Adaptations Elmer Rice adapted his play for Samuel Goldwyn's 1931 motion picture production Street Scene, directed by King Vidor. Starring Sylvia Sidney, William Collier Jr. and Estelle Taylor, the film marked the screen debut of Beulah Bondi, who recreated her Broadway role as the malicious gossip Emma Jones. Others reprising their stage roles were Eleanor Wesselhoeft, Conway Washburne, T. H. Manning, John Qualen, Anna Konstant, George Humbert and Matthew McHugh. Rice wrote the book for Kurt Weill's 1946 opera Street Scene, adapting his play and writing lyrics with Langston Hughes. It premiered January 9, 1947, at the Adelphi Theater, New York City. Street Scene has been adapted for television three times: In a presentation by The Philco Television Playhouse on October 31, 1948, Erin O'Brien-Moore performed the role of Rose's mother Anna. The role of Rose, which O'Brien-Moore had performed on Broadway, was played by Betty Field. Celanese Theatre presented a 30-minute adaption on April 2, 1952, starring Colleen Gray, Paul Kelly, Ann Dvorak and Michael Wager. BBC Television presented an adaptation on November 15, 1959. Revivals New York's Brave New World Repertory Theater staged a production on a street in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood in late June 2013. Fifth Street in the borough was closed for the two matinée performances. References External links 1949 Theatre Guild on the Air radio adaptation of play at Internet Archive 1929 plays Broadway plays American plays adapted into films Plays adapted into operas Plays by Elmer Rice Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning works Plays set in New York City Uxoricide in fiction