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| 12/26/1936 |
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Luce's Women
On this day in 1936 Clare Boothe Luce's The Women opened on Broadway, the first of its record-breaking 657 performances. Many reviewers were appalled at Luce's "best-bred hellcats and social filth mongers," but the play brought first-fame to Luce, and opportunities which her beauty, considerable ambition and adequate talent would not waste. |
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Library of Congress
An exhibit titled "Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II" includes a short biography and photographs.
"Though she covered a wide range of World War II battlefronts, Luce considered her war reportage merely 'time off' from her true vocation as playwright. Nonetheless, Luce endured the discomforts, frustrations, and dangers encountered by even the most seasoned war correspondent. Besides experiencing bombing raids in Europe and the Far East, she faced house arrest in Trinidad by British Customs when a draft Life article about poor military preparedness in Libya proved too accurate for Allied comfort. Luce's unsettling observations led longtime friend Winston Churchill to revamp Middle Eastern military policy." |  | Women in History
A website produced by the Lakewood, Ohio public library system offers short biography which explores the writer and congresswoman's written and public works.
"In the same month as her marriage, Clare's play Abide With Me opened on Broadway. A somber psychological drama about an abusive husband on a collision course with his terrified wife, it was panned by the critics. Her second play The Women, which opened on Broadway in 1936, was a satire on the idleness of wealthy wives and divorcees. It also was received coolly by the critics. However, among the public, it was immensely popular and ran for 657 performances, toured the United States and 18 countries, and was adapted to the screen." | |
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The TinL masthead features photography by
Natasha D'Schommer
, and the book art featured is by Jim Rosenau.
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