The American Way (pageant/play)
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The American Way is a 1939 patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the immigrant experience and the evolution of American ideals across generations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The American Way (pageant/play) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T440184 — 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 American Way (pageant/play) Context triple: [Moss Hart, notableWork, The American Way (pageant/play)]
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A.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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B.
America's Sweetheart
America's Sweetheart is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, reflecting her immense popularity and wholesome public image in early Hollywood.
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C.
The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls is a 1946 Technicolor musical film starring Judy Garland, celebrated for its lively songs and romanticized portrayal of waitresses who helped civilize the American West.
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D.
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.
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E.
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies was a series of lavish Broadway theatrical revues produced in the early 20th century, renowned for their elaborate staging, glamorous showgirls, and performances by major stars of the era.
- 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 American Way (pageant/play) Target entity description: The American Way is a 1939 patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the immigrant experience and the evolution of American ideals across generations.
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A.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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B.
America's Sweetheart
America's Sweetheart is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, reflecting her immense popularity and wholesome public image in early Hollywood.
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C.
The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls is a 1946 Technicolor musical film starring Judy Garland, celebrated for its lively songs and romanticized portrayal of waitresses who helped civilize the American West.
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D.
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.
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E.
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies was a series of lavish Broadway theatrical revues produced in the early 20th century, renowned for their elaborate staging, glamorous showgirls, and performances by major stars of the era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
patriotic pageant
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ theatrical play ⓘ |
| author |
George S. Kaufman
ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coWriter |
George S. Kaufman
ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstPerformance | 1939 ⓘ |
| depicts | immigrant family life in America ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
celebration of American democracy
ⓘ
exploration of assimilation ⓘ exploration of national identity ⓘ |
| genre |
pageant-play
ⓘ
patriotic drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Americanization
ⓘ
civic ideals ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ immigration to the United States ⓘ patriotism in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre–World War II America ⓘ |
| literaryForm | drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
evolution of American ideals
ⓘ
immigrant experience in the United States ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | multiple generations of an immigrant family ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| structure | pageant-style episodic scenes ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century American theatre ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1939 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The American Way (pageant/play) Description of subject: The American Way is a 1939 patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the immigrant experience and the evolution of American ideals across generations.
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