Arsenic and Old Lace (play) Arsenic and Old Lace (play) Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939. It has become best known through the subsequent film adaptation starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra. The play was directed by Bretaigne Windust, and opened on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre on January 10, 1941. On September 25, 1943, the play moved to the Hudson Theatre. It closed there on June 17, 1944, having played 1,444 performances. Of the twelve plays written by Kesselring, "Arsenic and Old Lace" was the most successful, and, according to the opening night
Leather and Lace recorded the Nicks composition "Gold Dust Woman" for his 1978 duet album with Willie Nelson entitled "Waylon and Willie". "Leather and Lace" peaked at #11 on "Billboard"s country albums chart. AllMusic: "The outlaw movement had run its course by the time "Leather and Lace" was made, so Colter and Jennings were free to make their overdue duet album without having to prop up that particular facade. The result is an enjoyable half-hour of husband-and-wife music, comfortable as an old shoe." Leather and Lace Leather and Lace is a duet album by Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, released on RCA Victor