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For the original American play, performed in New York, which shall best represent in marked fashion the educational value and power of the stage, preferably dealing with American life, $1,000.

Abe Lincoln in Illinois , by Robert E. Sherwood

The Jury

William L. Phelps(Chair)

Faculty, Columbia Journalism School

Mary M. Colum

Faculty, Columbia Journalism School

Schuyler Watts

Faculty, Columbia Journalism School

Winners in Drama

1939 Prize Winners