You Touched Me! Explained

You Touched Me!
Director:Guthrie McClintic
Setting:A house in rural England in the Spring of 1943.
Place:Booth Theatre, New York
Orig Lang:English
Genre:romantic comedy

You Touched Me! is a 1945 American stage play by Tennessee Williams and Donald Windham based on a story by D.H. Lawrence.

The original production starred Edmund Gwenn and Montgomery Clift. It went for 109 performances.

Reception

The New York Times wrote "this second of Mr. Williams's dramas to reach the local boards is not an improvement nor an advancement; in fact, it represents quite a step down. Another discussion of the groping for life, You Touched Me! is verbose and filled with lofty and long speeches; it needs editing as well as cohesion. Finally, it does not have the warm acting which glossed over the imperfections of "The Glass Menagerie," for the members of its cast play in several styles. It is, in short, a disappointment."[1]

Adaptations

The play was adapted for British television in 1956 and American television in 1954 and 1957.

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Notes and References

  1. News: New York Times. The Play: 'You Touched Me!'. 6 September 2024. 26 September 1945. Lewis. Nichols.