Archie Rice
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Archie Rice is a washed-up, cynical music-hall performer whose personal and professional decline embodies the fading glory of British vaudeville.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Archie Rice canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Entertainer (1960 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Entertainer
The Entertainer (1960 film) ⓘ |
| artFormContext |
music hall
ⓘ
vaudeville ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
generational conflict
ⓘ
moral decay ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British theatre
ⓘ
post-war British drama ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
washed-up ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Osborne ⓘ |
| createdInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
bitter
ⓘ
world-weary ⓘ |
| familyBackground | comes from a family of performers ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Entertainer (1960 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Entertainer (play, 1957)
|
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasProblem |
financial difficulties
ⓘ
marital problems ⓘ professional failure ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | Angry Young Men ⓘ |
| medium |
cinema
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | critique of commercialized entertainment ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
entertainer
ⓘ
music-hall performer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Laurence Olivier
ⓘ
other stage actors in various productions ⓘ |
| represents | fading glory of British vaudeville ⓘ |
| setting | British seaside resort ⓘ |
| stageGenreContext | music-hall revue ⓘ |
| symbolizes | decline of traditional British entertainment ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
disillusionment
ⓘ
personal decline ⓘ post-war British society ⓘ professional decline ⓘ |
| workTypeOfAppearance |
feature film
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
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