Charley Wykeham

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Charley Wykeham is the comedic protagonist of the musical farce "Where's Charley?", known for disguising himself as his wealthy aunt to navigate romantic and social mishaps.

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Charley Wykeham canonical 6

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf comedic protagonist ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
stage musical character ⓘ
adaptationFirstAppearance Where's Charley? ⓘ
adaptationFirstAppearanceYear 1948 ⓘ
adaptedBy Frank Loesser ⓘ
George Abbott ⓘ
appearsIn Charley's Aunt ⓘ
Where's Charley? ⓘ
associatedWith Oxford University ⓘ
aunt Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez ⓘ
basedOn Charley Wykeham (Charley's Aunt) ⓘ
belongsToTradition British theatrical farce ⓘ
centralThemeInvolvement courtship ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ
social conventions ⓘ
characterTrait good-natured ⓘ
romantic ⓘ
timid ⓘ
characterType young undergraduate ⓘ
createdBy Brandon Thomas ⓘ
disguisesAs Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez ⓘ
firstAppearance Charley's Aunt ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1892 ⓘ
genre farce ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ
hasFriend Jack Chesney ⓘ
hasOccupation student ⓘ
hasRelative Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
narrativeFunction drives plot through disguise ⓘ
narrativeRole source of comic complications ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableFor comic cross-dressing ⓘ
disguising himself as his wealthy aunt ⓘ
romantic misunderstandings ⓘ
portrayedBy Ray Bolger ⓘ
Ray Bolger (1952 film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to: Ray Bolger
portrayedIn original Broadway production of Where's Charley? ⓘ
portrayedInYear 1948 ⓘ
romanticInterest Amy Spettigue ⓘ
setting Oxford ⓘ
workForm stage musical ⓘ
stage play ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Where's Charley? (1952 film) → characterIn → Charley Wykeham ⓘ
Where's Charley? → character → Charley Wykeham ⓘ
Kitty Verdun → hasRomanticPartner → Charley Wykeham ⓘ
Charley's Aunt → hasMainCharacter → Charley Wykeham ⓘ
Lord Fancourt Babberley → associatedWith → Charley Wykeham ⓘ