Holiday (play)
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Holiday (play) is a 1928 stage comedy by Philip Barry about a free-spirited man who questions wealth and social conventions when he becomes engaged to a wealthy woman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Holiday (play) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10676675 — 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: Holiday (play) Context triple: [Holiday (1938 film), basedOn, Holiday (play)]
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A.
The Heir to the Hoorah (play)
The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
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B.
Last Holiday
Last Holiday is a 2006 romantic comedy film starring Queen Latifah as a shy saleswoman who, believing she has only weeks to live, splurges on a dream vacation in Europe and rediscovers herself.
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C.
The Shoemaker's Holiday
The Shoemaker's Holiday is a late-16th-century English comedy play by Thomas Dekker that portrays the lives and aspirations of London shoemakers with a mix of humor, social commentary, and festive spirit.
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D.
Holiday 88
Holiday 88 is a trim and model variant of the Oldsmobile 88 full-size automobile produced by General Motors.
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E.
The Perfect Holiday
The Perfect Holiday is a 2007 romantic comedy film about a young girl who enlists a department store Santa to help find a new man for her divorced mother.
- 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: Holiday (play) Target entity description: Holiday (play) is a 1928 stage comedy by Philip Barry about a free-spirited man who questions wealth and social conventions when he becomes engaged to a wealthy woman.
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A.
The Heir to the Hoorah (play)
The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
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B.
Last Holiday
Last Holiday is a 2006 romantic comedy film starring Queen Latifah as a shy saleswoman who, believing she has only weeks to live, splurges on a dream vacation in Europe and rediscovers herself.
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C.
The Shoemaker's Holiday
The Shoemaker's Holiday is a late-16th-century English comedy play by Thomas Dekker that portrays the lives and aspirations of London shoemakers with a mix of humor, social commentary, and festive spirit.
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D.
Holiday 88
Holiday 88 is a trim and model variant of the Oldsmobile 88 full-size automobile produced by General Motors.
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E.
The Perfect Holiday
The Perfect Holiday is a 2007 romantic comedy film about a young girl who enlists a department store Santa to help find a new man for her divorced mother.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedTo |
Holiday (1930 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holiday (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Philip Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutTheatre | Broadhurst Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticForm | three-act play ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProductionCompany | Theatre Guild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
social comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Holiday (1930 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holiday (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRole |
Edward Seton Sr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnny Case NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Seton NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda Seton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between personal happiness and social expectations
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critique of upper-class values ⓘ pursuit of leisure versus career success ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Edward Seton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnny Case NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Seton NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda Seton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacterTraitOfProtagonist | free-spirited ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A free-spirited man questions wealth and social conventions when he becomes engaged to a wealthy woman. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
class differences
ⓘ
individual freedom ⓘ marriage ⓘ social conventions ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1920s ⓘ |
| writer | Philip Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1928 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holiday (play) Description of subject: Holiday (play) is a 1928 stage comedy by Philip Barry about a free-spirited man who questions wealth and social conventions when he becomes engaged to a wealthy woman.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.