MIKLOS LASZLO (1903 - 1973)
| Nationality: | American |
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Plays by Miklos Laszlo
Parfumerie (original Hungarian title - Illatszertar) |
| 1st Produced: | Budapest | circa 1937 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | various | |||
Notes: This is the work upon which the movies "Shop Around the Corner", "In the Good Old Summertime" and "You've Got Mail" were based. This play was also produced as the musical "She Loves Me". An English-language adaptation is available through the literary agency noted above. | ||||
Synopsis: George finds himself entangled in a series of confusing interpersonal difficulties. The owner of the shop where he works believes him to be the lover of his unfaithful wife. Meanwhile, though he is constantly feuding with a female co-worker, he and she are unknowingly pen pals, madly in love through their secret correspondence. Their interplay and ultimate discovery of the truth on all fronts leads to a romantic and heartwarming resolution. | ||||
