Samson Raphaelson's comedy of modern marriage follows Lydia Kenyon, an intelligent and increasingly restless wife whose advertising-executive husband Tony has become so consumed by his career that he has all but stopped noticing her, showering his attention instead on clients, deals, and office politics. When the charming, attentive Harry Wilton enters her life and offers the kind of genuine interest and admiration Lydia has been starved for at home, she finds herself seriously weighing whether to leave her marriage rather than continue as an afterthought in her own household. Raphaelson, best known for his work adapting sophisticated romantic material for stage and screen, gives Lydia's dilemma real emotional weight even as the play retains a light comic touch, using sharp dialogue to probe how professional ambition can quietly starve a marriage of intimacy. The tension between duty, love, and self-respect drives the plot toward a resolution that asks whether Tony can win back Lydia's affection before it is too late. The play's frank, sympathetic treatment of a neglected wife's temptation gave it particular resonance for audiences and made the central role a coveted one for leading actresses.

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