Show Boat
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Show Boat is a landmark American musical, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II, that broke new ground by integrating serious themes and complex characters into its storytelling.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T537478 — 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: Show Boat Context triple: [Oscar Hammerstein II, notableWork, Show Boat]
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Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess is a landmark American opera by George Gershwin that blends classical music, jazz, and blues to depict African American life in Charleston’s Catfish Row.
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B.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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C.
Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass is a 1961 American romantic drama film starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty that explores repressed sexuality, emotional breakdown, and societal expectations in 1920s Kansas.
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D.
The Most Happy Fella
The Most Happy Fella is a 1956 Broadway musical by Frank Loesser, known for its operatic score and romantic story set in California’s Napa Valley.
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E.
The Belle of New York
The Belle of New York is a 1952 Technicolor musical film starring Fred Astaire as a charming playboy whose pursuit of a devout Salvation Army worker leads to whimsical, dance-filled romance in turn-of-the-century New York City.
- 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: Show Boat Target entity description: Show Boat is a landmark American musical, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II, that broke new ground by integrating serious themes and complex characters into its storytelling.
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A.
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess is a landmark American opera by George Gershwin that blends classical music, jazz, and blues to depict African American life in Charleston’s Catfish Row.
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B.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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C.
Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass is a 1961 American romantic drama film starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty that explores repressed sexuality, emotional breakdown, and societal expectations in 1920s Kansas.
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D.
The Most Happy Fella
The Most Happy Fella is a 1956 Broadway musical by Frank Loesser, known for its operatic score and romantic story set in California’s Napa Valley.
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E.
The Belle of New York
The Belle of New York is a 1952 Technicolor musical film starring Fred Astaire as a charming playboy whose pursuit of a devout Salvation Army worker leads to whimsical, dance-filled romance in turn-of-the-century New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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book musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Show Boat
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surface form:
Show Boat (novel)
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| basedOnWorkBy | Edna Ferber ⓘ |
| bookWriter | Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ |
| character |
Cap'n Andy Hawks
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Gaylord Ravenal ⓘ Joe ⓘ Julie LaVerne ⓘ Magnolia Hawks ⓘ Parthy Ann Hawks ⓘ Queenie ⓘ |
| composer | Jerome Kern ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| debutMedium | Broadway ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1927-11-15 ⓘ |
| genre |
integrated musical
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musical theatre ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptation |
Show Boat
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surface form:
Show Boat (1929 film)
Show Boat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Show Boat (1936 film)
Show Boat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Show Boat (1951 film)
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| historicalSignificance |
one of the first integrated book musicals
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pioneered serious themes in American musical theatre ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the modern American musical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ |
| notableRevival |
1946 Broadway revival of Show Boat
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1983 Broadway revival of Show Boat ⓘ 1994 Broadway revival of Show Boat ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Bill
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Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man ⓘ Make Believe ⓘ Ol' Man River ⓘ You Are Love ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunLength | 572 performances ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Ziegfeld Theatre ⓘ |
| producer | Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. ⓘ |
| setting |
Cotton Blossom show boat
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Mississippi River ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1880s
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1890s ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| subject |
interracial marriage
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life on the Mississippi River ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
gambling addiction
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marital breakdown ⓘ passing (racial identity) ⓘ racial prejudice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Show Boat Description of subject: Show Boat is a landmark American musical, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II, that broke new ground by integrating serious themes and complex characters into its storytelling.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Show Boat (orchestration)
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Show Boat (1927 musical)
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film "Show Boat" (1936)
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Show Boat (novel)
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Show Boat (1929 film)
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Show Boat (1936 film)
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Show Boat (1951 film)
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Show Boat (1936 film)
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Show Boat (1994 revival)
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Show Boat (1951 film)
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Show Boat (1951 film)
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Show Boat (1951 film)
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Show Boat (1936 film)
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Show Boat (1936 film)
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Show Boat (1929 film)
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Show Boat (1936 film)
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Show Boat (stage role as Cap'n Andy)
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Show Boat (1951 film)
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Show Boat (1951 film)
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Jerome Kern
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Show Boat (1927 Broadway production)
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Show Boat (1927 musical)
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Show Boat (1936 film)
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Show Boat (1951 film)
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Show Boat (musical)
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Show Boat (1929 film)
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Show Boat (1936 film)
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Show Boat (1951 film)
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Cotton Blossom
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Cotton Blossom
this entity surface form:
Show Boat (novel)
subject surface form:
Cotton Blossom
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Show Boat (musical)
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Show Boat (novel)
this entity surface form:
Show Boat (1927 Broadway production)
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Show Boat (1929 film)
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Show Boat (1936 film)