Historic Photo Gallery: 1921 to 1940
1924
The 1920s featured a number of female playwrights who had success with comedies.
Anita Loos, best known for her novel
Gentleman Prefer Blondes, had her first
success at Walnut Street Theatre with
The Whole Town's Talking in 1924.
Loos is shown above (right) with renowned American actress Helen Hayes.
(Photograph courtesy of the Theatre Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia.)
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