Onnen veräjä : Kolminäytöksinen huvinäytelmä by Kaarle Halme

"Onnen veräjä" by Kaarle Halme is a three-act comedy play written in the early 20th century. Set on a lakeside farm in inland Finland, it centers on a stubborn old farmer, Matti, his capable son Erkki and daughter-in-law Tuovi, and Matti’s spirited daughter Elli, while two neighboring gentlemen-farmers, Mauno and Olli, vie for Elli’s favor. With humor and warmth, the play explores generational change, farm ownership, and the pull between tradition and modern ways. The opening of the play shows a slow, wintry Sunday on the Rouhu farm: Elli frets with boredom, Tuovi quietly misses her parents, and both feel stifled while Matti still controls every decision. When the question of handing over the farm surfaces, Elli confronts her father, who admits he’s delayed the transfer to keep leverage for Elli’s marriage prospects; her distress prompts Erkki to voice how powerless he and Tuovi feel. A private talk softens Matti, and he decides to formalize the transfer and stop meddling in their work. Soon after, he phones the district official to prepare deeds (complete with comic details about cows and a calf), and the mood lifts just as Mauno and Olli arrive, bantering and competing—in forestry plans and in courting Elli. By Matinpäivä preparations, the rivalry sharpens: Olli outmaneuvers Mauno to reach the house first, Mauno spectacularly tips into a snow-filled ditch at the gate, and Olli seizes the moment to confess his love to Elli as the scene cuts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Halme, Kaarle, 1864-1946
Title Onnen veräjä : Kolminäytöksinen huvinäytelmä
Original Publication Hämeenlinna: Arvi A. Karisto Oy, 1926.
Credits Tapio Riikonen
Language Finnish
LoC Class PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures
Subject Comedy plays
Subject Finnish drama -- 20th century
Category Text
EBook-No. 77252
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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