Susan and God
Performances
October 5 & 6, 1939
Venue
Majestic Theatre
Synopsis
Susan Trexel, a socialite, returns from Europe to her small community of rich and successful friends suddenly fired with the urge to save the the world, inspired by a new-fangled religious movement she stumbled across on her visit to Britian. Determined to introduce-or rather-impose this inspiring vision of God’s word on her social group and America in general, she plunges into her project partly to avoid dealing with her alcoholic husband and troubled daughter. After promising to help both her husband and daughter, Susan finds that her own happiness is connected to theirs, and she has found God through helping her family. Under this rippling and vivacious comedy lies a deep spiritual intent.
Author: Rachel Crothers
Historian’s Corner
Three sets were used for this opening production of “Susan and God.” The first set shows the solarium in a country home, this is to be entirely in yellow and white, the second set, Susan’s bedroom, to be in blue and peach and ultra feminine, and finally, a living room done in cactus green, with furnishings of the French directoire period. The set work was done in the barn of the Frank H. Funk home, 1008 North Main Street, all summer long both repairing and making new scenery for the production. Mrs. Leslie Burklund, in charge of sets was following closely those used in the Chicago production.