The Heiress

The Heiress

By Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz
Suggested by the Henry James Novel Washington Square

The Heiress

The Heiress

By Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz
Suggested by the Henry James Novel Washington Square

Overview

This enduring drama has played on Broadway five times! A story of love, betrayal and a coming of age for a young woman in the 1850s.

Catherine Sloper, a shy young girl from a rich family, falls desperately in love with a dashing young fortune hunter. When he proposes to her for financial gain, Catherine naively accepts, none the wiser. Though Catherine’s father sees through the scheme, his daughter will not be convinced. When the truth does come to light, Catherine finds within herself a quiet strength that alters the course of her life.

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Details

  • Genre: Adaptation (Literature), Period
  • Time Period: 19th Century
  • Target Audience: Adult

Authors

Henry James

Henry James was born in New York City on April 15, 1843. His father insisted on a European education for his children, so throughout the 1850s the family traveled to Geneva, London, Paris, and Bonn, where the children were privately educated by tutors. They returned to Americ ...
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Augustus Goetz

Ruth and Augustus Goetz collaborated on many Broadway plays, such as FRANKLIN STREET (1940); ONE MAN SHOW (1945); THE HEIRESS (1947), which was loosely suggested by Henry James’ novel WASHINGTON SQUARE; THE IMMORALIST (1954), an adaptation from the novel by Andre Gide, and TH ...
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Ruth Goetz

Ruth and Augustus Goetz collaborated on many Broadway plays, such as FRANKLIN STREET (1940); ONE MAN SHOW (1945); THE HEIRESS (1947), which was loosely suggested by Henry James’ novel WASHINGTON SQUARE; THE IMMORALIST (1954), an adaptation from the novel by Andre Gide and THE ...
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