Synopsis
Look Away
$10.99 Published by Samuel French Inc
0 Male 2 Female
A compelling theatrical duet set in an insane asylum on Mrs Lincoln's last night of residence, imagining she is once more at home in the White House and that her (black) seamstress is with her
This is a sympathetic treatment of her sorrows and bitterness
Elizabeth Keckley is the companion and a pillar of strength and wisdom to her irascible and often difficult friend who rants about the mistreatment accorded her by a penurious Senate and by her one surviving son who lobbied for her commitment