sentences:  The string of notable successes continued as Princess Charlotte in "The First Gentleman" (Savoy, 1945) opposite Robert Morley as the Prince Regent, Pegeen in "Playboy of the Western World" (Bristol Old Vic, 1946) and "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" (Bristol Old Vic, 1946, transferring to the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End in 1947), which was adapted for the stage by her husband.In 1947, Hiller originated the role of Catherine Sloper, the painfully shy, vulnerable spinster in "The Heiress" on Broadway.The play, based on the Henry James novel "Washington Square", also featured Basil Rathbone as her emotionally abusive father.