Clare Boothe Luce’s social satire has assumed the status of a modern classic. It was a smash hit when first performed on Broadway in 1936 and has enjoyed several revival productions from the 1970s to the 1990s, as well as several film adaptations. With a large cast made up entirely of women, it is set in the world of high society in New York City of the 1930s and presents an immensely entertaining panorama of that era’s metropolitan world from the feminine viewpoint.
