Aunt Eller
E10994
Aunt Eller is a plainspoken, good-humored farm matriarch who serves as a stabilizing, wisecracking presence in the musical "Oklahoma!".
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aunt Eller's farm | 2 |
| Aunt Eller in Oklahoma! (1955 film) | 1 |
Statements (33)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oklahoma!
this entity surface form:
Aunt Eller's farm
this entity surface form:
Aunt Eller in Oklahoma! (1955 film)