Act I

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Act I is the opening section of the 19th-century stage comedy "Our American Cousin," in which the main characters and central comedic conflicts are first introduced.

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Act I canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of a play
theatrical work section
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dramaticRole establishes comedic misunderstandings
introduces inheritance and social-status themes
sets up Anglo-American cultural contrasts
featuresCharacter Asa Trenchard
Florence Trenchard
Lord Dundreary
Mary Meredith
Mrs. Mountchessington
Sir Edward Trenchard
firstPerformanceDate 1858-10-15
firstPerformancePlace Laura Keene's Theatre, New York City
followedBy Act II (Our American Cousin)
linked to: Our American Cousin
genre farce
stage comedy
hasActNumber 1
narrativeFunction establishment of central comedic conflicts
introduction of main characters
opening section of the play
originalLanguage English
partOf Our American Cousin
partOfFictionalUniverse Our American Cousin fictional world
performanceStructureRole establishes tone and style of humor for the play
precededBy no earlier act
settingLocation Trenchard family estate in England
timePeriodOfSetting 19th century
usedInHistoricalEvent Assassination of Abraham Lincoln performance context
workAuthor Tom Taylor
workTitle Act I

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Act I (Our American Cousin) workTitle Act I
subject linked to: Act I