John Van Druten

This play, inspired by Isherwood's stories, was a partial basis for the film musical "Cabaret" starring Liza Minneli. The story-line centers on the activities of a group of music hall entertainers in Nazi Germany prior to WWII.

Gillian Holroyd is one of the few modern people who can actually cast spells and perform feats of supernaturalism. She casts a spell over an unattached publisher, Shepherd Henderson, partly to keep him away from a rival and partly because she is attracted to him. He falls head over heels in love with her at once and wants to marry her. But witches, unfortunately, cannot fall in love, and this minute imperfection leads into a number of difficulties. Ultimately, the lady breaks off with her companions in witchery, preferring the normal and human love offered her by the attractive publisher. But before the happy conclusion of the romance, Gillian comes very near to losing him—but doesn't.

An unsuccessful actress and a soldier on leave catch each other on the rebound and fall in love. A Broadway hit.

"A wryly comic look at the life of women office workers in the 1930s."--Cover p. .