Christopher Blake (play)

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stage play theatrical work

Christopher Blake is a stage play by American dramatist Moss Hart, best known for its exploration of family and marital tensions in mid-20th-century New York.

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Christopher Blake (original play)	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	stage play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ
audience	adult theatre audiences ⓘ
author	Moss Hart ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creatorNationality	American ⓘ
creatorOccupation	playwright ⓘ
dramaturgicalStyle	realism ⓘ
explores	emotional strain within marriage ⓘ impact of marital breakdown on children ⓘ social expectations of family life in mid-20th-century America ⓘ
genre	domestic drama ⓘ drama ⓘ family drama ⓘ
hasTitleCharacter	Christopher Blake ⓘ
intendedMedium	stage performance ⓘ
literaryForm	dialogue-driven drama ⓘ
mainTheme	family tensions ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ parent-child relationships ⓘ
medium	live theatre ⓘ
namedAfter	Christopher Blake ⓘ
narrativeFocus	a New York family in crisis ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Moss Hart's body of work ⓘ
settingLocation	New York City ⓘ
settingPeriod	mid-20th century ⓘ
structure	multi-act play ⓘ
subjectMatter	child custody ⓘ divorce ⓘ marriage ⓘ middle-class life in New York ⓘ

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