# Make Way for Lucia

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***Make Way for Lucia*** is a 1948 [comedy play](/source/Comedy_play) by the British writer [John Van Druten](/source/John_Van_Druten). It is based on the 1931 novel *[Mapp and Lucia](/source/Mapp_and_Lucia)* by [E. F. Benson](/source/E._F._Benson). In a small town in between the wars [England](/source/England), a pretentious new arrival, Lucia, crosses sword with the local queen bee Miss Mapp.

The play ran for 29 performances at the [Cort Theatre](/source/Cort_Theatre) on [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) from 22 December 1948 to 15 January 1949.[1] The cast included [Isabel Jeans](/source/Isabel_Jeans), Catherine Willard as the two leads, with [Cyril Ritchard](/source/Cyril_Ritchard), [Ivan Simpson](/source/Ivan_Simpson), [Viola Roache](/source/Viola_Roache) and [Philip Tonge](/source/Philip_Tonge).[2]

The production featured sets and costumes by [Lucinda Ballard](/source/Lucinda_Ballard).[2]

## References

1. Bordman, Gerald (1996). *American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930-1969*. Oxford University Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0195090789.

1. Zolotow, Sam (December 22, 1948). "Van Druten Work Has Bow Tonight - 'Make Way for Lucia' to Open at Cort, Is Dramatization of E.F. Benson's Novels". *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. p. 30.

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