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The Skin of Our Teeth (Theatre)
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The Skin of Our Teeth is a 1942 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Thornton Wilder, a writer most famous for his previous play, Our Town. It follows the Antrobus family through thousands of years of existence, moving from an ice age to the biblical Flood to the aftermath of a war much like World War II but worse, mostly without leaving the fictional suburban town of Excelsior, New Jersey. The main characters—George and Maggie Antrobus, their children Henry and Gladys, and maid Sabina—are frequently utilized as allegories for biblical figures and archetypes, and are visited by historical figures and mythical or historical events. Needless to say, the whole play is swimming in an Anachronism Stew.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The original Broadway production was directed by Elia Kazan and featured Fredric March as George Antrobus, Tallulah Bankhead as Sabina, and Montgomery Clift (still six years away from his movie debut) as Henry. | |
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Anachronism Stew: Almost too many examples in the first two acts to list, but here's a good one from Act I: Despite the fact that George Antrobus just invented the alphabet recently, a poem by Longfellow is referenced. And then there's the fact that while the world is in the midst of one of the ice ages—Mammoths and all—the U.S. and all its cities exist in full, as do modern houses. And yet Moses and Homer and some Muses come to the Antrobus house seeking shelter from a glacier. | |
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Actor Allusion: Miss Somerset, the "actress" playing Sabina, mentions bitterly that she starred in other, better plays, like Rain. Tallulah Bankhead, who originated the role on Broadway, actually had starred in a production of Rain. | |
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Abusive Parents: George Antrobus has no qualms about hitting his son Henry, especially when he's in a temper. | |
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