The Browning Version (stage premiere 1948)
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The Browning Version (stage premiere 1948) is a celebrated one-act play by Terence Rattigan about a despised, emotionally repressed schoolmaster facing retirement and personal failure at an English public school.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Browning Version (stage premiere 1948) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Browning Version (stage premiere 1948) Context triple: [Millie Crocker-Harris, firstAppearance, The Browning Version (stage premiere 1948)]
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The Waverly Gallery (original stage production)
The Waverly Gallery (original stage production) is Kenneth Lonergan’s acclaimed memory-play about an elderly woman’s struggle with dementia and her family’s efforts to cope, which premiered Off-Broadway before later being revived on Broadway.
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B.
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage)
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage) is a major theatrical production of Eugene O’Neill’s classic drama, noted for acclaimed performances such as that of British actress Eve Best.
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C.
Entertaining Mr Sloane (stage production)
Entertaining Mr Sloane (stage production) is a darkly comic stage play by Joe Orton about a charming yet amoral young lodger who disrupts the lives of a dysfunctional middle-aged sibling pair.
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D.
The Waverly Gallery (Broadway revival)
The Waverly Gallery (Broadway revival) is a 2018 Broadway production of Kenneth Lonergan’s play about an aging grandmother’s struggle with dementia and its impact on her family, produced by Scott Rudin.
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E.
Juno and the Paycock
Juno and the Paycock is a 1930 British drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, adapted from Seán O’Casey’s play about a struggling Irish family during the Irish Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Browning Version (stage premiere 1948) Target entity description: The Browning Version (stage premiere 1948) is a celebrated one-act play by Terence Rattigan about a despised, emotionally repressed schoolmaster facing retirement and personal failure at an English public school.
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A.
The Waverly Gallery (original stage production)
The Waverly Gallery (original stage production) is Kenneth Lonergan’s acclaimed memory-play about an elderly woman’s struggle with dementia and her family’s efforts to cope, which premiered Off-Broadway before later being revived on Broadway.
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B.
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage)
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage) is a major theatrical production of Eugene O’Neill’s classic drama, noted for acclaimed performances such as that of British actress Eve Best.
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C.
Entertaining Mr Sloane (stage production)
Entertaining Mr Sloane (stage production) is a darkly comic stage play by Joe Orton about a charming yet amoral young lodger who disrupts the lives of a dysfunctional middle-aged sibling pair.
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D.
The Waverly Gallery (Broadway revival)
The Waverly Gallery (Broadway revival) is a 2018 Broadway production of Kenneth Lonergan’s play about an aging grandmother’s struggle with dementia and its impact on her family, produced by Scott Rudin.
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E.
Juno and the Paycock
Juno and the Paycock is a 1930 British drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, adapted from Seán O’Casey’s play about a struggling Irish family during the Irish Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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one-act play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Terence Rattigan ⓘ |
| basedOn | Robert Browning’s translation of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon (within the play’s title and symbolism) ⓘ |
| character |
Andrew Crocker-Harris
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Dr. Frobisher ⓘ Frank Hunter ⓘ Millie Crocker-Harris ⓘ Mrs. Gilbert ⓘ Taplow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
celebrated
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highly regarded in British theatre canon ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
problem play
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realist drama ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
school drama ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Browning Version (1951 film)
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The Browning Version (1994 film) ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century British drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Andrew Crocker-Harris ⓘ |
| notableFor |
economical one-act structure
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emotional climax involving a gift of a book ⓘ portrayal of an unpopular, emotionally repressed schoolmaster ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Terence Rattigan’s body of work ⓘ |
| protagonist | Andrew Crocker-Harris ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| setting | English public school ⓘ |
| structure | one act ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
a despised schoolmaster facing retirement
ⓘ
personal failure ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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disillusionment ⓘ emotional repression ⓘ failure ⓘ marital breakdown ⓘ redemption ⓘ teacher–student relationship ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
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restrained ⓘ |
| writer | Terence Rattigan ⓘ |
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Subject: The Browning Version (stage premiere 1948) Description of subject: The Browning Version (stage premiere 1948) is a celebrated one-act play by Terence Rattigan about a despised, emotionally repressed schoolmaster facing retirement and personal failure at an English public school.
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