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Overview"Farce / Casting: 9m, 7f / Interior Scenery A certain old merchant of Yonkers is so rich in 1800 that he decides to take a wife. He employs a matchmaker a woman who subsequently becomes involved with two of his menial clerks, assorted young and lovely ladies, and the headwaiter at an expensive restaurant where this swift farce runs headlong into a hilarious complications. After everyone gets straightened out romantically and has his heart's desire, the merchant finds himself affianced to the astute matchmaker herself. He who was so shrewd in business is putty in the hands of Dolly Levi. He is fooled by apprentices in a series of hilarious hide and seek scenes, and finally has all his bluster explode in his face. ""Loud, slap dash and uproarious ...extraordinarily original and funny."" - The New York Times ""Rolls along merrily and madly and the customers are convulsed."" - N.Y. Journal American. ""The lines of Wilder are so often brilliant, sage, and witty."" - N.Y. Daily News" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thornton WilderPublisher: Samuel French Inc Imprint: Samuel French, Inc Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.135kg ISBN: 9780573612220ISBN 10: 0573612226 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 23 June 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |