The Workhouse Ward
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The Workhouse Ward is a one-act comedic play by Irish dramatist Lady Gregory that portrays the humorous rivalry between two elderly men living in a workhouse.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy
ⓘ
one-act play ⓘ play ⓘ |
| author | Lady Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Michael Miskell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike McInerney NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Donohoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | one-act farce ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCompany | Abbey Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish drama
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasDramaticStructure | single continuous scene ⓘ |
| hasDramatist | Lady Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHumorousRivalryBetween | two elderly men in a workhouse ⓘ |
| hasIrishCulturalContext | workhouse system in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasStageLength | short ⓘ |
| intendedTone | comic ⓘ |
| isPartOfAuthorOeuvre | Lady Gregory plays ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Irish Literary Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Michael Miskell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike McInerney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
comic quarrels between paupers
ⓘ
life in an Irish workhouse ⓘ |
| setting | Irish workhouse ⓘ |
| theme |
Irish rural life
ⓘ
aging ⓘ friendship ⓘ poverty ⓘ rivalry ⓘ |
| usesElement | Hiberno-English dialogue ⓘ |
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