▁beg s ▁the ▁assigned ▁rep orter ▁not ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁story , ▁but ▁he ▁ref uses . ▁When ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁published ▁on ▁their ▁daughter ' s ▁wed ding ▁day , ▁Nancy ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁commit ▁suic ide . ▁The ▁daughter ▁see ks ▁out ▁the ▁rep orter ▁to ▁kill ▁him ▁for ▁ven ge ance , ▁but ▁disco vers ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁wra ck ed ▁with ▁gu ilt ▁over ▁what ▁he ▁has ▁done . ▁ ▁Broadway ▁production ▁Produ cer ▁A . ▁H . ▁Wood s ▁acquired ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁play ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁At ▁first ▁his ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁co - produ ce ▁the ▁play ▁with ▁William ▁A . ▁Br ady ▁and ▁have ▁it ▁appear ▁at ▁Br ady ' s ▁Play house ▁Theatre . ▁However , ▁this ▁plan ▁fell ▁through ▁and ▁the ▁production ▁finally ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁Cort ▁Theatre ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁with ▁just ▁Wood s ▁producing . ▁Wor thing ton ▁Min er ▁directed . ▁Arthur ▁By ron ▁played ▁the ▁rep orter ▁and ▁Mer le ▁Mad dern ▁played ▁Nancy . ▁ ▁We itzen k orn ▁was ▁busy ▁revis ing ▁the ▁script ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁premier , ▁and ▁apparently ▁after ▁as ▁well . ▁Review ers ▁compla ined ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁performance ▁was ▁ins u fficient ly ▁re he ars ed , ▁and ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁scenes ▁on ▁opening ▁night ▁differ ▁from ▁what ▁was ▁done ▁later . ▁ ▁Cast ▁and ▁characters ▁The ▁characters ▁and ▁cast ▁from ▁the ▁Broadway ▁production ▁are