Charley Wykeham
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Charley Wykeham is the comedic protagonist of the musical farce "Where's Charley?", known for disguising himself as his wealthy aunt to navigate romantic and social mishaps.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedic protagonist
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fictional character ⓘ stage musical character ⓘ |
| adaptationFirstAppearance | Where's Charley? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationFirstAppearanceYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| adaptedBy |
Frank Loesser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Charley's Aunt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Where's Charley? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Oxford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aunt | Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Charley Wykeham (Charley's Aunt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | British theatrical farce ⓘ |
| centralThemeInvolvement |
courtship
ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ social conventions ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
good-natured
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romantic ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| characterType | young undergraduate ⓘ |
| createdBy | Brandon Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disguisesAs | Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Charley's Aunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| genre |
farce
ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Jack Chesney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | student ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives plot through disguise ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | source of comic complications ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic cross-dressing
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disguising himself as his wealthy aunt ⓘ romantic misunderstandings ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Ray Bolger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Bolger (1952 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | original Broadway production of Where's Charley? ⓘ |
| portrayedInYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Amy Spettigue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workForm |
stage musical
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
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