The Letter (stage adaptation)
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The Letter (stage adaptation) is a stage play by Leon Gordon, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s short story about a woman on trial for the murder of her lover in colonial Malaya.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Letter (play) | 4 |
| The Letter (1927 play) | 1 |
| The Letter (stage adaptation) canonical | 1 |
| The Letter (stage production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11135617 — 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 Letter (stage adaptation) Context triple: [Leon Gordon, notableWork, The Letter (stage adaptation)]
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The Letter (1929 film)
The Letter (1929 film) is an early American drama film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s play, notable as a pre-Code production that preceded the more famous 1940 version starring Bette Davis.
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The Letter
The Letter is a 1940 film noir drama starring Bette Davis as a woman accused of murder in colonial Malaya, renowned for her powerful performance and the film’s tense, atmospheric storytelling.
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C.
The Letter
The Letter is an 1890–91 color drypoint and aquatint print by American Impressionist Mary Cassatt, depicting a woman reading a letter in an intimate domestic setting and reflecting her focus on the private lives of women.
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D.
The Letter
"The Letter" is a song associated with American singer and entertainer Wayne Newton, known for his smooth vocal style and Las Vegas performances.
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E.
The Letter
"The Letter" is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Gerard ter Borch, celebrated for its intimate domestic scene and subtle psychological tension surrounding the act of reading a letter.
- 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 Letter (stage adaptation) Target entity description: The Letter (stage adaptation) is a stage play by Leon Gordon, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s short story about a woman on trial for the murder of her lover in colonial Malaya.
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A.
The Letter (1929 film)
The Letter (1929 film) is an early American drama film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s play, notable as a pre-Code production that preceded the more famous 1940 version starring Bette Davis.
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B.
The Letter
The Letter is a 1940 film noir drama starring Bette Davis as a woman accused of murder in colonial Malaya, renowned for her powerful performance and the film’s tense, atmospheric storytelling.
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C.
The Letter
The Letter is an 1890–91 color drypoint and aquatint print by American Impressionist Mary Cassatt, depicting a woman reading a letter in an intimate domestic setting and reflecting her focus on the private lives of women.
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D.
The Letter
"The Letter" is a song associated with American singer and entertainer Wayne Newton, known for his smooth vocal style and Las Vegas performances.
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E.
The Letter
"The Letter" is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Gerard ter Borch, celebrated for its intimate domestic scene and subtle psychological tension surrounding the act of reading a letter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ theatrical adaptation ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | a prose work ⓘ |
| author |
Leon Gordon
ⓘ
W. Somerset Maugham ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Letter (short story) ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | W. Somerset Maugham ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
adultery
ⓘ
colonial justice ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
accused murderer
ⓘ
colonial officials ⓘ lawyer ⓘ lover ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | live performance ⓘ |
| originalWorkLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwright | Leon Gordon ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A married woman is tried for the murder of her lover in colonial Malaya. ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | married woman ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Malaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Federation of Malaya
|
| settingRegion | British Malaya ⓘ |
| settingTime | colonial era ⓘ |
| title | The Letter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Letter (stage adaptation) Description of subject: The Letter (stage adaptation) is a stage play by Leon Gordon, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s short story about a woman on trial for the murder of her lover in colonial Malaya.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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