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He probably lied as much as the next little boy, and the cherry tree story was fabricated by 18th-century elders trying to instill virtue in their children. He had a tremendous capacity for hard work, loved the outdoors and was a magnificent athlete, but he’s been remembered as stuffy and formal.
Who was the “real” George Washington? It’s not hard to catch glimpses in the volumes of letters, journals, notes and observations that the father of our country left behind him. Folks in Rappahannock have a special interest in the great man. As a young man he surveyed the county seat, danced at the Washington House and slept around an open fire with the rest of his crew.
The town that bears his name will be the scene of a one-man show by Bart Whiteman, the veteran actor and founder of the Source Theater in the “other” Washington. Mr. Whiteman developed his portrayal of the general for the “Monday Night at the National” series and will appear there on Washington’s birthday. On Friday, Feb. 24, he’ll bring his performance to the Gay Street Theater in Washington, a place he’s visited often: as the psychiatrist in Equus, as an
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