The Gentleman Dancing Master
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
play
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
The Dancing Master (film)
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| gptkbp:adaptedInto |
musical adaptations
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| gptkbp:characterDevelopment |
explores themes of identity
explores themes of ambition explores themes of love explores themes of deception explores themes of social status |
| gptkbp:characterTraits |
Miss Caution - the sensible friend
Lady_Fancy_-_the_socialite Miss_Hoyden_-_the_young_lady Mr._Caper_-_the_fop Mr._Dapper_-_the_dancing_master Mr._Tattle_-_the_gossip Mr._Witless_-_the_foolish_suitor Mrs._Hoyden_-_the_mother Sir_Charles_-_the_gentleman Sir_Paul_Pliant_-_the_rival_suitor |
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
well-received in its time
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| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
reflects 18th-century social norms
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| gptkbp:genre |
comedy
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| gptkbp:hasPerformance |
1706
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Restoration period
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Gentleman Dancing Master
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| gptkbp:influence |
restoration comedy
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| gptkbp:influenced |
later playwrights
dance in theatre |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Molière
gptkb:Vanbrugh Congreve Wycherley |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
modern adaptations
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
considered_a_classic_of_English_theatre
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| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Miss_Hoyden
Sir_Charles Mr._Witless |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
revivals in the 20th century
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| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"I am a gentleman, and I dance."
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| gptkbp:performances |
farce
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| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:Theatre_Royal,_Drury_Lane
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
1706
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
romantic comedy
dancing social satire courtship rituals |
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:London
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| gptkbp:theme |
deception
social class courtship |
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:George_Farquhar
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