Up till that point he had only been referred to as Anselme, a rich old man.  
A happy ending results when one character reveals that he is the former Don Thomas d'Alburcy and agrees to pay for two weddings.  Up till that point he had only been referred to as Anselme, a rich old man.  Minor characters include the wedding broker Frosine and Maitre Jacques, who is jealous of Valere, a young man posing as a valet to woo Elise.  Meanwhile, Mariane is loved by Cleante, who is impeded by his father, Harpagon.  With a plot drawn from Plautus' Aulularia, FTP, name this Moliere comedy about Harpagon's stinginess.
A happy ending results when one character reveals that he is the former Don Thomas d'Alburcy and agrees to pay for two weddings.  
The Miser (or L'Avare)