The Heiress (play)
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For the play by John Burgoyne, see The Heiress (1786 play).
| The Heiress | |
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| Written by | Ruth Goetz Augustus Goetz |
| Date premiered | 29 September 1947 |
| Place premiered | Biltmore Theatre New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Period 1850 heiress slowly gathers confidence in order to take her revenge |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | 1850, the home of Doctor Sloper in Washington Square |
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The Heiress is a 1947 play by American playwrights Ruth and Augustus Goetz adapted from the 1880 Henry James novel, Washington Square. The play opened on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre on 29 September 1947 directed by Jed Harris starring Wendy Hiller, Basil Rathbone, and Peter Cookson. The production ran 410 performances.
The play has been revived three times on Broadway, most notably in a 1995 production starring Cherry Jones, Philip Bosco, Jon Tenney and Frances Sternhagen which ran 340 performances. It won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, with Jones, Sternhagen and director Gerald Gutierrez winning Tonys as well.
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[edit] Plot summary
- Characters
- Catherine Sloper
- Morris Townsend
- Dr. Austin Sloper
- Lavinia Penniman
- Maria
- Mrs. Montgomery
- Marian Almond
- Elizabeth Almond
- Arthur Townsend
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Awards
[edit] References
[edit] Further reading
- Goetz, Ruth Goodman; Goetz, Augustus; James, Henry (1948). The Heiress: Play in Two Acts (Acting edition ed.). New York: Dramatists Play Service. OCLC 36322599.
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