Character Relationship Map: Upstream

Characters

• Gertie Ryan (played by Nancy Nash) — protagonist
• Eric Brashingham (played by Earle Foxe) — supporting
• John Rogers (played by Grant Withers) — supporting
• Campbell-Mandare (played by Émile Chautard) — supporting
• Hattie Breckenbridge Peyton (played by Lydia Yeamans Titus) — supporting
• Hitchy (played by Raymond Hitchcock) — supporting
• Callahan and Callahan (played by Sammy Cohen) — supporting
• The Sister Team (played by Judy King) — supporting
• Callahan and Callahan (played by Ted McNamara) — supporting
• Sister Team (played by Lillian Worth) — supporting
• The Soubrette (played by Jane Winton) — supporting
• Theatre Audience Admirer at Stage Door (played by Anita Garvin) — minor
• Theatre Audience Spectator (played by Dwight Frye) — minor
• Theatre Audience Spectator (played by Margaret Mann) — minor
• Eric's Valet (played by Sammy Blum) — minor
• Juggler (played by Francis Ford) — minor
• Theatre Audience Spectator (played by Bertram Johns) — minor
• Theatre Audience Spectator (played by Frank Finch Smiles) — minor
• Gus Hoffman (played by Harry A. Bailey) — minor
• Deerfoot (played by Ely Reynolds) — minor

Story Analysis

A backstage comedy that bridges American naturalism and German expressionist techniques before its archival rediscovery.

Plot Progression

1. Backstage Introduction
2. Stylistic Evolution
3. Archival Obscurity
4. Modern Rediscovery