The Passing Show of 1942
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The Passing Show of 1942 was a World War II–era American musical revue co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar, featuring comedy sketches and songs typical of Broadway variety entertainments of its time.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Passing Show of 1942 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9649749 — 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: The Passing Show of 1942 Context triple: [Bert Kalmar, notableWork, The Passing Show of 1942]
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A.
The Passing Show of 1941
The Passing Show of 1941 was a Broadway musical revue co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar, featuring a series of comedic sketches and songs typical of early 20th-century American theater.
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B.
The Passing Show of 1940
The Passing Show of 1940 was a Broadway musical revue featuring songs and sketches, co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar.
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C.
The Passing Show of 1939
The Passing Show of 1939 was a Broadway musical revue featuring songs and sketches, co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar.
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D.
The Passing Show of 1937
The Passing Show of 1937 was a Broadway musical revue featuring songs and sketches, co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar.
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E.
The Passing Show of 1936
The Passing Show of 1936 was a Broadway musical revue featuring songs and sketches, co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar.
- 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 Passing Show of 1942 Target entity description: The Passing Show of 1942 was a World War II–era American musical revue co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar, featuring comedy sketches and songs typical of Broadway variety entertainments of its time.
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A.
The Passing Show of 1941
The Passing Show of 1941 was a Broadway musical revue co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar, featuring a series of comedic sketches and songs typical of early 20th-century American theater.
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B.
The Passing Show of 1940
The Passing Show of 1940 was a Broadway musical revue featuring songs and sketches, co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar.
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C.
The Passing Show of 1939
The Passing Show of 1939 was a Broadway musical revue featuring songs and sketches, co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar.
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D.
The Passing Show of 1937
The Passing Show of 1937 was a Broadway musical revue featuring songs and sketches, co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar.
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E.
The Passing Show of 1936
The Passing Show of 1936 was a Broadway musical revue featuring songs and sketches, co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical revue
ⓘ
stage show ⓘ theatrical production ⓘ |
| artForm |
comedy
ⓘ
music ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| basedOn | Broadway variety entertainment traditions ⓘ |
| contributor | Bert Kalmar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creativeWorkStatus | co-written ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ revue ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | World War II ⓘ |
| hasPart |
comedy sketches
ⓘ
songs ⓘ variety acts ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Broadway-style revue ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | theatre audiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bert Kalmar ⓘ |
| mainSubject | World War II–era entertainment ⓘ |
| medium | live stage performance ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | sketch-based ⓘ |
| partOf | American popular culture during World War II ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| title | The Passing Show of 1942 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Passing Show of 1942 Description of subject: The Passing Show of 1942 was a World War II–era American musical revue co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar, featuring comedy sketches and songs typical of Broadway variety entertainments of its time.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.