Lord Chumley

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Lord Chumley is a late 19th-century stage play co-written by Henry George de Mille that gained popularity in American theatre of its era.

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instanceOf stage play
associatedTheatreCompany Madison Square Theatre Company NERFINISHED
characterType romantic comedy lead
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coWriter David Belasco NERFINISHED
Henry George de Mille NERFINISHED
era Victorian era
firstMajorSuccessFor E. H. Sothern NERFINISHED
Henry George de Mille NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate 1886
firstPerformancePlace New York City NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceTheatre Madison Square Theatre NERFINISHED
firstProducer Daniel Frohman NERFINISHED
genre comedy
hasAudience American middle-class theatre-goers of the late 19th century
hasCharacterType English nobleman
hasCriticalReception commercially successful in its era
hasDramaticMode sentimental comedy
hasDramaticStructure well-made play
hasForm four-act play
hasGenreElement melodrama
hasHistoricalContext rise of American realist drama
hasInfluenceOn late 19th-century American stage melodrama
hasOriginalMedium stage
hasPerformanceLocation Broadway NERFINISHED
hasPerformanceTradition star vehicle for leading man
hasSetting England NERFINISHED
hasStyle realist theatre
hasTheme honor and reputation
romantic intrigue
social class and status
isPartOf 19th-century American theatrical canon
mainCharacter Lord Chumley NERFINISHED
notableCastMember E. H. Sothern NERFINISHED
notableFor popularity in American theatre in the late 19th century
originalLanguage English
performanceMedium live theatre
productionType Broadway play
setInPeriod 19th century
subjectMatter British aristocracy
timeOfOrigin late 19th century
workPeriod Gilded Age NERFINISHED

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Henry George de Mille notableWork Lord Chumley