Loyalties: A Drama in Three ActsAllied Publishers, 1922 - 110 Seiten Loyalties is a 1922 play by the British writer John Galsworthy. It was staged at St Martins Theatre and ran for over a year. Galsworthy described it as "the only play of mine which I was able to say, when I finished it, no manager will refuse this". The film addresses the theme of anti-Semitism. The film was part of an increased trend depicting mistreatment of Jews in British films during the 1930s, tied to the rising tide of anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany, but is unusual in its depiction of prejudice in Britain as most other films were set in a non-British, historical context. While a houseguest at an upper-class gathering, wealthy Jew Ferdinand de Levis is robbed of 1,000 pounds with evidence pointing towards the guilt of another guest, Captain Dancy. Instead of supporting De Levis, the host attempts to hush the matter up and when this fails, he sides with Dancy and subtly tries to destroy de Levis' reputation. When Dancy is later exposed, and commits suicide, de Levis is blamed for his demise. |
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Loyalties: A Drama in Three Acts - Primary Source Edition John Galsworthy Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2013 |
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balcony bedroom bookmakers BORRING Cambridgeshire CANYNGE Captain Dancy character CHARLES WINSOR cigarette CLERK goes CLIFFORD MOLLISON Club CONSTABLE curtain falls damned Dancy's dear door dramatist enters ERTH eyes face feel filly followed FOOTMAN Forsyte Forsyte Saga gentleman GILMAN give gone Goole GRAVITER hand honour IAN HUNTER INSPECTOR DEDE Jacob Twisden John Galsworthy jump Kentman knock LADY ADELA Left Forward LEVIS comes Levis's Lincoln's Inn London look Lord St Loyalties Mabel Dancy Major Colford MARGARET ORME Meldon Court minute Miss Orme moment's Morocco Newmarket night nods notes numbers play police rehearsals RICARDOS ROBERT Ronald Dancy Ronny round sare SCENE II pages shut Sir Frederic sits slang smoking jacket social sofa sorry speak stands staring stolen Suddenly suppose tell there's thief thing told TREISURE turns voice wait What's wife window YOUNG CLERK