Porgy: A Play in Four Acts

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Porgy: A Play in Four Acts is a 1927 stage adaptation of DuBose Heyward’s novel "Porgy," best known as the dramatic work that later inspired the Gershwin opera "Porgy and Bess."

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Porgy (1927 play) 1
Porgy (play) 1
Porgy: A Play in Four Acts canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage play
theatrical adaptation
adaptationOf Porgy (novel) NERFINISHED
associatedWith Dorothy Heyward NERFINISHED
DuBose Heyward NERFINISHED
George Gershwin NERFINISHED
Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED
author DuBose Heyward NERFINISHED
basedOn Porgy (novel) NERFINISHED
coAuthor Dorothy Heyward NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
form four-act play
genre drama
play
hasAdaptation Porgy and Bess (opera) NERFINISHED
hasCharacter Porgy NERFINISHED
hasTheme African American life in the Jim Crow era
social realism
inspired Porgy and Bess NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Porgy (novel) NERFINISHED
language English
literarySourceAuthor DuBose Heyward NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Porgy NERFINISHED
notableFor being the dramatic source for the opera Porgy and Bess
numberOfActs 4
originalLanguage English
originalMedium stage
originalWorkTitle Porgy: A Play in Four Acts NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1927
publicationYear 1927
settingCommunity African American community
settingLocation Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED
subjectMatter disability
love story
poverty
race relations in the American South
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century
yearOfWork 1927

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DuBose Heyward wrote Porgy: A Play in Four Acts
Porgy (novel) adaptedAs Porgy: A Play in Four Acts
this entity surface form: Porgy (play)
Porgy (novel) basisOf Porgy: A Play in Four Acts
this entity surface form: Porgy (1927 play)