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Memorable opening night at Ford's Theater in Washington
The Ford's Theater crowd applauded the curtain call after A Lincoln Evening featuring Helen Hayes Andy Williams Fredric March Odetta Nina Foch Richard Crenna Patricia Brooks Henry Fonda Robert Ryan Harry Belafonte. Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Mrs Warren attended and the restored box marks Lincoln's shooting site. Regular shows resume after the inaugural revival.
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Lincoln
Helen Hayes
Andy Williams
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Odetta
Nina Foch
Richard Crenna
Patricia Brooks
Henry Fonda
Robert Ryan
Harry Belafonte
Hubert Humphrey
Earl Warren
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth