The Visitor

E302685

The Visitor is a mysterious, time-traveling character in Steve Martin’s play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," widely interpreted as an incognito Elvis Presley who represents the future of art and popular culture.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
The Visitor canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsInTimeSetting 1904 ⓘ
appearsInWork Picasso at the Lapin Agile ⓘ
associatedWith 20th-century American pop culture ⓘ
rock and roll iconography ⓘ
costumeFeatures stylish contemporary clothing (for 20th century) ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United States ⓘ
createdBy Steve Martin ⓘ
dialogueStyle colloquial ⓘ
witty ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1993 ⓘ
genreContext absurdist comedy ⓘ
philosophical comedy ⓘ
hasAbility time travel ⓘ
hasCharacteristic charismatic ⓘ
enigmatic ⓘ
humorous ⓘ
musically talented ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
hasMetafictionalAspect represents audience’s future perspective on art ⓘ
hasOccupationInferred entertainer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
interpretedAs Elvis Presley ⓘ
languageOfOriginalWork English ⓘ
mediumOfOrigin stage play ⓘ
meetsFictionalCharacter Albert Einstein (character) ⓘ
Pablo Picasso (character) ⓘ
linked to: Pablo Picasso
narrativeRole mysterious stranger ⓘ
time traveler ⓘ
oftenDescribedAs mysterious time-traveling visitor ⓘ
playsNarrativeFunction embodiment of future artistic paradigm ⓘ
foil to Einstein and Picasso ⓘ
portrayedAs incognito Elvis Presley ⓘ
relatedConcept intersection of science, art, and pop culture ⓘ
settingLocation Montmartre, Paris ⓘ
linked to: Montmartre
settingOfAppearance Lapin Agile bar ⓘ
symbolizes celebrity culture ⓘ
future of art ⓘ
future of popular culture ⓘ
rise of mass entertainment ⓘ
thematicFunction bridge between high art and popular culture ⓘ
commentary on artistic innovation ⓘ
commentary on fame ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin future relative to 1904 Paris ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.