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The Matchmaker : a Farce in Four Acts by Herman Wouk; Ira Jan Wallach; Thornton Wilder is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Matchmaker : a Farce in Four Acts about?
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.
Who reads The Matchmaker : a Farce in Four Acts?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Herman Wouk; Ira Jan Wallach; Thornton Wilder
- Publisher
- Samuel French Inc Plays
- Published
- 1985
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780573612220
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Romance, Humor
- Rating
- 3.68 / 5 (416 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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