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INLINCOLNTHEBESTpartofthetheatricalseasoncamelate，whenthegoodcompaniesstoppedoffthereforone-nightstands，aftertheirlongrunsinNewYorkandChicago。ThatspringLenawentwithmetoseeJosephJeffersonin`RipVanWinkle，\'
andtoawarplaycalled`Shenandoah。\'Shewasinflexibleaboutpayingforherownseat；saidshewasinbusinessnow，andshewouldn\'thaveaschoolboyspendinghismoneyonher。
IlikedtowatchaplaywithLena；everythingwaswonderfultoher，andeverythingwastrue。Itwaslikegoingtorevivalmeetingswithsomeonewhowasalwaysbeingconverted。Shehandedherfeelingsovertotheactorswithakindoffatalisticresignation。
Accessoriesofcostumeandscenemeantmuchmoretoherthantome。