Madame Arcati
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Madame Arcati is the eccentric, enthusiastic medium from Noël Coward’s play "Blithe Spirit," best known in popular culture through Margaret Rutherford’s comic film portrayal.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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medium ⓘ spiritualist ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Blithe Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles Condomine
NERFINISHED
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Elvira Condomine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Condomine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | spiritualist mediums of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| characteristic |
eccentric
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enthusiastic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
robustly practical despite mystical interests
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unconventional ⓘ unselfconscious ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | play "Blithe Spirit" ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comedy ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
conduct séances
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summon spirits ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
1945 film adaptation of "Blithe Spirit"
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2020 film adaptation of "Blithe Spirit" ⓘ various television adaptations of "Blithe Spirit" ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | archetype of the comic eccentric medium in British drama ⓘ |
| hasGenre | supernatural comedy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | interwar British spiritualism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst of the plot
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comic figure ⓘ |
| notableAction | accidentally summons the ghost of Elvira Condomine ⓘ |
| notablePortrayal | Margaret Rutherford in the 1945 film "Blithe Spirit" ⓘ |
| occupation | medium ⓘ |
| partOf | British theatrical canon ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Angela Lansbury
NERFINISHED
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Beryl Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ Geraldine Page NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermione Gingold NERFINISHED ⓘ Judi Dench NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Rutherford NERFINISHED ⓘ Penelope Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Kent, England (setting of "Blithe Spirit") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOfFiction | West End theatre ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Blithe Spirit