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."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porgy (1927 play) | 1 |
| Porgy (play) | 1 |
| Porgy: A Play in Four Acts canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
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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
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surface form:
United States
|
| form | four-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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play ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Porgy and Bess (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Porgy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African American life in the Jim Crow era
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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
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love story ⓘ poverty ⓘ race relations in the American South ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1927 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Porgy (play)
this entity surface form:
Porgy (1927 play)