"The Rose Tattoo" is a Tennessee Williams play. It tells the story of an Italian-American widow in Louisiana who has allowed herself to withdraw from the world after her husband's death, and expects her daughter to do the same."The Rose Tattoo" won a Tony Award in 1951 for Best Play.In 1957, "The Rose Tattoo" was briefly banned in Ireland because the miming of dropping a condom onto the floor was considered "lewd entertainment."Einstein Books' edition of "The Rose Tattoo" contains supplementary texts:* An excerpt from "Summer And Smoke, Williams' first play.* An excerpt from "The Glass Menagerie", accounted by many to be an autobiographical play about Williams's life.* A few selected quotes of Tennessee Williams.