This is a rare April 15th, 1940 program (playbill) from the Post-Broadway engagement of the Pulitzer Prize winning ROBERT E. SHERWOOD play "ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS" at the Biltmore Theatre in Los Angeles, California. (The production opened October 15th, 1938 at the Plymouth Theatre in New York City and ran for 472 performances before going on the road.) ..... The play starred RAYMOND MASSEY as "Abraham Lincoln" and featured CLARENCE R. CHASE, GEORGE CHRISTIE, ARTHUR GRIFFIN, LEWIS MARTIN, CALVIN THOMAS, AUGUSTA DABNEY, ELMER JEROME, GEORGE MATHEWS, JOSEPH WISEMAN, DEARON DARNAY, RICHARD ALLEN, KEVIN McCARTHY, HELEN KINGSTEAD, DAVID CLARKE, MARY PARKER, MURIEL KIRKLAND, GUERITA DONNELLY, JAMES ALLEN, ANN EDEN, EMORY RICHARDSON, ROBERT ALLEN, JOHN PAYNE, SHIRLEY GREGORY, DONALD FOSTER, BARRIE WANLESS, THOMAS F. TRACEY, ALLAN SHAW and RALPH CHAMBERS ..... CREDITS: Book by ROBERT E. SHERWOOD; Playbill Cover illustrated by NORMAN ROCKWELL; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Directed by ELMER RICE; Produced by THE PLAYWRIGHTS' COMPANY (Maxwell Anderson, S. N. Behrman, Sidney Howard, Elmer Rice and Robert E. Sherwood) ..... DETAILS: The 48 page playbill measures 5 3/4" X 8 5/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: This playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.