Marcantonio Ravi has a plan: to give his beautiful daughter, Stellina, in marriage to the elderly but hugely wealthy Don Diego Alcozer. Justifying his decision to appalled family and neighbours, he encourages the lazy Pepe Alletto to take a longer view: in only a few years, following Don Diego's death, a younger, more suitable husband can be found. Stellina herself is bitterly opposed to the marriage, fainting at her wedding party, and events spiral further out of control when Pepe's bullish lawyer brother-in-law becomes involved...

Author Biography

Nobel Prize winner Luigi Pirandello is one of Italy's foremost literary figures, and his work has had profound influence over many twentieth-century writers; his most famous work is the play Six Characters in Search of an Author.