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Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939. It has become best known through the 1944 film adaptation starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra .
- January 10, 1941
- Fulton Theatre, Broadway
Analysis and discussion of characters in Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace.
Characters: Arsenic and Old Lace. **Abby Brewster:**A darling lady in her sixties who poisons elderly men. Abby is the sister of Martha and an aunt to Teddy, Jonathan, and Mortimer. The Rev. Dr. Harper: Minister and father of Elaine.
Joseph Kesselring's play Arsenic and Old Lace is one of Broadway's most successful comedies. Brooks Atkinson, in his review of the play for The New York Times finds the play "hilarious" and praises its "compact… plot and comic situation," with its interplay of the macabre and the farcical.
Arsenic and Old Lace is a three-act, farcical dark comedy by American playwright Joseph Kesselring. It made its Broadway debut in 1941 and enjoyed a successful three-year run. The play was made famous by the 1944 film adaptation directed by Frank Capra and starring Cary Grant as Mortimer Brewster. It is still commonly read and performed today.
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