The Royal Family
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"The Royal Family" is a 1927 satirical stage comedy co-written by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber that lampoons a flamboyant, theater-obsessed family loosely based on the Barrymores.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Royal Family canonical | 4 |
| A Royal Family | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
stage comedy ⓘ |
| basedOn | Barrymore family (loosely) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coWriter |
Edna Ferber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George S. Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| genre | satirical comedy ⓘ |
| hasActCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Fanny Cavendish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gwen Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1927 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family dynamics in show business
ⓘ
satire of theatrical celebrity culture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lampooning a flamboyant, theatre-obsessed family
ⓘ
parody of the Barrymore acting family ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| setting |
Manhattan apartment
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| subject |
acting family
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| writer |
Edna Ferber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George S. Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A Royal Family
subject surface form:
Judi Dench
subject surface form:
William T. Vollmann