| Craig's Wife | |
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 First edition 1926 | |
| Written by | George Kelly |
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| Date premiered | October 12, 1925 (1925-10-12) |
| Place premiered | Morosco Theatre New York City, New York, US |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | The Reception Room at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Craig |
Craig's Wife is a 1925 play written by AmericanplaywrightGeorge Kelly. It won the 1926Pulitzer Prize for Drama,[1] and has been adapted for three feature films.
Craig's Wife premiered onBroadway at theMorosco Theatre on October 12, 1925, and closed on August 21, 1926, after 360 performances. Directed by playwright Kelly, the cast featuredChrystal Herne as Harriet Craig, Anne Sutherland (Miss Austen),Charles Trowbridge (Walter Craig), andJosephine Hull (Mrs. Frazier).[2]
It was included inBurns Mantle'sThe Best Plays of 1925–1926.
The play received the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer committee wrote, "Craig's Wife has been selected by the jury on account of the dignity of its theme, the soundness of its construction, the excellence of its dialogue, and its effectiveness in the theater."[3]
There have been at least three films based on the play. The1928 silent version was directed byWilliam C. deMille, Cecil's brother, and starredIrene Rich in the title role. In 1936,Columbia Pictures made afilm adaptation withRosalind Russell as Harriet Craig.[4] The 1950 filmHarriet Craig, featuringJoan Crawford, was also based on the play.
Cecil B. deMille producedCraig's Wife on theLux Radio Theatre in Hollywood in 1936. It featured Rosalind Russell andHerbert Marshall.Orson Welles'sThe Campbell Playhouse performed the play onCBS Radio, airing March 10, 1940. This version featured Welles as Walter Craig, andAnn Harding as Harriet Craig.
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