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Night of January 16th

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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 16, 2017 by Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:25, 30 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Flyer for the Broadway production of Night of January 16th

Night of January 16th is a play by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, inspired by the death of the "Match King", Ivar Kreuger. Set in a courtroom during a murder trial, an unusual feature of the play is that members of the audience are chosen to play the jury. The court hears the case of Karen Andre, a former secretary and lover of businessman Bjorn Faulkner, of whose murder she is accused. The jury must rely on character testimony to decide whether Andre is guilty; the play's ending depends on their verdict. Rand wanted to dramatize a conflict between individualism and conformity. The play was first produced in 1934 in Los Angeles under the title Woman on Trial. Producer Al Woods took it to Broadway for the 1935–36 season and re-titled it Night of January 16th. It became a hit, and ran for seven months. "Night of January 16th" has been adapted as a movie, as well as for television and radio. Rand had many disputes with Woods over script changes, and in 1968 re-edited the script for publication as the "definitive" version. (Full article...)