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The Old Maid

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  9w, 5m

Zoë Akins

Winner! 1935 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Set in the epoch of the early American 19th century, this insightful drama chronicles the efforts of an "old maid" Charlotte Lovell, to win the affections of her illegitimate daughter. Later a classic Hollywood tearkjerker starring Bette Davis.

The Old Maid

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    9w, 5m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 1935 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

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Summary
Set in the epoch of the early American 19th century, this insightful drama chronicles the efforts of an "old maid" Charlotte Lovell, to win the affections of her illegitimate daughter. Later a classic Hollywood tearkjerker starring Bette Davis.
History

The Old Maid premiered on Broadway in January 1935 under the direction of Guthrie McClintic.

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Performing Groups
DELIA LOVELL
CHARLOTTE LOVELL
MRS. MINGOTT
CLEMENTINA
JAMES RALSTON
JOSEPH RALSTON
LANNING HALSY
JOHN HALSEY
DELIA HALSEY
NORA
MRS. JEANINE MEADE
TINA - 5 years old
SUSAN
TOMMY
BENNY
BRIDGET
SERVANT
  • Time Period Victorian (British and American)
  • Setting Several loactions in New York City.

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Zoë Akins

Zoë Akins
Zoë Akins (October 30, 1886 – October 29, 1958) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright, poet, and author. Her first major dramatic work was Papa, written in 1914. The comedy failed, but she continued to write. She followed early failure with The Magical City and Dec ...
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