Norman Corwin's The rivalry
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1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 44 min.)) : digital.
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electronic resource - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [United States] : L.A. Theatre Works : Made available through hoopla, 2009.
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Restrictions on Access Note: | Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Starring in order of appearance: Lily Rabe (Adele Douglas), Paul Giamatti (Stephen A. Douglas), David Strathairn (Abraham Lincoln), James Gleason (Rep. Committeeman / Reporter), Shannon Cochran (Lady Douglasite). |
Summary, etc.: | Academy Award-nominees Paul Giamatti and David Strathairn star in Norman Corwin's electrifying dramatization of the history-making Lincoln-Douglas debates. This fierce rivalry between rising legislator Abraham Lincoln and incumbent Senator Stephen A. Douglas tackled some of the day's most passionate and controversial issues - above all those of slavery and the American concept of freedom. As seen through the eyes of Douglas' young wife Adele (Lily Rabe), the play illuminates two of the most charismatic politicians of any era. Also stars James Gleason and Shannon Cochran. Directed by Academy Award-winner Eric Simonson. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858 Drama United States Politics and government 1857-1861 Drama Illinois Politics and government To 1865 Drama |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |