| Dulcy | |
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| Written by | George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly |
| Based on | Character created by Franklin P. Adams |
| Directed by | Howard Lindsay |
| Date premiered | August 13, 1921 |
| Place premiered | Frazee Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Charming chatterbox leaves mayhem in her wake |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Dulcy's living room, Westchester County, New York. |
Dulcy is a 1920 play by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. It is a fast-paced three-act comedy with one setting and eleven characters. The story concerns a warm-hearted and wrong-headed woman who is a compulsive meddler and bromide; she cheerfully arranges other people's lives to their dismay. The action takes place within the living room of a house in Westchester County, New York, from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning. The authors based the play on the character Dulcinea, created by Franklin P. Adams for his newspaper column The Conning Tower.
The play was first produced by George C. Tyler and H. H. Frazee, staged by Howard Lindsay, and starred Lynn Fontanne with Gregory Kelly, John Westley, and Wallis Clark in support. After a tryout in Indianapolis and an opening engagement in Chicago during February 1921, the play made its Broadway premiere in August 1921, and ran through March 1922, for over 250 performances.
The play was never revived on Broadway, but did give rise to a 1923 silent film, and a 1940 movie.