Two verse plays that begin with the inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln and end with his assassination LINCOLN is backgrounded by the entire length of the Civil War portraits of Stanton Lee Meade Grant and other principals and numbers of common soldiery Epic in size the plays are also noted for their accuracy and the trenchant driving rhythms of the verseYou found a trenchant driving rhythm for the verse something that is all your own It wasnt imposed on the characters it spoke for them Christopher Fryvery possibly a major American play Robert FarleyI consider Robert Manns one of the most talentedplaywrights in the generation not yet recognized by the commercial theaterHis choice of style is unique his imagination boundless and his dedication intense And I belive he has a real gift for the theater Alan Schneider