Karl Mahler, a painter, is doing a portrait of Olga, wife of the banker Herman Hofmann, and both are pretending their old feelings for each other have died. Then a suave stranger appears, calling himself Dr. Miller, and with whispered encouragement and perfect manners sets about leading everyone where they secretly want to go.
Oliver Herford’s 1908 American adaptation of Molnár’s witty hit, still sly and amusing. Download the free EPUB.