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Show : : 1 "Abraham Lincoln" at the Salt Lake Theatre ' September 28, 29, 30 4 : r-, j ( Vty n t f " V I p. - - U r Lincoln, the world figure; Lincoln, the hero, now almost a legendary leader, lead-er, even though there remains a hand ful cf the a rand Army of the Republic, looms larger and larger In the eyea of the world. The men In the afreet, the child at erhool, aense Lincoln as be-lonslng be-lonslng to the far dlatant past. Then William Harris Jr. produced John j rrlnk wster's "Abraham Lincoln.- with , Frank McOlynn aa Lincoln. whirh ! comes to the Salt Lake theatre for three dsva, beginning Thursday, .September .Sep-tember 21. It came rather as a shock to have ths fsct revealed through "Abraham IJncoln." that we were living So near the time of Llnrnln. Hla son, Robert Todd Llnrotn. axed 1. Is vary active and Uvea In Washington. D. C. ftcores of people who knew dlnro'n came to light when tha Tlsv waa produced. Prom the theatre at and point It was Interesting to find two members were alive of I .a ura Keene'a rompanv. which waa plavlnar "Our American Coueln" at I Ford'a theatre. Waahlnglon, the night , Llnrnln waa Phot. j William J. Fergueon, ons of ths players, play-ers, continues on the stass and S'-rern I as an active worker. He was In ths, wines and an eyewltnena to the shoot- , Ing. The ether, Mrs. Kathervn Kvans. . inns since retired and itvrs In Chicsso. While "Abraham Lincoln" waa playing t in Chicago Mr. Kersuaon was there and It waa arranged that these witnesses j to the historic event should meet. Mrs. Evans promptly accepted an In vttatlon to attend tha play and cams' at 11:10 for the matinee. Not having even read of theatrical folks for many yeara she did not know that Mr. Ferguson Fer-guson continued on the stage. She waa taken to tha office of the manaa-er and Mr. Fr suaon walked In. Mrs. Ev. ans looked long and hard at Ferguson and then exclaimed, "Willy, Willy Ferguson. Fer-guson. Then team and hugs and kisses. Ferguson, unprepared, did not knew what Tt waa all about and could hardly believe thla little old lady was tha Kathryn Evans he had known. This le but one Incident where folk of that ;' elder day have been brought together by Drink water' a "Abraham Lincoln." |