Little Women (stage adaptations including Good Wives material)
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Little Women (stage adaptations including Good Wives material) refers to theatrical versions of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel that combine the original Little Women story with plotlines and character developments from its sequel, Good Wives.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Little Women (original stage productions) | 1 |
| Little Women (stage adaptation) | 1 |
| Little Women (stage adaptations including Good Wives material) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10919259 — 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: Little Women (stage adaptations including Good Wives material) Context triple: [Good Wives, hasAdaptation, Little Women (stage adaptations including Good Wives material)]
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Little Women (musical)
Little Women (musical) is a Broadway stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, featuring a contemporary musical score that dramatizes the coming-of-age story of the March sisters.
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Little Women (1949 film)
Little Women (1949 film) is a Technicolor adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, featuring June Allyson and Peter Lawford in a sentimental retelling of the March sisters’ coming-of-age story.
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Little Women (1933 film)
Little Women (1933 film) is a classic Hollywood adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel, best known for its portrayal of the March sisters and an acclaimed performance by Katharine Hepburn as Jo.
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D.
Little Women (TV series, 1970)
Little Women (TV series, 1970) is a British television drama adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, following the lives and coming-of-age struggles of the four March sisters.
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E.
Little Women (TV series, 2017)
Little Women (TV series, 2017) is a British television drama miniseries adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, focusing on the lives and coming-of-age struggles of the March sisters during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Little Women (stage adaptations including Good Wives material) Target entity description: Little Women (stage adaptations including Good Wives material) refers to theatrical versions of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel that combine the original Little Women story with plotlines and character developments from its sequel, Good Wives.
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A.
Little Women (musical)
Little Women (musical) is a Broadway stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, featuring a contemporary musical score that dramatizes the coming-of-age story of the March sisters.
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B.
Little Women (1949 film)
Little Women (1949 film) is a Technicolor adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, featuring June Allyson and Peter Lawford in a sentimental retelling of the March sisters’ coming-of-age story.
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C.
Little Women (1933 film)
Little Women (1933 film) is a classic Hollywood adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel, best known for its portrayal of the March sisters and an acclaimed performance by Katharine Hepburn as Jo.
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D.
Little Women (TV series, 1970)
Little Women (TV series, 1970) is a British television drama adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, following the lives and coming-of-age struggles of the four March sisters.
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E.
Little Women (TV series, 2017)
Little Women (TV series, 2017) is a British television drama miniseries adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, focusing on the lives and coming-of-age struggles of the March sisters during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage adaptation tradition
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theatrical adaptation cycle ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Good Wives (1869 novel)
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linked to:
Good Wives
Little Women (1868 novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Little Women
Little Women, or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy (two‑part novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Little Women
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| commonForm |
musical theatre adaptation
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straight play ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasSourceAuthor | Louisa May Alcott ⓘ |
| includesPlotMaterialFrom |
Good Wives (Part II of the novel)
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linked to:
Good Wives
Little Women (Part I of the novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Little Women
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| influencedBy | 19th‑century domestic fiction conventions ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Amy March
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Aunt March ⓘ Beth March ⓘ Jo March ⓘ John Brooke ⓘ Laurie (Theodore Laurence) ⓘ March family ⓘ Marmee March ⓘ Meg March ⓘ Professor Bhaer ⓘ |
| recurringSetting |
Concord, Massachusetts (fictionalized as the March home and surroundings)
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Europe (for Amy and Laurie’s storyline) ⓘ New York boarding house (for Jo’s later life) ⓘ |
| structuralFeature |
condenses two novels into a single stage narrative
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often divides action into childhood and adult acts ⓘ often uses episodic scenes linked by narration ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
family audiences
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youth and school productions ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | from the March sisters’ adolescence to their early adulthood ⓘ |
| typicalMedium |
live theatre
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proscenium stage ⓘ |
| typicalPlotElement |
Amy March’s artistic development
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Beth March’s illness and death ⓘ Christmas scenes in the March household ⓘ Jo March’s literary ambitions ⓘ Jo’s decision about marriage and independence ⓘ Jo’s relationship with Professor Bhaer ⓘ Laurie’s eventual marriage to Amy ⓘ Laurie’s rejected proposal to Jo ⓘ Meg March’s marriage to John Brooke ⓘ domestic life in Civil War–era New England ⓘ |
| typicalProductionContext |
amateur theatre
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regional and repertory theatres ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
coming of age
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family and sacrifice ⓘ female authorship ⓘ marriage and vocation ⓘ sisterhood ⓘ |
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Subject: Little Women (stage adaptations including Good Wives material) Description of subject: Little Women (stage adaptations including Good Wives material) refers to theatrical versions of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel that combine the original Little Women story with plotlines and character developments from its sequel, Good Wives.
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linked to: Little Women (stage adaptations including Good Wives material)
linked to: Little Women (stage adaptations including Good Wives material)