creator: Churchill, Winston, 1871-1947
description- – This is the cover of the program for a screening of "The Crisis" (written in 1901) with a photograph of Sam Drane portraying Abraham Lincoln.
- – "The Crisis / The Great Question / 'Can the people of a United States Territory, in any lawful way, against the wish of any citizen of the United States, exclude slavery from its limits prior to the formation of a State Constitution?'"
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description- – These are the inside pages of a program for the film "The Crisis" shown at the Majestic Theatre. It includes screening dates and times; the names of the director, writer, cast, and composer; and the names of the executive staff for Sherman Film Producing Company.
- – "MAJESTIC THEATRE Commencing Monday, MAY 14--Twice Daily, 2.15-8.00 P.M. A. B. Fox President SHERMAN FILM RELEASING CO. PRESENTS A. ROSE Treasurer WILLIAM N. SELIG'S "THE CRISIS" By WINSTON CHURCHILL CAST OF CHARACTERS Judge Silas Whipple, who believes in Lincoln George Fawcett Colonel Comyn Carvel, who believes otherwise Matt Snyder Virginia Carvel, a fair"rebel" Bessie Eyton Stephen Brice, from New England Thomas Santschi Mrs. Brice, Stephen's mother Eugenie Besserer Clarence Colfax, in love with Virginia Marshall Neilan Eliphalet Hopper, the mole Frank Weed Lige Brent, a steamboat captain Will Machin Abraham Lincoln, the man of sorrows Sam D. Drane General W. T. Sherman Cecil Holland COLIN CAMPBELL, Director SpecialMusical Score composed by MICHEL MOWSCHINE and GEORGE KOEHLER Musical Themes in "The Crisis" Score The score for "The Crisis" is based on romantic and patriotic melodies popular during the Civil War period, combined with strains from the classics. Each of the prominent characters of the play is accompanied at every appearance on the screen by a theme designed to fit andinterpret that particular personality. Executive Staff for Sherman Film Releasing Co. W. F. JACKSON General Manager HARRY COHEN Press Representative GEORGE KOEHLER General Musical Director FRANK H. FERGUSON Representative C. D. NORTH Agent MRS. ROSE GERBER Soloist MRS. REED Matron GEO. CURRAN Stage Manager FRANK ALLEN Property Man ALBERT WOERNER Electrician JOS. S. CIFREOperator H. A. DOOLEY Operator"
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