The Ticket-of-Leave Man
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The Ticket-of-Leave Man is a 19th-century melodramatic stage play by Tom Taylor that helped popularize the character of the wrongfully accused ex-convict in Victorian theatre.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century play
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melodrama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ticket-of-leave system in British penal policy ⓘ |
| author | Tom Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1863 ⓘ |
| firstProducedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre | melodrama ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
villainous criminal antagonist
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virtuous heroine ⓘ wrongfully accused ex-convict ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later crime melodramas
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stage portrayals of ex-convict protagonists ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
criminal justice
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redemption ⓘ social stigma ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize | character type of the wrongfully accused ex-convict in Victorian theatre ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century British legal and penal system ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ex-convict’s social rehabilitation
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wrongful accusation ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor | influencing Victorian stage melodrama conventions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | Victorian theatre ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Tom Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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