Molnar, Ferenc, MOHL nahr, FEH rehnts (1878-1952), became the most widely known Hungarian dramatist of his time. He specialized in writing light romantic comedies with witty dialogue. In The Guardsman (1910), a jealous husband pretends to be his own rival. The Glass Slipper (1924) presents a comic version of the Cinderella story. Liliom (1909), a more serious play about an amusement park barker, later served as the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. Molnar's other popular comedies include The Devil (1907), The Swan (1920), and The Play's the Thing (1926).