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Machinal

Machinal is a 1928 play by American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell, inspired by the real-life case of convicted and executed murderer Ruth Snyder. Its Broadway premiere, directed by Arthur Hopkins, is considered one of the highpoints of Expressionist theatre in history of the American stage.

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Genre
Expressionism
Date
September 7, 1928
Original language
English
Place
Plymouth Theatre
Setting
An office; a flat; a hotel; a hospital; a speakeasy; a furnished room; a drawing room; a court room; a prison; in the dark
Written by
Sophie Treadwell

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Machinal

Nodes107
Edges106
Triples121
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018692
Components1

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Machinal

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related to 2024 Theatre Royal Bath Revival · 26
Machinal → Adam Silverman, April-1 June, Arts Council England, Bath, Benjamin Grant, Best Actress, Canada, CBE, Costume, Critics, Ginny Schiller, Hyemi Shin, In, Intimate, It, Laurence Olivier Award, London, Nicky Gillibrand, Old Vic Theatre, Richard Jones
related to 2025 New York Theatre Company Engagement · 21
Machinal → Alice Reys, Amy Marie Seidel, Broadway, Defense Attorney, Husband, In June, It, Katherine Winter, Launched, Lover, Madison Hilligoss, New York City Center, New York Theatre Company, Ruth Snyder, Sam Im, Soph Metcalf, Stage II, The, This, Treadwell’s
related to Reception · 16
Machinal → Arthur Hopkins, Atkinson, Being, Brooks Atkinson, Calling Machinal, From, It, Maxwell, Perriton Maxwell, Snyder-Gray, Sophie Treadwell, Subdued, The, The New York Times, Theatre Magazine, Zita Johann
related to Stage Directions · 14
Machinal → At, During, In, Kepley, Meaning, Silence, Sophie Treadwell, Sophie Treadwell’s, Stage Directions, Susanne Kepley, The, These, This, Treadwell
related to Adaptations and later productions · 11
Machinal → Adapted, Irving Gaynor Neiman, Jack Gould, January, Joan Lorring, Malcolm Lee Beggs, NBC-TV's Robert Montgomery Presents, Reviewing, Sophie Treadwell's, The, The New York Times
related to Production · 9
Machinal → Arthur Hopkins, Broadway, Clark Gable, November, Plymouth Theatre, Produced, Robert Edmond Jones, September, The
related to Legacy · 7
Machinal → Burns Mantle's The Best, Entertainment Weekly's, Greatest Plays, In, Past, Plays, Years
related to Sources · 6
Machinal → ISBN, London, Nick Hern Books, Royal National Theatre, Sophie, Treadwell
related to External links · 4
Machinal → Abridged, Internet Archive, Internet Broadway Database, Internet Off-Broadway Database
Date · 1
Machinal → September 7, 1928

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MachinalDateSeptember 7, 19281.00infobox
MachinalGenreExpressionism1.00infobox
MachinalOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
MachinalPlacePlymouth Theatre1.00infobox
MachinalSettingAn office; a flat; a hotel; a hospital; a speakeasy; a furnished room; a drawing room; a court room; a prison; in the dark1.00infobox
MachinalWritten bySophie Treadwell1.00infobox
Machinalis a1928 play by American playwright and journalist Sophie Treadwell0.90text
Machinalrelated to 2024 Theatre Royal Bath RevivalIn0.60section
Machinalrelated to 2024 Theatre Royal Bath RevivalUstinov Studio0.60section
Machinalrelated to 2024 Theatre Royal Bath RevivalTheatre Royal Bath0.60section
Machinalrelated to 2024 Theatre Royal Bath RevivalIt0.60section
Machinalrelated to 2024 Theatre Royal Bath RevivalLondon0.60section

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