They both reached for the gun : Beulah Annan, Maurine Watkins, and the making of Chicago /

In 1924 Beulah Annan was arrested for kill­ing her lover, Harry Kalsted. Six weeks later, a jury acquitted her of murder. Inspired by the sordid event, trial and acquittal, reporter Maurine Watkins wrote the play Chicago, a Broadway hit that was adapted several times. Through a fresh retelling of An...

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