Ferenc Molnár
Hungarian novelist, journalist and playwright.
Born Budapest January 12, 1878: Dired New York April 1, 1952
Stage Works
- A doktor úr (The Attorney-at-Law). Farce, 3 acts. Published 1902. Produced 1902.
- Józsi. Farce, 3 acts. Published 1904.
- Az ördög (The Devil). Comedy, 3 acts. Published 1907. Produced 1907.
- Liliom. Play, prologue and 7 scenes. Published 1909. Produced Budapest, Vigszínház, Dec. 7, 1909.
- A testör (The Guardsman). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1910. Produced Budapest, Vigszínház, Nov. 19, 1910.
- A farkas (The Wolf). Play, 3 acts. Written 1912. Produced Budapest, Magyar Színház, Nov. 9, 1912.
- A fehér felhö (The White Cloud). Play. Written 1916. Produced 1916.
- Farsang (Carnival). Play, 3 acts. Written 1916. Produced 1916.
- Uri divat (Fashions for Men). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1916. Produced 1917.
- A hattyú (The Swan). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1920. Produced Budapest, Vigszínház, December, 1920.
- Színház (Playhouse). Play. Written 1921.
- A vörös malom (The Red Mill). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1922. Published 1923. Produced Budapest, Magyar Színház, 1922; New York, 1928, as Mima.
- Égi és földi szerelem (Launzi). Play, 5 acts. Written 1923. Produced Budapest, Magyar Színház, 1923.
- Az üvegcipö (The Glass Slipper). Comedy. Written 1924. Produced 1924.
- Játék a kastélyban (The Play's the Thing). Comedy. Written 1926. Produced Budapest, Magyar Szinház, 1926.
- Riviera. Comedy. Written 1926.
- Olimpia (Olympia). Comedy. Written 1928. Produced Budapest, Magyar Színház, 1928.
- Egy, kettö, három (One, Two, Three). Comedy. Written 1929. Produced in translation, New York, Henry Miller Theatre, Sept. 20, 1930.
- A jó tándér (The Good Fairy). Comedy. Written 1930.
- Valaki (Someone). Comedy. Written 1932. Produced 1932.
- Harmónia (Harmony). Play. Written 1932. Produced 1932.
- A cukrászné (Delicate Story). Play, 5 scenes. Written 1933. Expanded to 3 acts, 1940. Produced in translation, New York, Henry Miller Theatre, Dec. 4, 1940.
- Menyegzö (Wedding Day). Play. Written 1934.
- Az ismeretlen leány (The Girl of the Harbour). Drama. Written 1934.
- Nagy szerelem (A Great Love). Drama. Written 1935. Produced 1935.
- Csoda a hegyek közt (Miracle in the Mountains). Drama. Written 1936. Produced in translation, New York, Playhouse, Apr. 25, 1947.
- Delila (Delilah). Comedy. Written 1938.
- Arthur. Drama. Written 1943.
- Panoptikum. Drama. Written 1944.
CRITICISM
- I. Vécsei, Molnár Ferenc, Budapest, 1966;
- P. Nagy, "Molnár Ferenc színpada," Irodalomtörténet 1 (1978);
- C. Györgyey, Ferenc Molnár, Boston, 1980.