The Recruiting Officer (play)
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"The Recruiting Officer" is a 1706 Restoration comedy by George Farquhar that satirizes military recruitment and romantic entanglements in an English provincial town.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Recruiting Officer (play) canonical | 1 |
| The Recruiting Officer (stage production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10452864 — 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 Recruiting Officer (play) Context triple: [The Recruiting Officer (stage), adaptationOf, The Recruiting Officer (play)]
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A.
Remains to Be Seen (play)
Remains to Be Seen is a mid-20th-century Broadway comedy play co-written by Howard Lindsay that blends murder mystery elements with lighthearted, sophisticated humor.
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B.
Co-workers (play)
Co-workers is a stage play that explores romantic and interpersonal dynamics among colleagues in a shared workplace setting.
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C.
The Women (play)
The Women is a 1936 satirical comedy play by Clare Boothe Luce that portrays the lives, rivalries, and romantic entanglements of a group of wealthy New York women, notable for its all-female cast.
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D.
The Ringer (play)
The Ringer (play) is a stage adaptation of Edgar Wallace’s crime story about a mysterious master of disguise who outwits both criminals and the police.
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E.
Period of Adjustment (play)
Period of Adjustment (play) is a 1960 dark comedy by Tennessee Williams that explores the marital tensions of two couples over a single turbulent Christmas Eve.
- 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 Recruiting Officer (play) Target entity description: "The Recruiting Officer" is a 1706 Restoration comedy by George Farquhar that satirizes military recruitment and romantic entanglements in an English provincial town.
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A.
Remains to Be Seen (play)
Remains to Be Seen is a mid-20th-century Broadway comedy play co-written by Howard Lindsay that blends murder mystery elements with lighthearted, sophisticated humor.
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B.
Co-workers (play)
Co-workers is a stage play that explores romantic and interpersonal dynamics among colleagues in a shared workplace setting.
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C.
The Women (play)
The Women is a 1936 satirical comedy play by Clare Boothe Luce that portrays the lives, rivalries, and romantic entanglements of a group of wealthy New York women, notable for its all-female cast.
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D.
The Ringer (play)
The Ringer (play) is a stage adaptation of Edgar Wallace’s crime story about a mysterious master of disguise who outwits both criminals and the police.
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E.
Period of Adjustment (play)
Period of Adjustment (play) is a 1960 dark comedy by Tennessee Williams that explores the marital tensions of two couples over a single turbulent Christmas Eve.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Restoration comedy
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play ⓘ |
| author | George Farquhar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1706 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Drury Lane Theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
Restoration comedy
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comedy ⓘ |
| hasActCount | 5 ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Recruiting Officer (opera by Kurt Weill) ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Balance is a justice of the peace
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Brazen is a recruiting officer ⓘ Bullock is a country farmer ⓘ Costar Pearmain is a country wench ⓘ Kite is a recruiting sergeant ⓘ Melinda is an heiress ⓘ Plume is a recruiting officer ⓘ Sylvia is a gentleman’s daughter ⓘ Thomas Appletree is a country bumpkin ⓘ Worthy is a gentleman suitor ⓘ |
| hasFemaleCharacterInMaleDisguise | Sylvia ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Balance
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Bullock ⓘ Captain Brazen ⓘ Captain Plume ⓘ Costar Pearmain ⓘ Melinda ⓘ Sergeant Kite ⓘ Sylvia ⓘ Thomas Appletree ⓘ Worthy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courtship
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deception ⓘ economic motives for enlistment ⓘ military life ⓘ patriotism ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| influenced | The Recruiting Officer (opera by Kurt Weill) ⓘ |
| movement | Restoration theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of gender disguise
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satire of army recruiting practices ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | English Restoration comedy canon ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1706 ⓘ |
| setting | English provincial town ⓘ |
| subject |
military recruitment
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romantic relationships ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | early 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Recruiting Officer (play) Description of subject: "The Recruiting Officer" is a 1706 Restoration comedy by George Farquhar that satirizes military recruitment and romantic entanglements in an English provincial town.
Referenced by (2)
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