The Recruiting Officer (play)
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"The Recruiting Officer" is a 1706 Restoration comedy by George Farquhar that satirizes military recruitment and romantic entanglements in an English provincial town.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Recruiting Officer | 48 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Restoration comedy
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play ⓘ |
| author | George Farquhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1706 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Drury Lane Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Restoration comedy
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| hasActCount | 5 ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Recruiting Officer (opera by Kurt Weill) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Balance is a justice of the peace
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Brazen is a recruiting officer ⓘ Bullock is a country farmer ⓘ Costar Pearmain is a country wench ⓘ Kite is a recruiting sergeant ⓘ Melinda is an heiress ⓘ Plume is a recruiting officer ⓘ Sylvia is a gentleman’s daughter ⓘ Thomas Appletree is a country bumpkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Worthy is a gentleman suitor ⓘ |
| hasFemaleCharacterInMaleDisguise | Sylvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Balance
NERFINISHED
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Bullock NERFINISHED ⓘ Captain Brazen NERFINISHED ⓘ Captain Plume NERFINISHED ⓘ Costar Pearmain NERFINISHED ⓘ Melinda NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Kite NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Appletree NERFINISHED ⓘ Worthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courtship
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deception ⓘ economic motives for enlistment ⓘ military life ⓘ patriotism ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| influenced | The Recruiting Officer (opera by Kurt Weill) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Restoration theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of gender disguise
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satire of army recruiting practices ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | English Restoration comedy canon ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1706 ⓘ |
| setting | English provincial town ⓘ |
| subject |
military recruitment
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romantic relationships ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | early 18th century ⓘ |
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