The Philadelphia Story (play)

The Philadelphia Story
First edition
Written by	Philip Barry
Date premiered	March 28, 1939 (1939-03-28)
Place premiered	Shubert Theatre, New York City
Original language	English
Subject	Love, marriage, divorce
Genre	Comedy
Setting	The suburbs of Philadelphia in the 1930s

The Philadelphia Story is a 1939 American comic play by Philip Barry. It tells the story of a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband and an attractive journalist. Written as a vehicle for Katharine Hepburn, its success marked a reversal of fortunes for the actress, who was one of the film stars deemed "box office poison" in 1938.^{[citation needed]}