Fashion (Mowatt)
by Anna Cora Mowatt
Synopsis
Opening in 1845 to immediate critical and financial success, Mowatt's play is a satire of America's obsession with highbrow taste and cultural distinction.
Fashion was a big hit for actress-turned-playwright Anna Cora Mowatt and has since been cited as the best American comedy of the 19th century.
Press Reviews
"A score that is as catchy and bright as any in the Gershwin to Jerry Herman vernacular."
— Women's Wear Daily
Characters
| Character |
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ADAM TRUEMAN a farmer from Cattercraugus. |
COUNT JOLIMAITRE a fashionable European Importation. |
COLONEL HOWARD an Officer in the US Army. |
MR ANTONY TIFFANY a New York merchant. |
T. TENNYSON TWINKLE a Modern Poet. |
AUGUSTUS FOGG a Drawing Room Appendage. |
JOSEPH SNOBSON a rare species of Confidential Clerk. |
ZEKE a colored servant. |
MRS TIFFANY a Lady who imagines herself fashionable. |
PRUDENCE a Maiden Lady of a certain age. |
MILLINETTE(lady's maid) a French lady's maid. |
GERTRUDE a governess. |
SERAPHINA TIFFANY a Belle. |
TWO FASHIONABLE LADIES guests at the ball. |
Publication
Fashion (Mowatt) is a comedy play written by Anna Cora Mowatt and published by Samuel French (1964).
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Samuel French · 1964 · 96 pp
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