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Ade, George
Ade, George (1866–1944), playwright. An American humorist most popular in his own day for what he called his “Fables in Slang,” he was born in Kentland, Indiana, and was also active in journalism and as a librettist and playwright. His librettist debut, The Night of the Fourth (1901), was a failure, but he found success with The Sultan of Sulu (1902), which started the rage for musicals about Americans abruptly transplanted to exotic places, and Peggy from Paris (1903). Turning his hand to straight plays, Ade had two hits with the comedies The County Chairman (1903) and The College Widow (1904), which added a new expression to the language. But none of his later plays enjoyed long runs, although Just Out of College (1905) and Father and the Boys (1908) were by no means failures. He had more luck with his librettos for The Shogun (1904), The Fair Co‐ed (1909), and The Old Town (1910). Ade was a master at employing contemporary vernacular, especially the slang of the youth of his day. His comedy was always wholesome and not a little innocent. However, his heavy reliance on quickly forgotten slang and his uncritical views of life make his plays seem puzzling and naïve to a more cynical era.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Ade, George." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Ade, George." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-AdeGeorge.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Ade, George." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-AdeGeorge.html |
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George Ade
George Ade 1866–1944, American humorist and dramatist, b. Kentland, Ind., grad. Purdue Univ., 1887. His newspaper sketches and books attracted attention for their racy and slangy idiom and for the humor and shrewdness with which they delineated people of the Midwestern scene. He is best known for Fables in Slang (1899); other volumes include People You Knew (1903) and Hand-made Fables (1920). Ade also wrote several musical comedies and farcical plays, among them The County Chairman (1903) and The College Widow (1904).
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"George Ade." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "George Ade." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ade-Geor.html "George Ade." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ade-Geor.html |
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Ade, George
Ade, George (1866–1944), Indiana author, whose books are noted for their racy use of vernacular and sympathetic portrayal of country characters. His Fables in Slang (1899) is often credited with being one of the most acute literary examples of the language of the common American. The satire and speech of this book appear also in People You Know (1903) and Hand‐Made Fables (1920). Ade was also known as a playwright, being the author of several musical comedies, notably The Sultan of Sulu (1902), and such plays as The College Widow (1904) and Just Out of College (1905), farcical satires on student life.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Ade, George." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Ade, George." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-AdeGeorge.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Ade, George." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-AdeGeorge.html |
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Ade, George
Ade, George (1866–1944), American journalist, humorist, and playwright, famous for his wisecracks, whose plays of contemporary life were full of homely humour and with. Among the most successful were The County Chairman (1903), College Widow (1904), which added a new phrase to the American language, Just Out of College (1905), and Father and the Boys (1908). Ade was also responsible for the books of several musical comedies, among them The Fair Co-Ed (1909).
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Ade, George." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Ade, George." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-AdeGeorge.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Ade, George." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-AdeGeorge.html |
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