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| Gods of the Lightning | |
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| Written by | Maxwell Anderson |
| Date premiered | October 24, 1928 |
| Place premiered | Little Theatre New York City, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Lyceum Restaurant, District Attorney's office, Supreme Court court room |
Gods of the Lightning was a 1928 Broadway three-act drama written by Maxwell Anderson and Harold Hickerson, produced by Hamilton MacFadden and Kellogg Gary and staged by MacFadden. It ran for 29 performances from October 24, 1928 to November 1928 at the Little Theatre. The Sacco-Vanzetti case was the play's inspiration, Charles Bickford in the Sacco character role. Anderson later wrote an updated Sacco-Vanzetti play titled Winterset .