▁Kay ▁N ol te ▁Smith , ▁a ▁married ▁couple ▁who ▁were ▁friends ▁with ▁Rand . ▁Kay ▁Smith ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁under ▁the ▁stage ▁name ▁Kay ▁Gill ian . ▁It ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁Mc Al pin ▁Ro o ft op ▁Theater ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁closed ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 ▁after ▁ 3 0 ▁performances . ▁ ▁Night ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 6 th ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁the atr ical ▁success ▁for ▁either ▁Rand ▁or ▁Wood s . ▁Rand ' s ▁next ▁play , ▁Ide al , ▁went ▁uns old , ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁stage ▁adaptation ▁of ▁We ▁the ▁Living ▁flo pped . ▁Rand ▁achieved ▁last ing ▁success ▁and ▁financial ▁stability ▁with ▁her ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁novel , ▁The ▁F ount ain head . ▁Wood s ▁produced ▁several ▁more ▁plays ; ▁none ▁were ▁hits ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁bank rupt ▁and ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁hotel . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁plot ▁of ▁Night ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 6 th ▁cent ers ▁on ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁secretary ▁Kar en ▁Andre ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁her ▁employ er , ▁business ▁executive ▁B j orn ▁Fa ulk ner , ▁who ▁def ra ud ed ▁his ▁company ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁the ▁gold ▁trade . ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁a ▁financial ▁crash , ▁he ▁was ▁facing ▁bank rupt cy . ▁The ▁play ' s ▁events ▁occur