Just a Woman

Year of Publication
1916
Publication Type
Playscript
Language
English
Contributors Author: Eugene Walter
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Abstract
Follows Anna Ward, a Pittsburgh housewife, who helps her husband Jim—a recovering alcoholic and laborer—rise to director of a steel company. As Jim supports worker’s rights, company officials try to ruin him with alcohol, which precipitates an affair. Jim’s mistress convinces him to sue Anna for divorce on the false charge of infidelity, but Jim eventually confesses his plot to the court and is sentenced to prison. Jim returns seeking Anna’s forgiveness—admitting she's “more than just a woman”—just as their son departs to fight in World War I.
Notes
Opened on Broadway in January 1916 and had 136 performances.
Author Biography
Eugene Walter (1874-1941), born in Cleveland, was a veteran of the Spanish-American War who became a popular playwright. He died in Hollywood.
Time
1910s
Published
unpublished
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