Portrait of Katharine Hepburn

(Original Caption) Katharine Hepburn plays an eccentric Englishwoman with bird's-nest hair and a style of dress (right photo) that marked the grand dames of World War I for her starring role in Enid Bagnold's new comedy A Matter of Gravity, which opened on Broadway February 3. Refusing to permit any of the normal backstage congratulatory visitors or press that follow an opening, Miss Hepburn swept out of the stage entrance (left photo) shortly after the performance in an old jacket that looked worn and slept-in, carrying a handbag over her shoulder, with her head and neck swathed in a black scarf.