Winterset is a play by Maxwell Anderson .
5-600: Winterset may refer to: Winterset (play) , a play by Maxwell Anderson Winterset (film) , a 1936 film adaptation of the play Winterset, Iowa , a city in Madison County, Iowa Winterset City Park , a public, city-owned park in Winterset, Iowa Winterset Township, Russell County, Kansas Winterset Award , a Newfoundland and Labrador literary award See also [ edit ] Rachel Unthank and
10-430: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Winterset (play) A verse drama written largely in poetic form , the tragedy deals indirectly with the famous Sacco-Vanzetti case, in which two Italian immigrants with radical political beliefs were executed. Its plot follows Mio Romagna's quest to prove his father's innocence in the years after Bartolomeo Romagna
15-470: Is executed for a robbery and murder that he did not commit. Mio's quest is complicated by his love for Miriamne Esdras and the difficult ethical decisions that result from his connection with her family. A highly political play, with reflections on faith, truth, justice, love, and duty, it frequently alludes to William Shakespeare and Judaic philosophies. The Broadway production, produced and directed by Guthrie McClintic , opened on September 25, 1935, at
20-474: The Martin Beck Theatre , where it ran for 195 performances. The cast included Burgess Meredith , Margo , and Eduardo Ciannelli . It won the first New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. Meredith, Margo, and Ciannelli were joined by John Carradine , Stanley Ridges , and Mischa Auer in the film adaptation in 1936 , directed by Alfred Santell . Anderson initially offered
25-520: The Winterset , a British folk music group Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Winterset . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winterset&oldid=581425107 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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