She also begins a romantic involvement with businessman Horace Vandergelder, when she sends his niece on a date with a local town boy.

During one of her matchmaking jobs, she meets half-a-millionaire, Horace Vandergelder, who owns a store in downtown Yonkers.

However, during the act finale, "Before the Parade Passes By," she decides to move on with her life and chase after Horace's affections.

In the titular song, Dolly claims to the waiters of the Harmonia Gardens restaurant that she will never leave New York again.

While many portrayals of Levi in the musical are comedic and loving, Barbra Streisand's concept of the character is more harsh to those around her, especially Horace (who is played by Walter Matthau).