to be more successful as a writer. Originally, he studied law in his hometown of Budapest and then in Geneva. He eventually left this track to return to his love of journalism. When he was eighteen, he began writing for a Budapest newspaper. His most famous works, both plays and novels, are his earliest works. One of his most successful plays was Liliom in 1909. In 1945, this play would become the well-known Oscar and Hammerstein musical, Carousel. Other famous plays include The Devil in 1907, The Guardsman written in 1910 and then translated in 1924, The Wolf in 1913, and The Swan in 1921. The Swan was made into a film in 1956 and starred Grace Kelly. He wrote forty plays total. After he worked as a correspondent during World War I, he spent most of his time living in Europe. Then, in 1936, he immigrated to the United States. Once he became a citizen, Molnár married three times. On April 2, 1952, Ferenc Molnár died in New York City. Characters Lu: 25 years old Dr. Sporum: 48 years old Konrad: 45 years old Dr. Metz: 48 years old Kellner, the head waiter: 32 years old Karoline: 28 years old Manager Mute Characters: A clerk A waiter A decorator Two work women Setting Act I. A private dining room in a hotel. Evening. Act II. Sporum's Office. The next day. Act III. Sporum's Office. The next afternoon. Epilogue. The same private dining room from Act I. Ten years later. Synopsis Act I Konrad impatiently waits for Lu to arrive for their dinner date. Lu has Konrad fooled into thinking that she is married to a successful lawyer and is afraid that they will be caught together. Konrad is crazy for Lu, but she doesn't seem to feel the same way. She insists that he call the minister who was supposed have joined them on their date. When exits, Lu is left alone with the Head Waiter, who she apparently knows from somewhere. She expresses that she is not as well off as she has told Konrad she is and has many old debts from pretending to be wealthy. She calls herself a good fairy because she seems to bring everyone except herself good luck. When Konrad returns, he expresses he would like her husband to be his business attorney. He leaves to take a phone call. Lu takes this