The Philadelphia Story (play)

The Philadelphia Story
1967 production
Written by	Philip Barry
Date of premiere	28 March 1939 (1939-03-28)
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

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]

References

1. 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.