Wilder adapted Nestroy's 1842 version into an Americanized comedy entitled The Merchant of Yonkers, which revolves around Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy Yonkers, New York businessman in the market for a wife.
Wilder transformed Nestroy's 1842 version into an Americanized comedy titled The Merchant of Yonkers, which centers around Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy businessman from Yonkers, New York seeking a wife.