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Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
John Drinkwater
People (53)
John Babler
Second Clerk
(Original)
Charles P. Bates
Dennis
(Original)
Penwood Batkins
MacIntosh
(Original)
Ernest Bostwick
Montgomery Blair
(Original)
Charles Brill
Doctor
(Original)
Paul Byron
Hay
(Original)
Conrad Cantzen
Hawkins
(Original)
Price
(Replacement)
Duncan Cherry
Price
(Original)
Hawkins
(Replacement)
Herbert Curtis
Simon Cameron
(Original)
Forrest Davis
Tucker
(Original)
James Durkin
General Lee
(Original)
Jennie Eustace
Mrs. Otherly
(Original)
Charles Fleming
White
(Original)
Charles S. Gilpin
William Custis
(Original)
Frank Ginter
General Meade
(Original)
Raymond Hackett
William Scott
(Original)
Winifred Hanley
Mrs. Lincoln
(Original)
Thomas Irwin
Stone
(Original)
Frank E. Jamison
Salmon Chase
(Original)
J. Philip Jerome
Messenger
(Original)
Florence Johns
Susan
(Original)
John Paul Jones
John Wilkes Booth
(Original)
Thomas J. Keogh
Cuffney
(Original)
David Landau
Stanton
(Original)
Frank McGlynn
Mr. Lincoln
(Original)
Alfred Moore
Gideon Welles
(Original)
Mary Horne Morrison
Mrs. Goliath Blow
(Original)
Leonard Mudie
A Chronicler
(Original)
William A. Norton
Burnet Hook
(Original)
John S. O'Brien
Seward
(Original)
Albert Phillips
General Grant
(Original)
William R. Randall
Jennings
(Original)
Joseph Reed
Caleb Smith
(Original)
Dolph Ryan
Soldier
(Original)
Thomas Vaiden
Hind
(Original)
George Williams
Aide to General Grant
(Original)
Edwin Barry
William Scott
(Replacement)
J. Colville Dunn
A Chronicler
(Replacement)
John Meehan
White
(Replacement)
Ralph Williams
Dennis
(Replacement)
Bertha Wood
Susan
(Replacement)
Miss Grey
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
George Howard
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
Miss Langton
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
Charles Lindell
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
Edward Porter
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
Miss Povah
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
Miss Robinson
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
Miss Seymour
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
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John Babler
Second Clerk
(Original)
Charles P. Bates
Dennis
(Original)
Penwood Batkins
MacIntosh
(Original)
Ernest Bostwick
Montgomery Blair
(Original)
Charles Brill
Doctor
(Original)
Paul Byron
Hay
(Original)
Conrad Cantzen
Hawkins
(Original)
Duncan Cherry
Price
(Original)
Herbert Curtis
Simon Cameron
(Original)
Forrest Davis
Tucker
(Original)
James Durkin
General Lee
(Original)
Jennie Eustace
Mrs. Otherly
(Original)
Charles Fleming
White
(Original)
Charles S. Gilpin
William Custis
(Original)
Frank Ginter
General Meade
(Original)
Raymond Hackett
William Scott
(Original)
Winifred Hanley
Mrs. Lincoln
(Original)
Thomas Irwin
Stone
(Original)
Frank E. Jamison
Salmon Chase
(Original)
J. Philip Jerome
Messenger
(Original)
Florence Johns
Susan
(Original)
John Paul Jones
John Wilkes Booth
(Original)
Thomas J. Keogh
Cuffney
(Original)
David Landau
Stanton
(Original)
Frank McGlynn
Mr. Lincoln
(Original)
Alfred Moore
Gideon Welles
(Original)
Mary Horne Morrison
Mrs. Goliath Blow
(Original)
Leonard Mudie
A Chronicler
(Original)
William A. Norton
Burnet Hook
(Original)
John S. O'Brien
Seward
(Original)
Albert Phillips
General Grant
(Original)
William R. Randall
Jennings
(Original)
Joseph Reed
Caleb Smith
(Original)
Dolph Ryan
Soldier
(Original)
Thomas Vaiden
Hind
(Original)
George Williams
Aide to General Grant
(Original)
Miss Grey
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
George Howard
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
Miss Langton
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
Charles Lindell
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
Edward Porter
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
Miss Povah
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
Miss Robinson
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
Miss Seymour
Guest at Theatre
(Original)
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John Drinkwater
Writer
Lester Lonergan
Staging
Livingston Platt
Scenic Design
Costume Design
William Harris, Jr.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
15
1919
Closing Date
May
1
1920
Performances
193
as of Dec 04, 2025
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