In Abraham's Bosom premiered on Broadway at the Provincetown Playhouse on December 30, 1926, and closed on June 18, 1927, after 200 performances.
[1][2] Abraham is a mixed-race, African-American farmer from North Carolina whose efforts at self-improvement are thwarted by the state's racial segregation and Jim Crow rules.
The Pulitzer jury stated: "The play does not sentimentalize on the tragic situation of the negro.
The Provincetown Playhouse remounted the show on September 6, 1927, with Frank H. Wilson in the role of Abe McCranie.
[3] A British production of In Abraham's Bosom premiered on 7 December 1930 at The Holborn Empire in London.