Act I
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Act I is the opening section of the 19th-century stage comedy "Our American Cousin," in which the main characters and central comedic conflicts are first introduced.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act I (Our American Cousin) | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
act of a play
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theatrical work section ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticRole |
establishes comedic misunderstandings
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introduces inheritance and social-status themes ⓘ sets up Anglo-American cultural contrasts ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Asa Trenchard
NERFINISHED
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Florence Trenchard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Dundreary NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Meredith NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Mountchessington NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Edward Trenchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1858-10-15 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Laura Keene's Theatre, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Act II (Our American Cousin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
farce
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stage comedy ⓘ |
| hasActNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
establishment of central comedic conflicts
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introduction of main characters ⓘ opening section of the play ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Our American Cousin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Our American Cousin fictional world ⓘ |
| performanceStructureRole | establishes tone and style of humor for the play ⓘ |
| precededBy | no earlier act ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Trenchard family estate in England ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedInHistoricalEvent | Assassination of Abraham Lincoln performance context ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Tom Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitle | Act I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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