What did Mr. Lincoln enjoy doing?

[ninabeth13]

Hello all, I am the screenwriter of a new movie, "Saving Lincoln," coming to theaters soon. It's about Lincoln's fiery trial as commander-in-chief, as told by his close friend and bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon.

In my extensive research for the screenplay (over the course of 10 years), I learned that Lincoln's favorite hobbies included handball, listening to music, telling & hearing jokes, and, of course, going to the theater. In "Saving Lincoln" we have a scene of Lincoln playing handball with Edward D. Baker in Springfield in the late 1850's. We also have scenes of Lincoln listening to Lamon play the guitar and sing, as well as Lincoln attending a Shakespeare play.