The Road to Rome

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The Road to Rome
Written by Robert Sherwood
Date premieredJanuary 31, 1927 (1927-01-31)
Place premiered Playhouse Theatre
Original languageEnglish
Genrehistorical comedy
Setting Rome

The Road to Rome is a play by American author Robert Sherwood. The plot revolves around Hannibal's attempt to capture Rome during the Second Punic War. It was Sherwood's first published play. [1] .

The play opened on Jan. 31, 1927 at the Playhouse Theatre [2] in New York City and was considered a success [3] , running until the next January. It was subsequently revived two months later at the same theater, running from Mar 21, 1928 until Jun 1929. [2]

In 1955, the play was adapted for the screen in musical version by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as Jupiter's Darling .

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References

  1. Sherwood, Robert Emmett. "The Road to Rome". Kessinger Publishing.
  2. 1 2 "The Road to Rome – Broadway Show – Play | IBDB" . Retrieved Jan 10, 2020.
  3. "The Road to Rome | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved Jan 10, 2020.