Kismet (1911 play)

E571457

stage play

Kismet (1911 play) is a popular stage work by Edward Knoblock, best known as the exotic, Arabian Nights–style fantasy whose story and characters inspired multiple film and musical adaptations.

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Surface form	Occurrences
the play Kismet	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	stage play ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kismet NERFINISHED ⓘ
author	Edward Knoblock NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate	1911 ⓘ
genre	fantasy ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ
hasAdaptation	Kismet (1920 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kismet (1930 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kismet (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kismet (1953 musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kismet (1955 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacter	Hajj NERFINISHED ⓘ Marsinah NERFINISHED ⓘ The Caliph NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wazir NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStageMedium	live theatre ⓘ
hasTheme	fate ⓘ romance ⓘ social mobility ⓘ
inspiredBy	Arabian Nights NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredWork	Kismet (1920 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kismet (1930 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kismet (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kismet (1953 musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kismet (1955 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Turkish ⓘ
narrativeForm	three-act play ⓘ
notableFor	Arabian Nights–style exotic setting ⓘ inspiring a popular stage musical ⓘ multiple film adaptations ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
publicationYear	1911 ⓘ
settingLocation	Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	a beggar-poet in Baghdad ⓘ
theatricalTradition	West End theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting	medieval Baghdad ⓘ
titleMeaning	fate ⓘ
workOf	Edward Knoblock NERFINISHED ⓘ
writer	Edward Knoblock NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Kismet → basedOn → Kismet (1911 play) ⓘ

subject surface form: Kismet (1955 film)

Edward Knoblock → bestKnownFor → Kismet (1911 play) ⓘ

this entity surface form: the play Kismet