The New York Idea January 27, 2011

Commissioned by Atlantic, this new adaptation of Langdon Mitchell's 1906 original comedy is by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner David Auburn. Cynthia Karslake is a freewheeling young divorcee in New York City society. She has decided to settle down again into a much more stable, reliable relationship with the prominent Judge Philip Phillimore. Little does she know, however, that neither of their impetuous and blowsy ex-spouses, nor her beloved race horse Cynthia K, is yet down for the count. In this sharp-tongued comedy, Auburn sheds new light on a little-known play from a century ago that offers a surprisingly contemporary look at social mores, status and attitudes about sex and divorce in upper crust New York.