There’s a clear evolution here between this version and previous iterations of the story that make it more palatable, whereas it’s Austrian predecessors were rather tiresome.įor fans of the film, you could - for the most part - use the play to read along, but there are lots of unique-to-the-play pieces of dialogue that make it worth reading just for their value.Īmbrose and Ermengarde were cut from the film, presumably for time and budget. Well staged, some likeable characters, rather forgettable and muddled ending that the movie adaptation (The Matchmaker 1958) chooses to sidestep (good move). Read as part of my deep dive into Hello Dolly!’s source material. "There's nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head." Malachi "I tell you right now: a fine woman is the greatest work of God." Cornelius "Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion." Mr. People that's et onions is bad judges of who's et onions and who ain't." Joe (the barber) to Mr. "It looks to me like you're pretty rash to judge which is fools and which isn't fools, Mr. And I loved coming across lines like, "Go and get your Sunday clothes on." The Matchmaker was a perfectly perfect read for me. Things that were slightly funny sitting at home watching the movie really become hilarious on stage. But after seeing Hello Dolly live at my local theatre, well, my perspective changed a bit. My thoughts: If you ask me if I like the movie-well, I can get all the best scenes by watching Wall-E. By the end, one and all long for normalcy and routine. The people NOT seeking adventure get in over their heads too. The people seeking adventure get in over their heads. Cornelius and Barnaby "happen" to meet Irene Molloy (Vandergelder's first choice) and her assistant, Minnie. One of them vows TO NOT COME HOME UNTIL HE'S KISSED A GIRL. Not just any day off, but a day off in the CITY. Two of Vandergelder's clerks (he's a store owner) decide-on this momentous day-that they've had enough and deserve a day off.
Just as emphatically as he's decided to marry, he's decided that his niece will NOT be marrying her fellow, Ambrose Kemper. Horace Vandergelder is a cranky old man who is about to make a big decision. So for those who haven't seen the musical. Malachi gets some of the best lines, in my opinion!) The ending is similar but not identical. (I really LOVED Malachi Stack and Flora Van Huysen. It features more characters than the musical.
Chances are if you hear the names "Horace Vandergelder," "Cornelius Hackl," "Barnaby Tucker," "Irene Molloy," and "Dolly Levi" you will likely think of the musical Hello Dolly and not The Matchmaker. Premise/plot: The Matchmaker is a play by Thornton Wilder. First sentence: I tell you for the hundredth time you will never marry my niece.
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