Old Acquaintance | |
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Written by | John Van Druten |
Directed by | Auriol Lee |
Date premiered | December 23, 1940 |
Place premiered | Morosco Theatre |
Original language | English |
Subject | Long friendship between two women is tested |
Genre | Comedy |
Setting | Katherine's apartment in Washington Square; Park Avenue drawing-room; November-December 1940 |
Old Acquaintance is a 1940 play by the British writer John Van Druten.[1] It is a three-act comedy, with a small cast and two settings. The story is a conflict between two women, childhood friends from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and now both successful writers. It is all conversation, with exits and entrances the only action.[2] It was considered a "woman's play" by contemporary reviewers.[3][4]
Old Acquaintance was first produced on Broadway by Dwight Deere Wiman, staged by Auriol Lee, with set design by Richard Whorf, and starred Peggy Wood and Jane Cowl.[5] It ran from December 1940 thru May 1941 on Broadway. The film version was released in early November 1943.[6] It had a Broadway revival during 2007.[7]