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ATKINS, ZOË The Old Maid. Dramatized by Zoë Atkins from the Novel by Edith Wharton
New York, D. Appleton-Century, 1935.First edition, Octavo, original gilt-lettered blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket (very slight chipping at edges), Endpapers and edges a little foxed else about fine. ¶ This dramatization from a novella by Edith Wharton opened in New York's Empire Theatre on January 7, 1935, with Judith Anderson and Helen Menken in the leading roles. A subsequent film version starred Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins. Receipt of the award led to a difference of opinion expressed by those who felt that an original play, such as Robert Sherwood's then current The Petrified Forest or Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour was a more deserving choice. The controversy led to the formation of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award the following year. In addition to her work as a playwright Atkins (1886-1958) was also a poet and a screenwriter (Morning Glory, Camille), a craft at which she made - and spent- a lot of money. [DAB].
Offered for US$ 185.00 by: Randall House Rare Books - Book number: 19292