What happens when a woman gets everything she wants—and loses everything that matters?
In George Kelly’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Craig’s Wife, Harriet Craig has devoted her life to creating the perfect home. Every room is immaculate. Every possession is in its place. Every detail is under control.
There’s just one problem: There’s no room left for love.
Winner of the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Craig’s Wife is a devastatingly perceptive portrait of marriage, ambition, materialism, and the human desire for control. Nearly a century later, its questions remain surprisingly uncomfortable.
Today’s Chesterton Radio Play of the Day presents two remarkable radio interpretations of this American theatrical classic:
🎭 Craig’s Wife — Best Plays of the New York Stage
George Kelly’s celebrated drama, presented in the tradition of the Broadway stage.
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🎭 Craig’s Wife — Lux Radio Theatre
Rosalind Russell and Herbert Marshall bring Hollywood star power to this gripping domestic drama.
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In today’s companion podcast, we explore the play’s Broadway origins, its Pulitzer Prize triumph, and the contrasting approaches of two classic radio productions.
Is Harriet Craig a monster of selfishness—or a woman so terrified of losing control that she destroys the very happiness she hopes to preserve? And what does this extraordinary drama tell us about the difference between possessing a house and creating a home?
It’s a story about the things we own, the people we love, and the terrible consequences of confusing the two.
Two productions. One unforgettable woman. A house without a home.
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Craig’s Wife - George Kelly - Best Plays of the New York Stage - Pulitzer Prize
Craig’s Wife - Rosalind Russell - Herbert Marshall - Lux Radio Theater
