CHICAGO—It’s almost 100 years old but “Holiday,” now in a dazzling revival at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, still has a terrifically joyous appeal that makes the play irresistible.
It was written by Philip Barry (1896–1949), who also wrote “The Philadelphia Story,” which premiered in 1939 on Broadway and on film in 1940. “Holiday” was a Broadway hit when it premiered in 1928. It was adapted into two films, one in 1930, but the most famous one was George Cukor’s 1938 screwball comedy movie that starred Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn.
