Githa Sowerby's tale of a grasping patriarchal capitalist still has resonance today. If you've never heard of Githa Sowerby, don't feel bad. When she died at 93 in 1970, Sowerby was mostly forgotten, even though her 1912 play Rutherford and Son was a smash hit in London and won the writer comparisons to Henrik Ibsen.…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 08:32PM on November 6, 2019