A new play for broadcasting by Ronald Gow
Cast [see below]

The scene is laid in Springfield, Illinois, in 1839

In his autobiography Joseph Jefferson - of 'Rip Van Winkle' fame - told how when a child with his father's theatrical company he encountered Abraham Lincoln, then a young lawyer, in an unexpected role - that of the defender of the little company against the local Revivalists.
This incident is the subject of tonight's play.