The White Sister

The White Sister is a play in four acts by Francis Marion Crawford and Walter Hackett. The play was originally written by Crawford in 1907 and he later adapted the play into a serialized novel which was first published over a six-month period in Munsey's Magazine beginning in January 1909. The play was given its world premiere at the Stone Opera House in Binghamton, New York on February 8, 1909, with a cast led by Viola Allen as Sister Giovanna and Frank Gillmore as Captain Giovanni Severi. While the novel began its serialized publication in Munsey's Magazine prior to the premiere of the play, the play was written first and the novel was adapted by Crawford from the earlier play.