The Philadelphia Story (play)

The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story
	1967 production
Written by	Philip Barry
Date of premiere	28 March 1939
Place of premiere	Shubert Theatre, New York City
Original language	English
Subject	Love, marriage, divorce
Genre	Comedy
Setting	The suburbs of Philadelphia in the 1930s

The Philadelphia Story is a 1939 American comic play by Philip Barry. It is about a socialite whose wedding plans are ruined by the arrival of her ex-husband and an attractive journalist.^[1]

Cast change

Katharine Hepburn in the Broadway stage production of The Philadelphia Story

Lenore Lonergan as Dinah Lord^[1]
Vera Allen as Margaret Lord^[1]
Katharine Hepburn as Tracy Lord^[1]
Dan Tobin as Alexander Lord^[1]
Owen Coll as Thomas^[1]
Forrest Orr as William Tracy^[1]
Shirley Booth as Elizabeth Imbrie^[1]
Van Heflin as Macauley Connor^[1]
Frank Fenton as George Kittredge^[1]
Joseph Cotten as C. K. Dexter Haven^[1]
Nicholas Joy as Seth Lord^[1]
Myrtle Tannahill as May^[1]
Lorraine Bate as Elsie^[1]
Hayden Rorke as Mac^[1]

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↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 Atkinson, Brooks (29 March 1939). "The Play: Katharine Hepburn Appearing in Philip Barry's 'The Philadelphia Story' for the Theatre Guild". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

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[NYT_Atkinson-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 Atkinson, Brooks (29 March 1939). "The Play: Katharine Hepburn Appearing in Philip Barry's 'The Philadelphia Story' for the Theatre Guild". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

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