The first of a series of six Plays interpreted by representative Radio Players
I. 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN'
* A Play by JOHN DRINKWATER
Arranged in five scenes
ACT 1. The parlour of Abraham Lincoln 's house at Springfield, Illinois, early in 1860. ACT II. A year later. The Secretary of State's room, Washington
ACT III. Nearly two years later. A small reception room at White House.
ACT IV. An April evening in 1865. A farm house near Appomatox-the headquarters of General Grant, Commander in Chief, under Lincoln, of the Northern Armies
ACT V. The evening of April 14, 1865. The lounge of a Theatre
Abraham Lincoln was first produced by the Author, under Sir Barry Jackson 's management, at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on October 12, 1918. It has met with great success in both hemispheres
The other plays in this 'Drama to Schools
Series ' will be given at 3.50 p.m. on the following dates : October 14, Twelfth Night ; November 4, Prunella; November 11, The Tempest ; December 2, She Stoops to Conquer ; December 16, Richard II