Editing Hello, Dolly! (musical) (section)

==Characters==
* '''[[Dolly Gallagher Levi]]''': A widow in her middle years who has decided to begin her life again. She is a matchmaker, meddler, opportunist, and a life-loving woman.
* '''Horace Vandergelder''': The proprietor of a Hay & Feed store and a client of Dolly Gallagher Levi's. A well-known half-a-millionaire and widower, he is gruff, authoritative, and set in his ways.
* '''Cornelius Hackl''': Vandergelder's chief clerk who yearns for one exciting day in New York City. Energetic, enthusiastic, and adventurous young man who has a sweet innocence about him.
* '''Barnaby Tucker''': An assistant to Cornelius at Vandergelder's Hay & Feed store.  He is sweet, naïve, energetic, and a follower.
* '''Irene Molloy''': A widow and a beautiful, smart, fun-loving milliner with a hat shop in New York City.  Dolly has introduced her to Horace Vandergelder but she yearns for romance.
* '''Minnie Fay''': A young girl who works in Irene's hat shop.  Irene's assistant, she is naïve, strait-laced, fresh, and a follower.
* '''Ambrose Kemper''': A young and explosive struggling artist seeking to marry Ermengarde.
* '''Ermengarde''': The young niece of Horace Vandergelder. She cries often and wants her independence and to marry Ambrose.
* '''Ernestina Money''': An eccentric-looking girl in need of Dolly's matchmaker services.
* '''Rudolph Reisenweber''': Maître d'hôtel of the Harmonia Gardens restaurant.
* '''Judge''': A white-whiskered night court judge. Easily moved to tears by romance.
* '''Mrs. Rose''': An old friend of Dolly's.