Irish American drama of the latter 19th century used subterranean symbols to depict social relations of the lower classes. Melodramas used crowded settings with vertical space to portray a subterranean effect, or else the scene did take place underground. This iconology was employed by Dion Boucicault, Edward Harrigan, Augustin Daly and Eugene O'Neil. The symbolism was also related to film and fiction.
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