Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Unseen character" in English language version.
The invisible character may best be defined as a character who, although never shown to the audience, nevertheless influences the action of the play.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)Maris Crane is missing! Actually, Maris Crane has always been missing. The thin and Caucasian wife of Dr. Niles Crane (David Hyde Pierce) has never actually been seen on "Frasier" - although she's been a frequent presence on the show. And the unseen Maris plays a major part in a don't-miss episode of this excellent, Emmy-winning comedy.
Like so many of TV's unseen stars, Maris is one of our most beloved characters, someone we're free to color in the way we choose, a figure who adds mystery, imagination, an X-factor to the show.
Maris Crane is missing! Actually, Maris Crane has always been missing. The thin and Caucasian wife of Dr. Niles Crane (David Hyde Pierce) has never actually been seen on "Frasier" - although she's been a frequent presence on the show. And the unseen Maris plays a major part in a don't-miss episode of this excellent, Emmy-winning comedy.
NATASHA: Mihail Ivanitch Protopopov will sit with little Sophie, and Andrey Sergeyevitch can take little Bobby out. […] [Stage direction] ANDREY wheels out the perambulator in which BOBBY is sitting.