Chicago (1926 play)

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Chicago (1926 play) is a satirical American stage drama by Maurine Dallas Watkins that critiques corruption and celebrity culture in Jazz Age Chicago through the story of women accused of murder.

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instanceOf drama ⓘ
play ⓘ
satirical play ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
author Maurine Dallas Watkins ⓘ
basedOn Chicago murder trials of the 1920s ⓘ
journalistic experiences of Maurine Dallas Watkins ⓘ
countryOfFirstPerformance United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts women accused of murder ⓘ
dramaticForm non-musical play ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1926 ⓘ
genre crime drama ⓘ
drama ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasAdaptation Chicago (1927 film) ⓘ
Chicago (2002 film) ⓘ
Chicago (musical) ⓘ
Roxie Hart (1942 film) ⓘ
hasInfluenced American musical theatre ⓘ
depictions of crime and celebrity in popular culture ⓘ
hasSubject legal spectacle ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
tabloid journalism ⓘ
isPartOf American theatre canon ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century American drama ⓘ
mainSubject celebrity culture ⓘ
corruption ⓘ
criminal justice system ⓘ
murder trials ⓘ
narrativeLocation Chicago ⓘ
notableCharacter Billy Flynn ⓘ
Roxie Hart ⓘ
Velma ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalMedium theatre ⓘ
placeOfOrigin United States ⓘ
publicationYear 1926 ⓘ
setting Chicago ⓘ
structure two-act play ⓘ
theme celebrity criminals ⓘ
gender and crime ⓘ
manipulation of public opinion ⓘ
media sensationalism ⓘ
timePeriod Jazz Age ⓘ
linked to: Roaring Twenties
writer Maurine Dallas Watkins ⓘ

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Chicago (2002 film) → basedOn → Chicago (play) ⓘ
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Chicago (1927 film) → basedOn → Chicago (play) ⓘ
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Chicago (musical) → basedOn → Chicago (play) ⓘ
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Cell Block Tango → basedOn → Chicago (play) by Maurine Dallas Watkins ⓘ
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Roxie Hart (1942 film) → basedOn → Chicago (play) ⓘ
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Roxie Hart (1942 film) → alsoKnownAs → Chicago (alternative adaptation of the play) ⓘ
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Velma Kelly → appearsIn → Chicago (1926 play) ⓘ
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Velma Kelly → firstAppearance → Chicago (1926 play) ⓘ
subject linked to: Velma
Chicago (musical) → basedOn → Chicago (play) ⓘ
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Beulah Annan murder case → inspiredWork → Chicago (play) ⓘ
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Chicago (1927 film) → basedOn → Chicago (play) ⓘ
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linked to: Chicago (1926 play)
Chicago (1927 film) → adaptationOf → Chicago (play) ⓘ
subject linked to: Chicago
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