The Heiress (1947 play)

The Heiress
Written byRuth Goetz
Augustus Goetz
Date premieredSeptember 29, 1947
Place premieredBiltmore Theatre
New York City
Original languageEnglish
SubjectPeriod 1850 heiress slowly gathers confidence in order to take her revenge
GenreDrama
Setting1850, the home of Doctor Sloper in Washington Square

The Heiress is a 1947 play by American playwrights Ruth and Augustus Goetz adapted from the 1880 Henry James novel Washington Square. Two years later, the play was adapted into the film The Heiress starring Olivia de Havilland.