Judith Bliss

E863473

Judith Bliss is the eccentric, melodramatic matriarch of the Bliss family in Noël Coward’s comedy play "Hay Fever."

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Judith Bliss canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn Hay Fever
authorStyleAssociation Noël Coward’s high comedy of manners
centralThemeRelation exemplifies theatricality invading everyday life
characterTrait eccentric
melodramatic
childInFiction Simon Bliss
Sorel Bliss
creator Noël Coward
dramaticArc remains essentially unchanged despite the chaos she causes
dramaticFunction source of much of the play’s farcical confusion
familyName Bliss
fictionalUniverse Hay Fever
firstPerformanceYearOfWork 1925
genreOfWorkAppearedIn comedy play
household Bliss family country house in Cookham
languageOfWork English
medium stage
nationalityInFiction British
notableCharacteristic flirtatiousness
manipulative charm
self-dramatizing behavior
notableSceneType awkward weekend house-party situations
occupation retired stage actress
relationshipDynamic creates emotional chaos for her guests
teases and dominates her family
roleInWork matriarch of the Bliss family
settingOfFictionalLife England
spouseInFiction David Bliss

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Hay Fever hasCharacter Judith Bliss
subject linked to: Hay Fever (stage)
Bliss family hasMember Judith Bliss
Sorel Bliss hasMother Judith Bliss
Simon Bliss hasMother Judith Bliss
David Bliss hasParent Judith Bliss