The Merry Widow is a new musical play written by Victor Leon in 1907. The story is set in the fictional country of Pontevedro, where the wealthy widow Hanna Glawari returns after the death of her husband. The Pontevedrian aristocracy is eager to marry her off to a local man to ensure that her fortune stays within the country. Count Danilo Danilovitch, a former lover of Hanna's, is tasked with wooing her and preventing her from marrying a foreigner...