History Theatre / TheWomen

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

->''"[[FromACertainPointOfView It's all about men]]!"''

* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Mary seems to be well-liked by everyone, especially her staff. Her maid is absolutely devastated when she divorces and has to move out of New York and rushes out of the room trying not to cry.

* NiceHat: Comes up often in the film. Sylvia wears many ridiculous ones in both the movie and the 2001 stage revival.

The play was made into a 1939 film directed by Creator/GeorgeCukor, with an AllStarCast of actresses that included Creator/NormaShearer, Creator/JoanCrawford, Creator/RosalindRussell, Creator/PauletteGoddard, and a young Creator/JoanFontaine in one of her first big roles. (As a matter of fact, in the movie there are no males of ANY species. The dogs are all bitches and the horses are all mares.) There were other film adaptations. One, [[TheMusical]], titled ''The Opposite Sex,'' was released in 1956 and actually featured men; the other, also titled ''The Women'' and featuring an all-female cast[[note]]With the exception of a scene at the end where one character has a newborn baby boy.[[/note]], came out in 2008.

The play was made into a 1939 film directed by Creator/GeorgeCukor, with an AllStarCast of actresses that included Creator/NormaShearer, Creator/JoanCrawford, Creator/RosalindRussell, Creator/PauletteGoddard, and a young Creator/JoanFontaine in one of her first big roles. (As a matter of fact, in the movie there are no males of ANY species. The dogs are all bitches and the horses are all mares.) There were other film adaptations. One, titled ''The Opposite Sex,'' was released in 1956 and actually featured men; the other, also titled ''The Women'' and featuring an all-female cast[[note]]With the exception of a scene at the end where one character has a newborn baby boy.[[/note]], came out in 2008.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** A spectacular use is Crystal's last line in the film: [[WitchWithACapitalB "And by the way, there's a name for you ladies, but it isn't used in high society -- outside of a kennel."]]
** And also this one: "He likes you even better than his horse! And it's such a blasted big horse too!"
** There's also an early scene where, after Sylvia's just gone off on one of her cattier tangents, one of the characters (known for her sarcastic one-liners), seemingly apropos of nothing, offers a plate of nuts to her. Seems innocent enough until you consider that "nuts to you" is an early 20th century equivalent of a PrecisionFStrike.
** When Mary confronts Crystal in the dressing rooms, this exchange happens:
--->'''Mary:''' May I suggest, if you're dressing to please Stephen, not that one. He doesn't like such obvious effects.
--->'''Crystal:''' ''[smugly]'' Thanks for the tip. But when anything I wear doesn't please Stephen, I take it off.

* YourCheatingHeart: Stephen's affair is what kicks off the plot.

* SuddenlySexuality: In the 2008 film, after her affair with Stephen ends, Crystal starts dating a woman.

* MonochromeCasting: Barely averted by Lulu, although she is subjected to racist insults and the actress (Butterfly McQueen) is not credited.

** A spectacular use is Crystal's last line in the film: "And by the way, there's a name for you ladies, but it isn't used in high society -- outside of a kennel."

* NiceGirl: Mary, her daughter Mary, and Peggy. Doubles as SpoiledSweet. Miriam is too, if you take her adultery out of the equation.

** Stephen goes through this when he marries Crystal, only to spend the next year completely miserable with her.

* TimeSkip: Two years pass after Mary fails to prevent Stephen from marrying Crystal.

-->--'''{{Tagline}} for the 1939 version'''

The play was made into a 1939 film directed by Creator/GeorgeCukor, with an AllStarCast of actresses that included Creator/NormaShearer, Creator/JoanCrawford, Creator/RosalindRussell, Creator/PauletteGoddard, and a young Creator/JoanFontaine in one of her first big roles. (As a matter of fact, in the movie there are no males of ANY species. The dogs are all bitches and the horses are all mares.) One, titled ''The Opposite Sex,'' was released in 1956 and actually featured men; the other, also titled ''The Women'' and featuring an all-female cast[[note]]With the exception of a scene at the end where one character has a newborn baby boy.[[/note]], came out in 2008.

** [[spoiler:Miriam and the rest of Mary's friend rush into the dressing room excitedly, telling her about Stephen and Buck's big fight on the dance-floor. The Countess sobs on the couch throughout.]]

The play was made into a 1939 film directed by Creator/GeorgeCukor, with an AllStarCast of actresses that included Creator/NormaShearer, Creator/JoanCrawford, Creator/RosalindRussell, Paulette Goddard, and a young Creator/JoanFontaine in one of her first big roles. (As a matter of fact, in the movie there are no males of ANY species. The dogs are all bitches and the horses are all mares.) One, titled ''The Opposite Sex,'' was released in 1956 and actually featured men; the other, also titled ''The Women'' and featuring an all-female cast[[note]]With the exception of a scene at the end where one character has a newborn baby boy.[[/note]], came out in 2008.

* BabiesEverAfter: Peggy arrives in Reno with Mary, hoping to divorce her husband, but after she discovers that she's pregnant, she phones him and calls off the divorce.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Crystal brags to Mary that she can keep Steven because she's got Buck Winston, the Countess's latest husband... until she finds out that the company that Buck is the spokesperson for is actually owned by the Countess. She bought it because no one else would hire him, which means he's likely to be fired before or after he leaves the Countess.

* PassThePopcorn: Invoked. When the Countess learns that Miriam is seeing Sylvia Fowler's husband, and then Sylvia herself arrives, the Countess makes Miriam stay as they get acquainted just knowing something's about to go down. Lucy has more fun watching the fight but departs to get smelling salts for the loser, but comes back to see Sylvia's breakdown and restrain her.

** There's also an early scene where, after Sylvia's just gone off on one of her cattier tangents, one of the characters (known for her sarcastic one-liners), seemingly apropos of nothing, offers a plate of nuts to her. Seems innocent enough until you consider that "nuts to you" is an early 20th century equivalent of "go f- yourself."

* TheGhost: All the men, but especially Stephen. To get across Stephen's confrontation with Mary, the maid describes the conversation to the cook.

* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: It's bad if you're a manipulative GoldDigger, okay if you're a NiceGirl and the wife is a horrible person like Sylvia.

* NiceGirl: Mary, her daughter Mary, and Peggy. Doubles as SpoiledSweet.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Sylvia and Edith.