The Admirable Crichton
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The Admirable Crichton is a 1902 stage comedy by J. M. Barrie that satirically explores class roles and social hierarchy when an aristocratic family is shipwrecked and forced to rely on their capable butler.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Admirable Crichton canonical | 4 |
| The Admirable Crichton (1957 film) | 3 |
| The Admirable Crichton (1918 film) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage comedy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lord Loam’s Daughter (in some adaptations) ⓘ |
| author | J. M. Barrie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. M. Barrie ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| hasActLocation |
Loam family London house
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desert island ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
TV adaptations
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The Admirable Crichton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Admirable Crichton (1918 film)
The Admirable Crichton (1930 film) ⓘ The Admirable Crichton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Admirable Crichton (1957 film)
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| hasCharacter |
Agatha Lasenby
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Catherine Lasenby ⓘ James Crichton (the Admirable Crichton) ⓘ
surface form:
Crichton
Ernest Woolley ⓘ Fisher ⓘ Lady Mary Lasenby ⓘ Lord Loam ⓘ Tweedle ⓘ |
| hasMoralOrMessage |
competence can outweigh birth and rank
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social status is contingent on circumstances ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class roles
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inversion of social order ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | shipwrecked aristocratic family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of Edwardian social order
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reversal of master-servant roles ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| plotElement |
butler becomes de facto leader
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shipwreck on a deserted island ⓘ |
| protagonist |
James Crichton (the Admirable Crichton)
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surface form:
Crichton
|
| publicationDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
British class system
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aristocracy ⓘ rigid social conventions ⓘ |
| setting | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | J. M. Barrie ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Admirable Crichton (1957 film)
this entity surface form:
The Admirable Crichton (1957 film)
this entity surface form:
The Admirable Crichton (1918 film)
this entity surface form:
The Admirable Crichton (1957 film)