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War President
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Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (24)
Joel Ashley
Abraham Lincoln
(Original)
Russell Collins
Senator Benjamin Franklin Wade
(Original)
Morton DaCosta
General William F. Smith
(Original)
Kenneth Dana
General Philip Kearny
(Original)
Joel Starbuck
(Original)
Paul Ford
Senator Zachariah Chandler
(Original)
Peter Gregg
Horatio Seymour
(Original)
Bruce Halsey
Congressman Kelly
(Original)
Joseph Leon
General Joe Hooker
(Original)
William Marceau
Edwin M. Stanton
(Original)
Harvey Marlowe
Bob Lincoln
(Original)
Gregory Morton
Fernando Wood
(Original)
Barbara Pond
Mrs. Ellen McClellan
(Original)
Joanna Roos
Mrs. Lincoln
(Original)
Teddy Rose
Willie Lincoln
(Original)
Donald Rose
Tad Lincoln
(Original)
Philip Sand
John Hay
(Original)
Alexander Scourby
General George B. McClellan
(Original)
Graham Velsey
Horace Greeley
(Original)
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Joel Ashley
Abraham Lincoln
(Original)
Russell Collins
Senator Benjamin Franklin Wade
(Original)
Morton DaCosta
General William F. Smith
(Original)
Kenneth Dana
General Philip Kearny
(Original)
Joel Starbuck
(Original)
Paul Ford
Senator Zachariah Chandler
(Original)
Peter Gregg
Horatio Seymour
(Original)
Bruce Halsey
Congressman Kelly
(Original)
Joseph Leon
General Joe Hooker
(Original)
William Marceau
Edwin M. Stanton
(Original)
Harvey Marlowe
Bob Lincoln
(Original)
Gregory Morton
Fernando Wood
(Original)
Barbara Pond
Mrs. Ellen McClellan
(Original)
Joanna Roos
Mrs. Lincoln
(Original)
Teddy Rose
Willie Lincoln
(Original)
Donald Rose
Tad Lincoln
(Original)
Philip Sand
John Hay
(Original)
Alexander Scourby
General George B. McClellan
(Original)
Graham Velsey
Horace Greeley
(Original)
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Nat Sherman
Writer
Wendell K. Phillips
Director
Rose Bogdanoff
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Jack Landau
Lighting Design
The Escholiers
Producer
The Experimental Theatre, Inc.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
24
1944
Closing Date
Apr
25
1944
Performances
2
as of Dec 05, 2025
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