The Heir to the Hoorah (play)
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The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Heir to the Hoorah (play) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1099163 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Heir to the Hoorah (play) Context triple: [William C. deMille, notableWork, The Heir to the Hoorah (play)]
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A.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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B.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
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C.
Harlequinade
Harlequinade is a one-act play by Terence Rattigan, often performed alongside *The Browning Version*, that offers a light, farcical backstage comedy contrasting with its companion piece’s serious tone.
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D.
Footlights
Footlights is the famed Cambridge University theatrical and comedy club known for launching the careers of many prominent British humorists and performers.
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E.
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 MGM musical film that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their only Technicolor feature together, blending song, dance, and comedy in a backstage showbiz story.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Heir to the Hoorah (play) Target entity description: The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
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A.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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B.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
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C.
Harlequinade
Harlequinade is a one-act play by Terence Rattigan, often performed alongside *The Browning Version*, that offers a light, farcical backstage comedy contrasting with its companion piece’s serious tone.
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D.
Footlights
Footlights is the famed Cambridge University theatrical and comedy club known for launching the careers of many prominent British humorists and performers.
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E.
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 MGM musical film that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their only Technicolor feature together, blending song, dance, and comedy in a backstage showbiz story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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person ⓘ playwright ⓘ stage play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | William C. deMille ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | William C. deMille ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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social commentary ⓘ |
| hasDramatist | William C. deMille ⓘ |
| literaryForm | play ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | dramatist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Heir to the Hoorah (play) Description of subject: The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.