The Iceman Cometh
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The Iceman Cometh is a 1939 play by American dramatist Eugene O’Neill that portrays a group of down-and-out barflies confronting their shattered illusions when visited by a charismatic salesman.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ |
| author |
Eugene O'Neill
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Eugene O’Neill
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| centralTheme |
disillusionment
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self-deception ⓘ the destructive nature of illusions ⓘ |
| characterAlias | Hickey ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dramaticForm | realist drama ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | ensemble piece ⓘ |
| firstProductionCity | New York City ⓘ |
| firstProductionLocation | Martin Beck Theatre ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Iceman Cometh
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surface form:
The Iceman Cometh (1960 television film)
The Iceman Cometh self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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The Iceman Cometh (1968 television production)
The Iceman Cometh self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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The Iceman Cometh (1973 film)
The Iceman Cometh self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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The Iceman Cometh (1989 film)
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| hasInfluenceOn | postwar American drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Harry Hope
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Larry Slade ⓘ Parritt ⓘ Theodore Hickman ⓘ |
| movement |
Realism
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surface form:
American realism
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| notableProduction |
1946 Broadway premiere directed by Eddie Dowling
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1956 Off-Broadway revival at Circle in the Square Theatre ⓘ 1973 Broadway revival starring James Earl Jones ⓘ 1985 Goodman Theatre production directed by Robert Falls ⓘ 1999 Broadway revival starring Kevin Spacey ⓘ 2018 Broadway revival starring Denzel Washington ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Eugene O’Neill’s late plays ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of down-and-out patrons in a saloon are forced to confront their shattered illusions when visited by the salesman Hickey. ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage)
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surface form:
A Moon for the Misbegotten
Long Day’s Journey into Night ⓘ |
| setting |
Harry Hope’s saloon
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Lower Manhattan ⓘ |
| subject |
alcoholism
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existential despair ⓘ political disillusionment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1912 ⓘ |
| writingYear | 1939 ⓘ |
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The Iceman Cometh (1960 television film)
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The Iceman Cometh (1973 film)
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The Iceman Cometh (1989 film)
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The Iceman Cometh (1968 television production)
this entity surface form:
The Iceman Cometh (stage production)