02054cam a22003133u 4500 77205 UtSlPG 20260610134804.0 m cr n 260607r20251922utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fi iso639-1 PH Halme, Kaarle, 1864-1946 Naimisiin Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-11-09 Tapio Riikonen Naimisiin by Kaarle Halme is a one-act comedic stage play written in the early 20th century. Light, fast, and farcical, it follows a tangle of small-town courtships and mistaken engagements, playing with the theme of marriage fever as expectations, jealousy, and coincidence collide. The action takes place in Justiina Junila’s home, where preparations for her sister Maija’s arrival and Justiina’s own planned marriage to the clockmaker Asa Poukama set the stage. Asa’s brother Pekka turns up with the paperwork for the banns, while the servants Manta and Simo stumble through their shy, muddled courtship, sparked into chaos when Manta is caught mending Asa’s trousers and Simo assumes the worst. Everything upends when Maija arrives and Asa recognizes her as the lost love he once called Maria; their mutual joy sweeps away the planned match with Justiina. In the comic aftershocks, Justiina faints neatly into the genial Pekka’s arms, hinting at a new pair, and Manta and Simo finally align. The curtain falls on a buoyant cascade of matches made, misunderstandings cleared, and marriage in the air. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Hämeenlinna: Arvi A. Karisto Oy, 1922 One-act plays Finnish drama -- 20th century https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77205 117925 117925