Dracula (1927 Broadway play)

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horror play stage play

Dracula (1927 Broadway play) is a stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel that became famous for starring Bela Lugosi in the title role, helping to define the modern theatrical and cinematic image of the vampire count.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf horror play ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
adaptationOfWorkBy Bram Stoker NERFINISHED ⓘ
adaptationType dramatic adaptation ⓘ
author Hamilton Deane NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Dracula (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
character Count Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jonathan Harker NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Renfield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Van Helsing NERFINISHED ⓘ
coAuthor John L. Balderston NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalImpact cemented Bela Lugosi’s association with Dracula ⓘ
shaped visual stereotype of the aristocratic vampire ⓘ
genre gothic drama ⓘ
horror ⓘ
hasAdaptation Dracula (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
helpedDefine modern cinematic image of Count Dracula ⓘ
modern theatrical image of Count Dracula ⓘ
influenced Dracula (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium live performance ⓘ
notableCasting Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor establishing iconic Dracula stage costume with cape and evening dress ⓘ
popularizing Bela Lugosi as Dracula ⓘ
notableLegacy influence on vampire portrayals in popular culture ⓘ
template for later Dracula stage productions ⓘ
notablePerformer Bela Lugosi NERFINISHED ⓘ
openingYearOnBroadway 1927 ⓘ
originalMedium theatre ⓘ
period early 20th century theatre ⓘ
rightsHolderForFilmAdaptation Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
rolePlayedByBelaLugosi Count Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting England ⓘ
Transylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceWorkAuthor Bram Stoker NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceWorkPublicationYear 1897 ⓘ
subjectMatter gothic romance ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ
vampires ⓘ
titleCharacter Count Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ
workBasedOn Dracula (novel) by Bram Stoker NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Bela Lugosi → performedIn → Dracula (1927 Broadway play) ⓘ
Raul Julia → notableWork → Dracula (1927 Broadway play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dracula (stage performance)