02583cam a22003133u 4500 77462 UtSlPG 20260610134808.0 m cr n 260607r20251924utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG hu iso639-1 PH Molnár, Ferenc, 1878-1952 Az üvegcipő Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-12-15 Albert László from page images generously made available by the Hungarian Electronic Library "Az üvegcipő" by Ferenc Molnár is a comedic stage play written in the early 20th century. Set in Budapest’s Józsefváros, it spins a brisk, bittersweet tangle of affections around Irma, a lovestruck maid; her severe landlady Adél; the irascible older designer Sipos; and the preening young jeweler Császár, echoing a Cinderella motif amid boardinghouse bustle. The play weighs desire against respectability and class aspiration with rapid-fire dialogue, domestic routine, and sly romantic reversals. The opening of the play presents a cramped rented room where 19-year-old Irma fusses over lunch and secretly adores her “dear, angry” Sipos while minding a neighbor’s child and daydreaming. Adél storms in, scolding Irma for bathing in a rain barrel and for taking ribbon money from Császár; moments later Adél breaks with Császár and, panicking over her own infatuation with him, vows to marry Sipos for safety. After Sipos’s brusque entrance and ritual of being served, Irma’s adoration bursts into a tearful confession; then Adél presses Sipos to marry, triggering a bitter clash in which he first refuses, until Adél admits she loves Császár (claiming they have not acted on it), and Sipos confronts the younger man and forbids him from meddling with Irma. Exhausted, Sipos lies down, softening only toward Irma’s loyal care; the next act shifts to their wedding feast in the courtyard, with Adél in bridal dress, Sipos as groom, and Irma working the celebration as the household buzzes with coffee, wine, and small frictions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Budapest: Franklin-Társulat, 1924 Comedy plays Hungarian drama -- 20th century https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77462 118182 118182