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The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

by Lillian Hellman

LGBTQ-Related
Large Cast (14+)
Tragedy
Written by a Woman

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The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour





Lillian Hellman's play about the tragic repercussions of gossip.


Story:

A serious and adult play about two women who run a school for girls. After a malicious youngster starts a rumor about the two women, the rumor soon turns to scandal. As the young girl comes to understand the power she wields, she sticks by her story, which precipitates tragedy for the women. It is later discovered that the gossip was pure invention, but it is too late. Irreparable damage has been done.


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Playwright

Playwright
Lillian Hellman



Broadway Premiere

Theatre
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
Opening Night
Nov 20, 1934
Total Performances
691
Original Cast
Barbara Beals, Katherine Emery, Katherine Emmett, Lynne Fisher, Robert Keith, Barbara Leeds, Aline McDermott, Florence McGee, Edmonia Nolley, Eugenia Rawls, Anne Revere, Jacqueline Rusling, Elizabeth Seckel, Jack Tyler
Director
Herman Shumlin
Producer
Herman Shumlin
Scenic Design
Aline Bernstein

1952 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Coronet Theatre
Opening Night
Dec 18, 1952
Total Performances
189
Original Cast
Kim Hunter, Iris Mann, Patricia Neal, Katherine Emmett, Robert Pastene, Denise Alexander, June Connolly, Mary Finney, Toni Hallaran, Carolyn King, Sandra March, Janet Parker, Nancy Plehn, Sandee Preston, Gordon Russell, Leora Thatcher
Director
Lillian Hellman
Producer
Kermit Bloomgarden
Scenic Design
Howard Bay
Costume Design
Anna Hill Johnstone

1961 Film Version

Movie Name
The Children's Hour
Type
Hollywood Feature Film
Director
William Wyler
Screenplay
John Michael Hayes
Starring
Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner




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