The Fourposter

The Fourposter

The Fourposter

The Fourposter

Overview

Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy starred on Broadway in this moving chronicle of a husband and wife, from their wedding night in 1890 until they leave the house that has been their home, thirty-five years later. They fret and quarrel, laugh, cry, and make love in the same room in which they began their married life. Standing throughout the evening is the old fourposter, silent witness to all.

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Details

  • Time Period: 1910s/WWI
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Jan de Hartog

Jan de Hartog was born on April 22, 1914, in Haarlem, Netherlands. Upon moving to the United States in the 1960s, Hartog had already written nearly two dozen novels (six of which have become motion pictures) and a half a dozen plays. “Holland’s Glory,” one of Hartog’s best-se ...
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