Martha Brewster
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Martha Brewster is one of the eccentric, sweetly homicidal elderly aunts in Joseph Kesselring’s dark comedy play "Arsenic and Old Lace."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martha Brewster canonical | 2 |
| Aunt Martha Brewster | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Arsenic and Old Lace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
black comedy about murder
ⓘ
family madness ⓘ satire of respectability ⓘ |
| auntOf |
Jonathan Brewster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mortimer Brewster NERFINISHED ⓘ Teddy Brewster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
eccentric
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kind ⓘ sweetly homicidal ⓘ |
| coConspirator | Abby Brewster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Joseph Kesselring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Arsenic and Old Lace (play, 1939) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | dark comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| moralPerspective | believes she is performing acts of charity ⓘ |
| notableAction | poisons lonely old men with elderberry wine ⓘ |
| relative | Abby Brewster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesIn | Brewster family house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siblingOf | Abby Brewster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTypeContext | Broadway play ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Aunt Martha Brewster