Adding Machine
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"Adding Machine" is a stage musical adaptation of Elmer Rice’s 1923 expressionist play "The Adding Machine," known for its darkly satirical exploration of dehumanization in a mechanized, bureaucratic society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adding Machine canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage musical ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Adding Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Adding Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Elmer Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | play ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
expressionist musical
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musical theatre ⓘ satirical musical ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
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impact of technology on humans ⓘ loss of individuality ⓘ oppression by systems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dark satire ⓘ |
| originalWorkAuthor | Elmer Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkGenre | expressionist play ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitle | The Adding Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
dehumanized office worker
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impersonal bureaucracy ⓘ mechanized labor ⓘ |
| setting |
bureaucratic office environment
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mechanized society ⓘ |
| subject |
bureaucracy
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dehumanization ⓘ mechanization ⓘ modern industrial society ⓘ |
| theatricalStyle | expressionism ⓘ |
| workType | stage musical adaptation ⓘ |
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