The Matchmaker: A Farce in Four Acts Paperback - 2017
by Thornton Wilder
From the rear cover
Now, for the first time in a stand-alone edition, Thornton Wilder's brilliant, hilarious play, which was adapted into the hit Broadway musical Hello, Dolly!, with an afterword by Tappan Wilder
Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy old merchant residing in Yonkers, decides it's time to take a wife and hires a matchmaker. But Dolly Gallagher Levi is no ordinary matchmaker. She's a force of nature, with a plan of her own. Levi soon becomes embroiled in the affairs of the hearts of all those around her--including Vandergelder's niece, his store clerks, assorted young and lovely ladies, and the headwaiter at an expensive restaurant, where this swift farce inevitably runs headlong into hilarious complications. Indeed, after a series of slapstick situations involving mistaken identities, a secret rendezvous behind carefully placed screens, separated lovers, and a trip to night court, everyone eventually finds themselves paired with a perfect match.
A delightful, deliciously funny classic by Thornton Wilder, The Matchmaker is astonishingly modern and is sure to resonate with audiences and readers today.
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- Title The Matchmaker: A Farce in Four Acts
- Author Thornton Wilder
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial
- Date 2017-05
- ISBN 9780062693495 / 0062693492
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.6 in (20.07 x 13.46 x 1.52 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Mate selection, American drama
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019296599
- Dewey Decimal Code 812.52
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