Lightnin'
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Lightnin' is a popular early 20th-century American stage comedy best known for its record-breaking Broadway run and folksy, humorous portrayal of small-town life.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage comedy ⓘ |
| artForm | theatre ⓘ |
| audienceResponse | laughter ⓘ |
| contains |
situational humor
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verbal wit ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPerformance | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
rural American characters
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small-town community dynamics ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | character-driven comedy ⓘ |
| era | Broadway in the early 1900s ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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stage comedy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | American culture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | milestone in early 20th-century American stage comedy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
comic scenes
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dialogue-driven humor ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical and popular success ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | theatre audiences ⓘ |
| isPopular | true ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPerformance | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | small-town life ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | folksy humor ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | three-act play ⓘ |
| narrativePace | leisurely ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
folksy characterization of rural Americans
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long-running Broadway engagement ⓘ |
| notableFor | record-breaking Broadway run ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | small-town American life ⓘ |
| productionType | commercial theatre production ⓘ |
| setting | small American town ⓘ |
| style |
realistic portrayal of everyday life
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vernacular dialogue ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | early 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
folksy
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humorous ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 20th century American theatre ⓘ |
| workType | dramatic work ⓘ |
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