Word: siegal
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Happily, the show settles down to the real business of a wedding, which is squabbling and confusion. The negotiators, who would do credit to a disarmament conference, are Alfie Nathan (Shelley Berman), the bride's uncle and guardian, and Tilly Siegal (Eileen Heckart), the bridegroom's mother. Alfie innocently proposes a family affair in his living room, with only 40 guests present. Tilly wants the Old Oaks Country Club ("Problem weddings our specialty") and 400 guests. Alfie's defeat is honorable, and most of the time it is funny...