Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Beecher Stowe: 'So You are the Little Woman That Wrote the Book That Started This Great War…'
In 1862, Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," traveled to Washington, D.C., to have a chat with Abraham Lincoln. She wanted to be certain that the rumors she had heard about the Emancipation Proclamation were true. Bob Gleason and Kim Hanley portray Lincoln and Stowe in this charming and informative presentation that hints at the many things that may have been discussed during this historic meeting.
This event is part of the JES's USA 250 series.
Location: Jefferson Educational Society - 3207 State St. Erie, PA 16508
Date/Time: Monday, April 27th, 7:00-8:30PM
Admission: $15/person; $25 w/ a guest
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Bob Gleason is a nationally recognized historical interpreter and performer who brings influential figures from history to life through engaging, research-based portrayals. Trained in theater at West Chester University, where he performed in more than 60 productions, Gleason also served in the U.S. Army’s Special Services Chorus, touring the United States and Germany as a goodwill ambassador with his four-octave vocal range. He has appeared at schools, museums, libraries, and historic sites across the country, including the White House Visitor Center, Ford’s Theatre, the National Archives, the Library of Congress, Mount Rushmore, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Constitution Hall, the National Constitution Center, and Independence Hall. Gleason portrays numerous historical figures, including Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Paine, William Penn, Patrick Henry, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Benjamin Rush, Baron von Steuben, Alexander Graham Bell, and many others, combining deep historical research with lively audience interaction.
Kim’s academic training includes a BFA in Restoration and History of Applied Arts from the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. She is an actor, singer, costumer and dancer who trained and performed from an early age with the School of American Ballet and the Eglevsky Ballet in New York, as well as with the visiting Bolshoi Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet. Ms. Hanley is also an accomplished costumer whose specialty is historical fashion. She has costumed for Many of the Nation’s top historical Interpreters and historical sites such as George Washington’s Mount Vernon. On a lighter note, she includes among her “bigger” clients The Philly Phanatic. Kim began interpreting Abigail with AHT from 1997 and now has added Abigail Adams, Betsy Ross, Molly Pitcher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Alice Roosevelt and Annie Oakley, to her retinue. Ms. Hanley has appeared at the White House Visitors Center, National Archives, National Portrait Gallery, and many others.
