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Written by | Mary P. Hamlin George Arliss |
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Date premiered | September 17, 1917 |
Place premiered | Knickerbocker Theater New York City |
Original language | English |
Genre | Prose |
Setting | The Exchange Coffee House, Philadelphia; Alexander Hamilton's house, Philadelphia. |
Hamilton is a 1917 Broadway play about American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, written by Mary P. Hamlin and George Arliss. It was directed by Dudley Digges and starred Arliss in the title role.[1] It follows the attempts of Hamilton to establish a new financial structure for the United States following the Confederation Period and the establishment of a new Constitution in 1787.
Mary Hamlin, then a 46-year-old high society woman and mother of four, claimed that playwriting was her "secret desire."[2]
In 1931, the film Alexander Hamilton was released. It was based on Hamlin's play and Arliss reprised the title role.[2]