The Admirable Crichton: Themes

The Admirable Crichton (1902) is over a century old and still holds modern themes and questions for today's viewers.

Written by J.

M.

Barrie (Peter Pan), this comedy was performed on Broadway and in London hundreds of times throughout the 20th century.

Cecil B.

De Mille adapted it for his 1919 Gloria Swanson vehicle "Male and Female".

Why is The Admirable Crichton such an important work to western societies today?