 The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 4  February 1938 and had 338 performances. Frank Craven (I) (qv),  Martha Scott (qv) (her Broadway debut), Arthur B. Allen (qv) and  Doro Merande (qv) originated their movie roles in the play, and  Teresa Wright (qv) was an understudy. The popular Pulitzer Prize  play also had 3 revivals on Broadway.