A Special Exhibit of Authentic Lincoln Documents and Relics To Be On Display In The Emelin Lobby

The Rivalry, written by Norman Corwin and directed by Vincent Dowling, a Lifetime Associate Director of The Abbey Theatre Dublin and an Emmy award-winning producer, comes to the Emelin November 13 and 14 and kicks off the Emelin's 2009/2010 live theatre season. After several very successful runs in Boston and Off Broadway at the Irish Repertory Theatre, The Rivalry will grace the Emelin stage and be sure to "...turn history into compelling theater" (Neil Genzlinger, New York Times).

In 1858, two extraordinary men shared a podium to debate issues that would rock the world. In The Vincent Dowling Theatre Company's production of The Rivalry, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, the nation's most charismatic orators, tackle these historic debates with a fervor and energy that hypnotized the nation in an era before political passion and belief meant a compromise of manners and integrity.

In conjunction with the performance schedule, an exhibit of authentic Lincoln documents and relics will be on display in the Emelin Theatre lobby. The exhibit has been curated by Seth Kaller, a leading historic document dealer and collection builder. Kaller has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the acquisition of Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" manuscript, and has had the privilege of handling every Lincoln-signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation to be publicly sold in the last 30 years. The exhibit will feature a variety of pieces including:
Lincoln Fighting Slavery - Supporting his Best Man for Congress, and doing all in his power to oppose the DrEd Scott Decision
The Lincoln-Grimsley Trunk. Just before setting off to begin his presidency, Lincoln deposited his personal effects in this trunk, and left it with Mary's cousin in Springfield.
A page in his Lincoln's own hand from his final State of the Union Address: "We are gaining strength..."
Lincoln's "dividers," the tool he used to plot troop movements on maps during the Civil War, accompanied by Robert Todd Lincoln's May 1865 letter giving this unique relic to Thomas Eckert, a close Lincoln associate.
Mourning broadside, featuring Lincoln's "Tribute to the Declaration of Independence" Lewiston, Illinois, August 17, 1858, one of the seven Lincoln Douglass debates.
Original Harper's Weekly illustrated newspapers, including Lincoln's inauguration, the Emancipation Proclamation, reports on the assassination, etc.
And more!

Performance Schedule:
November 13 @ 8 pm
November 14 @ 3 pm
November 14 @ 8 pm

Single tickets $40.
There is a 10% discount for groups of 20 or more and a 15% discount for groups of 50 or more.

Exhibit Schedule
November 13, 6 - 10:30 pm
November 14, 1- 10:30 pm
The exhibit will be free to view in the lobby of the Emelin Theatre

For more information, please visit: www.emelin.org.

Box Office:
The Emelin Theatre 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck, NY
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