Now, for the first time in a standalone 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 has decided it time to take a wife and hires a matchmaker. But Dolly Gallagher Levi is no ordinary matchmaker. She a force of nature, with a plan of her own. Levi soon becomes involved in the affairs of the hearts of all those around herncluding Vandergelder 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 courtveryone involved 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.oud, slap dash and uproarious...extraordinarily original and funny."?em>New York Times
The Matchmaker
- 作者： Wilder, Thornton
- 出版社： Perennial
- 出版日期： 2017-05-09
- ISBN碼： 9780062693495
- 編號： 203c704733139
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