Act III
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Act III is the final act of the 19th-century stage comedy "Our American Cousin," historically noted as the portion of the play being performed during Abraham Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theatre.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act III (Our American Cousin) | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | theatrical act ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Civil War era theatre
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Ford’s Theatre performance of April 14, 1865 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinWork |
follows Act II (Our American Cousin)
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precedes curtain call of Our American Cousin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
comedy
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stage comedy ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Tom Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Asa Trenchard
NERFINISHED
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Augusta Mountchessington NERFINISHED ⓘ Binny NERFINISHED ⓘ Florence Trenchard NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgina Mountchessington NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Dundreary NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Meredith NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Mountchessington NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Edward Trenchard NERFINISHED ⓘ Skillet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDramaticFunction |
climax
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denouement ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole | resolution of the play’s romantic and inheritance plots ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Trenchard family estate in England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | dialogue-driven scenes ⓘ |
| hasSubject | cultural clash between an American visitor and English aristocracy ⓘ |
| hasTone | comic ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Act III ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | linked to the moment of Abraham Lincoln’s shooting by John Wilkes Booth ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntityDuringAssassination | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPerformanceDuringAssassination | Ford’s Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Abraham Lincoln assassination ⓘ |
| notableFor | being performed during the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century stage comedy
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Our American Cousin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfEvent | performance of Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865 ⓘ |
| positionInSeries |
final act
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third act ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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