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This article is about the play. For the person known as "The Admirable Crichton", see James Crichton. For the film adaptations, see The Admirable Crichton (1918 film) and The Admirable Crichton (1957 film).

From J. M. Barrie the creator of Peter Pan a play where hierarchy is brought into question. A system where a person's place is determined by birth and not by ability is tossed aside when a group of British aristocrats are suddenly stranded on a desert island. Crichton the butler... Read Full Overview

The Admirable Crichton is a comic stage play written in 1902 by J. M. Barrie.

Once a month, Lord Loam encourages his servants to enter the drawing room for tea. This ritual defiance of tradition disturbs Crichton, the butler, who regards the class system as the natural outcome of a civilized society. When the entire household is shipwrecked and stranded... Read Full Overview

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It is the Earl of Loam's whim to invite his servants once a month to the drawing room where they are treated as social equals. His daughter and friends are forced to serve them much to the distaste of Crichton, the butler, who knows his place. He accompanies the Earl on a yachting... Read Full Overview

The Admirable Crichton is a play written by J.M. Barrie. The story is set in the early 1900s and follows the lives of a wealthy British family and their servants. The main character, Crichton, is the butler of the family and is known for his impeccable service and loyalty. However,... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

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A comedy play. A moment before the curtain rises, the Hon. Ernest Woolley drives up to the door of Loam House in Mayfair. There is a happy smile on his pleasant, insignificant face, and this presumably means that he is thinking of himself. He is too busy over nothing, this man... Read Full Overview

A moment before the curtain rises, the Hon. Ernest Woolley drives up to the door of Loam House in Mayfair. There is a happy smile on his pleasant, insignificant face, and this presumably means that he is thinking of himself. He is too busy over nothing, this man about town, to... Read Full Overview