Opened at the Biltmore Theatre on September 29, 1947. Closed September 18, 1948 after 410 performances — 12 months. The Heiress is a 1947 play by American playwrights Ruth and Augustus Goetz adapted from the 1880 Henry James novel Washington Square. Two years later, the play was adapted into the film The Heiress starring Olivia de Havilland. Wiki link