Sherlock Holmes play by William Gillette
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The "Sherlock Holmes" play by William Gillette is a landmark late-19th-century stage adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories that helped define the popular image of Sherlock Holmes in theater and later screen versions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sherlock Holmes play by William Gillette canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23074908 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sherlock Holmes play by William Gillette Context triple: [Sherlock Holmes (1922 film), basedOn, Sherlock Holmes play by William Gillette]
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A.
Stage play Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine
Stage play Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine is a theatrical mystery that reimagines Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective in a new, technologically tinged adventure written by playwright Jeffrey Hatcher.
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B.
Stage play Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club
Stage play Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club is a theatrical mystery that blends Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective with Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark tale of a secret society devoted to orchestrated deaths.
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C.
Stage play Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Great Nome Gold Rush
Stage play Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Great Nome Gold Rush is a theatrical mystery-comedy that places Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective in the historical setting of Alaska’s Nome Gold Rush, written by American playwright Jeffrey Hatcher.
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D.
Sherlock Holmes (1929 film)
Sherlock Holmes (1929 film) is a British mystery film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective stories, featuring Clive Brook as the iconic sleuth.
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E.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (stage production)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (stage production) is a comedic theatrical adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Sherlock Holmes novel, known for its fast-paced, multi-role performances and playful spoof of Gothic mystery conventions.
- 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: Sherlock Holmes play by William Gillette Target entity description: The "Sherlock Holmes" play by William Gillette is a landmark late-19th-century stage adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories that helped define the popular image of Sherlock Holmes in theater and later screen versions.
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A.
Stage play Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine
Stage play Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine is a theatrical mystery that reimagines Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective in a new, technologically tinged adventure written by playwright Jeffrey Hatcher.
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B.
Stage play Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club
Stage play Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club is a theatrical mystery that blends Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective with Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark tale of a secret society devoted to orchestrated deaths.
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C.
Stage play Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Great Nome Gold Rush
Stage play Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Great Nome Gold Rush is a theatrical mystery-comedy that places Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective in the historical setting of Alaska’s Nome Gold Rush, written by American playwright Jeffrey Hatcher.
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D.
Sherlock Holmes (1929 film)
Sherlock Holmes (1929 film) is a British mystery film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective stories, featuring Clive Brook as the iconic sleuth.
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E.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (stage production)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (stage production) is a comedic theatrical adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Sherlock Holmes novel, known for its fast-paced, multi-role performances and playful spoof of Gothic mystery conventions.
- F. None of above. chosen
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