one-man show "Mark Twain Tonight!" at the Opera House in Galveston, Texas, on Feb. 1, 2003. (Michael Stravato/The New York Times)
EditorialHal Holbrook performs his one-man show "Mark Twain Tonight!" at the Brooks Atkinson Theater in New York on June 10, 2005. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)