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Random trivia moment: Earlier this summer, I read Tevye and his Daughters, and other tales, which makes up the foundation of Fiddler on the Roof. I was a bit surprised to find no mention of Yente the Matchmaker, a very popular (and very funny) character in the show. Indeed, the only daughter (in the short stories) whose marriage is arranged by a matchmaker is with Bielke (the fifth daughter), and that matchmaker was a man. However, there is a hilarious standalone short story about a woman named Yente, who raises chickens and sells eggs, and I have to think the character in the musical is based on her.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 16:08:11 +0000

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