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Abe Lincoln in Illinois

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noun

  1. a play (1938) by Robert E. Sherwood.


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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

In Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Playwright Sherwood beats the drum for liberal democracy; in Knickerbocker Holiday, the author of High Tor gives comfort to high Tories.

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

Jason Robards stars in a 1964 TV adaptation of Robert Sherwood's play, Abe Lincoln in Illinois.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like Abe Lincoln in Illinois, American Landscape sounds the trumpet for free dom, tolerance and democracy.

From Time Magazine Archive

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