DER SELBSTANSCHLUSS-FERNSPRECHER

The comedy <i>Der Geliebte seiner Frau</i> accentuates visual details thanks to the theatrical routine at director Neufeld’s disposal: A dog with a napkin around his neck has breakfast in the bed of his master, a duke; a lady of the world owns a box in which she gets rid of pictures of former lovers; the upscale club makes sure the proportion of ladies and cigars is 1:3 on average for the gentlemen present…