The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner
First edition (1939)
Written by	George S. Kaufman Moss Hart
Date premiered	October 16, 1939 (1939-10-16)
Place premiered	Music Box Theatre New York City
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy

The Man Who Came to Dinner is a comedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939, at the Music Box Theatre in New York City, where it ran until 1941, closing after 739 performances. It then enjoyed a number of New York and London revivals. The first London production was staged at The Savoy Theatre starring Robert Morley and Coral Browne. In 1990, Browne stated in a televised biographical interview, broadcast on UK Channel 4 (entitled Caviar to the General), that she bought the rights to the play, borrowing money from her dentist to do so. When she died, her will revealed that she had received royalties for all later productions and adaptations of the play.^[1]