This Sam Dann play stars William Redfield, whose voice often made him sound on these programs like the actor James Woods' kid brother.

He plays James Paradon, a handsome, charming ladies' man who's also somewhat a grifter. He finds homely girls with money, and charms them into a relationship with him (or into marrying him, as he's trying to do unsuccessfully with a young woman before her mother steps in to say she'll disinherit her daughter if she marries Paradon.)

He goes back home to his sister's house. She feels sorry for him saying that their family thought he was so charming as an infant and young boy that they let him grow up mooching on them, never preparing him to take care of himself in the real world. Sis also suggests he take a walk out by a pond, where he meets a plain-looking schoolteacher voiced by the lovely Marian Seldes. Turns out his sister set the two of them up...the two ladies are friends.

However, a strange thing happens. This incredibly handsome, charming man (who is said to be one of "The golden people" by Seldes' character...those who pretty much seem to have everything going for them in this world) finds himself genuinely falling in love with the plain lady. And she resists his charms, until he finally kisses her. They fall in love, and he seems to find a sense of peace he's never known before in all his years of skirt-chasing.

That is, until an incredibly rich, beautiful, six-times-married-before woman stops by the place where he works...

This, in retrospect, is a fascinating story on self-image and self-esteem told the RMT way. And do we catch E.G. in a fib in his second act closing? (If you parse his words, maybe not...) 