Opened in August 1919. Closed August 2, 1919 after 316 performances — 1 days. Three Wise Fools is a 1917 play by Austin Strong. Originally titled Three Wise Men, it is a three-act comedy, with a single setting and thirteen speaking characters. The action of the play takes place over four weeks time. The story concerns a household of three eminent old bachelors shaken up by the arrival of a young woman. Wiki link