▁Fri el ' s ▁Dan cing ▁at ▁L ug hn asa , ▁" a ▁memory ▁play ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁five ▁un mar ried ▁M und y ▁sister s ▁who ▁struggle ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁family ▁home ▁... ▁The ▁memory ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁play ' s ▁shape ▁and ▁subst ance ▁belongs ▁to ▁Michael , ▁the ▁' lo ve ▁child ' ▁of ▁Chris , ▁young est ▁of ▁the ▁sister s ." ▁Crit ic ▁Ir ving ▁Ward le ▁has ▁argued ▁that ▁Fri el ▁invent ed ▁the ▁modern ▁memory ▁play , ▁cit ing ▁Philadelphia , ▁Here ▁I ▁Come ! ▁and ▁Fa ith ▁He aler ▁as ▁examples . ▁The ▁play , ▁Da , ▁by ▁Hugh ▁Leonard ▁is ▁another ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁memory ▁play . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁film , ▁such ▁as ▁John ▁Ford ' s ▁The ▁Man ▁Who ▁Sh ot ▁Liber ty ▁Val ance , ▁described ▁by ▁Scott ▁E yman ▁as ▁containing ▁" under ▁populated ▁sets " ▁and ▁" arch et yp al ▁characters ". ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ess ay ▁entitled ▁" Some ▁Memory ▁Pl ays ▁Before ▁the ▁' Memory ▁Play ' ", ▁academic ▁and ▁director ▁Att ilio ▁F avor ini ▁ident ifies ▁Ib sen , ▁Str ind berg , ▁Pir and ello ▁and ▁O ' Ne ill ▁as ▁early ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁ex ponents ▁of ▁the ▁memory ▁play , ▁arg uing ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Fre ud ▁and ▁Jung ▁on ▁their ▁work . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁ ▁Category : D rama ▁gen res