| Post Road | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Wilbur Daniel Steele and Norma Mitchell |
| Directed by | H. C. Potter |
| Date premiered | December 4, 1934 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Masque, New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Baby kidnapping mystery |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | The living room of Emily Madison's home in Connecticut. |
Post Road is a two-act, four-scene play written by Wilbur Daniel Steele and Norma Mitchell, and staged by H. C. Potter. It is a comedy, albeit with some serious overtones in its mystery plot. It has a medium-sized cast, moderate pacing, and only one setting. The action occurs in the living room of Emily Madison's rambling ancestral home on the Boston Post Road in Connecticut during October 1934. Emily Madison provides accommodations for tourists, and the plot hinges on a party of four who descend on her one week in October. There are no romantic elements in the storyline, and middle-aged characters predominate.
The play was produced by H. C. Potter and George Haight.[1] It had moderate box office success on Broadway, running for 209 performances.[2] Its success depended heavily on the comedy of the character George Preble, played by Percy Kilbride in the original production.[3] There doesn't seem to have been a tour by the original Broadway production, nor any major revival. The play was published in 1935.