Beggar on Horseback

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Beggar on Horseback is a satirical play co-written by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly that critiques materialism and the commercialization of art through a surreal, dreamlike narrative.

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Beggar on Horseback canonical 1
Beggar on Horseback (1925 film) 1

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instanceOf play ⓘ
satirical play ⓘ
adaptation Beggar on Horseback (1925 film) ⓘ
linked to: Beggar on Horseback

Beggar on Horseback (1956 television production) ⓘ
author George S. Kaufman ⓘ
Marc Connelly ⓘ
basedOn short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster" ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception well received on Broadway ⓘ
dramaticForm fantasy ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
firstBroadwayRunLength 223 performances ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity New York City ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasCharacter Cynthia Mason ⓘ
Gladys Cady ⓘ
Mr. Cady ⓘ
Mr. Jackson ⓘ
hasDialogueLanguage English ⓘ
influencedBy German Expressionism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Neil McRae ⓘ
mainCharacterOccupation composer ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
narrativeStyle dreamlike ⓘ
surreal ⓘ
notableFor expressionistic dream sequences ⓘ
satire of American middle-class aspirations ⓘ
originalBroadwayPremiereDate 1924-02-12 ⓘ
originalBroadwayTheatre Broadhurst Theatre ⓘ
producer Winthrop Ames ⓘ
setting New York City ⓘ
stageTechnique non-realistic staging ⓘ
stylized sets ⓘ
structure two-act play ⓘ
subjectMatter commercialization of art ⓘ
materialism ⓘ
theme conflict between artistic integrity and financial success ⓘ
critique of bourgeois values ⓘ
timePeriodOfPremiere 1920s ⓘ
workPeriod early 20th century American theatre ⓘ

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George S. Kaufman → notableWork → Beggar on Horseback ⓘ
Beggar on Horseback → adaptation → Beggar on Horseback (1925 film) ⓘ
linked to: Beggar on Horseback