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