 Other innovative elements (such as the location of the play and technological advancements of stage machinery) aided in the creation of this new personage through J.R. Planche's new vision of Gothic literature.Inspired by English author John Polidori's gothic novel "The Vampyre", written in 1819, Planche's play breathed life into this new character birthed from the writings of Polidori as Planche set him on the stage as a physical force with the capability of movement and thought.The reserved and aristocratic qualities of Lord Ruthven, the vampire in Planche's play, originally came to fruition out of English novelist Polidori's influence from the wealthy estranged hermit-like qualities of the romantic poet George Gordon Byron, or more commonly known as simply Lord Byron.