Cavalcade
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Cavalcade is a 1931 historical pageant play by Noël Coward that follows the lives of a British upper-class family and their servants across major events of early 20th-century England.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cavalcade (1933 film) | 3 |
| Cavalcade (stage production) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film adaptation
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play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| alsoFollows | lives of their servants ⓘ |
| associatedWith | interwar British theatre ⓘ |
| author | Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cavalcade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
change and continuity in British life
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effects of war on families ⓘ patriotism ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfPremiere | 1931 ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Edwardian era
NERFINISHED
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First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ death of Queen Victoria ⓘ post–World War I Britain ⓘ sinking of the RMS Titanic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | episodic ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | lives of a British upper-class family ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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historical play ⓘ pageant play ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Cavalcade (1933 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy | Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple tableaux representing different years ⓘ |
| includes | songs by Noël Coward ⓘ |
| influenced | later large-scale historical stage spectacles ⓘ |
| mainFamilyName | Marryot family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large cast and elaborate staging
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spectacular pageant-style production ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy |
C. B. Cochran
NERFINISHED
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Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception | commercial success at time of premiere ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th-century England ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
British society
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class relations in Britain ⓘ impact of historical events on private lives ⓘ |
| theatricalTradition | West End theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfNarrative | 1899 to early 1930s ⓘ |
| writer | Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1931 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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Cavalcade (stage production)
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Cavalcade (1933 film)
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Cavalcade (1933 film)
this entity surface form:
Cavalcade (1933 film)