Blithe Spirit (Masterplots II: Drama)
At a glance:
- Author: Noël Coward
- First Published: 1941
- Type of Work: Comedy/farce
- Time of Work: The 1930’s
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Charles Condomine, Ruth Condomine, Elvira, Dr. Bradman, Mrs. Bradman, Madame Arcati, Edith
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Comedy of manners, Boulevard drama
- Subjects: Love or romance, Marriage, Ghosts or apparitions, 1930’s, Novelists, England or English people
- Locales: Kent, England
The Play
Blithe Spirit opens in the fashionable living room of the Condomines’ house in Kent. It is about eight o’clock on a summer evening. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife, Ruth, have invited their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati. Charles is planning a novel about a homicidal spiritualist and wants to observe the behavior of Madame Arcati during a seance after dinner. Before their guests arrive, Charles and Ruth discuss their maid, Edith, and their previous marriages (both were...
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Noël Coward (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Noël Coward (Dictionary of World Biography)Noël Coward (Drama)
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