Abe Lincoln in Illinois
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There are earlier examples, still occasionally revived, such as Robert E Sherwood's Abe Lincoln in Illinois or Sidney Kingsley's The Patriots, among many others.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 22, 2010
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a frequently inexpert play, slow in getting started, discontinuous in structure, too literary in some of its writing, too emotional in some of its appeal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jason Robards stars in a 1964 TV adaptation of Robert Sherwood's play, Abe Lincoln in Illinois.
From Time Magazine Archive
The critics saluted in dithyrambic terms Abe Lincoln in Illinois, a timely and fervent chronicle but not much by way of drama.
From Time Magazine Archive
Abe Lincoln in Illinois was one of three plays to win Pulitzer Prizes for author Robert E. Sherwood during a five-year span.
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