His House in Order

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His House in Order is a 1906 drama by British playwright Sir Arthur Wing Pinero that explores marriage, social convention, and scandal in Edwardian high society.

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instanceOf play
stage drama
author Arthur Wing Pinero NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Arthur Wing Pinero NERFINISHED
dramaticFocus conflict between private truth and public image
exposure of family secrets
reassessment of a dead spouse
firstPerformanceDate 1906
form three-act play
genre drama
problem play
hasAdaptation His House in Order (1919 film) NERFINISHED
His House in Order (1928 film) NERFINISHED
His House in Order (film) NERFINISHED
hasCharacterType idealised first wife
respectable husband
second wife
hasInfluenceOn later British domestic dramas
hasStyle melodramatic elements
realist theatre
social comedy
hasSubject British upper class
domestic life
morality
reputation
isAbout hypocrisy in high society
the role of women in marriage
the tension between love and duty
literaryPeriod Edwardian era NERFINISHED
mainTheme marriage
scandal
social convention
medium theatre
movement late Victorian and Edwardian drama
notableAuthor Sir Arthur Wing Pinero NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
partOf Edwardian theatre
publicationYear 1906
setting Edwardian high society
writer Arthur Wing Pinero NERFINISHED

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St James's Theatre notableProduction His House in Order