CRAIG'S WIFE,; a drama

Boston: Little Brown, 1926. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 174. A very nice tight copy. Inscribed by the author: "To | Josephine [heart image] | Williams | "Suffice it that | mine eyes are | deeper now."| affectionately | George Kelly | N.Y. Jan. 1926" Williams played the part of Mrs. Harold in the NY production. Also signed by the rest of the cast: Anne Sutherland, Crystal Herne, Arthur Shaw, C Stewart, Eleanor Marsh, Charles Trowbridge, Josephine Hull, J. A. Curtis, Nelan Jaap, Arline Alcine, & Mary Gildea. Also inscribed by the producer, Rosalie Stewart, to whom the play was dedicated: " Mary thanks for your Mrs. Harold, Rosalie Stewart." This play was the winner of the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the basis for three films in 1928, 1936, and 1950; with Irene Rich, Rosalind Russell and Joan Crawford each assaying the title role. The 1936 version with Russell is particularly notable and was the actress's first major success. Several of Kelly's other plays were also filmed, and he was the uncle of screen legend Grace Kelly. (Inventory #: 41482)