Aunt Eller

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Aunt Eller is a plainspoken, good-humored farm matriarch who serves as a stabilizing, wisecracking presence in the musical "Oklahoma!".

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Predicate Object
instanceOf female character
fictional character
stage musical character
appearsIn Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma!

Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma! (musical)
characterTrait good-humored
plainspoken
wisecracking
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Oscar Hammerstein II
Richard Rodgers
familyRole aunt
firstPerformanceIn Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma! original Broadway production
gender female
genreOfWorkAppearedIn musical theatre
hasRelationship Ado Annie Carnes
Curly McLain
Jud Fry
Laurey Williams
isCentralTo community life on the farm
languageOfWork English
mediumOfPerformance stage
narrativeFunction stabilizing presence
notableAttribute mediates conflicts among younger characters
represents frontier common sense
occupation farmer
provides comic relief
emotional grounding
roleInWork farm matriarch
settingOfActivity Oklahoma Territory
timePeriod early 20th century
typicalCasting character actress
mezzo-soprano

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Jud Fry employer Aunt Eller
subject surface form: Oklahoma!
Laurey Williams residesOn Aunt Eller
this entity surface form: Aunt Eller's farm
Charlotte Greenwood role Aunt Eller
this entity surface form: Aunt Eller in Oklahoma! (1955 film)
Jud Fry worksAt Aunt Eller
this entity surface form: Aunt Eller's farm