Fashion
Fashion Alternative Title: Life in New York
Author: Anna Cora Mowatt
First Performance: 1845, New York
Published: 1850
Genre: Com. in 5 acts; prose
Setting: The Tiffany residence and Counting House, New York, 1840s
Cast: 8m, 5f
The parvenu Mrs Tiffany is determined to achieve social status. She employs many servants and attempts, without much success, to learn French. Naturally, none of the eligible young men paying court to her daughter Seraphina is good enough for Mrs Tiffany, until Count Jolimaitre appears on the scene. Though unappealing to Seraphina, Jolimaitre has the advantage of being titled. However, Adam Trueman, a solid American and an old friend of Mr Tiffany, questions Mrs Tiffany's values. Even more seriously, Snobson the clerk, who has uncovered some shady dealings...
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