Lightnin'
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Lightnin' is a popular early 20th-century American stage comedy best known for its record-breaking Broadway run and folksy, humorous portrayal of small-town life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lightnin' canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9013593 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lightnin' Context triple: [Frank Bacon, notableWork, Lightnin']
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A.
Smokestack Lightnin'
"Smokestack Lightnin'" is a classic Chicago blues song by Howlin' Wolf, renowned for its hypnotic groove, wailing vocals, and enduring influence on rock and blues music.
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B.
Big Blues
Big Blues is the collective name for the athletic teams representing Bluefield State University in collegiate sports competitions.
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C.
Still Got the Blues
"Still Got the Blues" is a 1990 blues-rock song and title track by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, renowned for its emotive guitar solos and status as one of his signature pieces.
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D.
Movin' Blues
"Movin' Blues" is a jazz track featured on the live album "One World Concert" by pianist and composer Dave Brubeck.
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E.
Tishomingo Blues
Tishomingo Blues is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends Southern noir, Dixieland jazz, and dark humor in a story of a high-diver entangled with the Dixie Mafia and Civil War reenactors.
- 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: Lightnin' Target entity description: Lightnin' is a popular early 20th-century American stage comedy best known for its record-breaking Broadway run and folksy, humorous portrayal of small-town life.
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A.
Smokestack Lightnin'
"Smokestack Lightnin'" is a classic Chicago blues song by Howlin' Wolf, renowned for its hypnotic groove, wailing vocals, and enduring influence on rock and blues music.
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B.
Big Blues
Big Blues is the collective name for the athletic teams representing Bluefield State University in collegiate sports competitions.
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C.
Still Got the Blues
"Still Got the Blues" is a 1990 blues-rock song and title track by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, renowned for its emotive guitar solos and status as one of his signature pieces.
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D.
Movin' Blues
"Movin' Blues" is a jazz track featured on the live album "One World Concert" by pianist and composer Dave Brubeck.
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E.
Tishomingo Blues
Tishomingo Blues is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends Southern noir, Dixieland jazz, and dark humor in a story of a high-diver entangled with the Dixie Mafia and Civil War reenactors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage comedy ⓘ |
| artForm | theatre ⓘ |
| audienceResponse | laughter ⓘ |
| contains |
situational humor
ⓘ
verbal wit ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPerformance |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
rural American characters
ⓘ
small-town community dynamics ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | character-driven comedy ⓘ |
| era | Broadway in the early 1900s ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Broadway ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
stage comedy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | American culture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | milestone in early 20th-century American stage comedy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
comic scenes
ⓘ
dialogue-driven humor ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical and popular success ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | theatre audiences ⓘ |
| isPopular | true ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPerformance | New York City ⓘ |
| mainSubject | small-town life ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | folksy humor ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | three-act play ⓘ |
| narrativePace | leisurely ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
folksy characterization of rural Americans
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long-running Broadway engagement ⓘ |
| notableFor | record-breaking Broadway run ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | small-town American life ⓘ |
| productionType | commercial theatre production ⓘ |
| setting | small American town ⓘ |
| style |
realistic portrayal of everyday life
ⓘ
vernacular dialogue ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | early 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
folksy
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humorous ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 20th century American theatre ⓘ |
| workType | dramatic work ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lightnin' Description of subject: Lightnin' is a popular early 20th-century American stage comedy best known for its record-breaking Broadway run and folksy, humorous portrayal of small-town life.
Referenced by (4)
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