The Lying Valet
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The Lying Valet is a 1741 comic play by David Garrick, notable as one of his early successes that helped establish his reputation in 18th-century English theatre.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Lying Valet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11553408 — 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 Lying Valet Context triple: [David Garrick, notableWork, The Lying Valet]
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A.
Milady’s Boudoir
Milady’s Boudoir is a fictional women’s magazine in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, known for being run with energetic chaos by Bertie Wooster’s formidable Aunt Dahlia.
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B.
The Baroness and the Butler
The Baroness and the Butler is a 1938 American romantic comedy film set in pre–World War II Hungary, following a loyal butler who unexpectedly becomes a member of parliament and upends the life of the aristocratic household he serves.
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C.
Milord
"Milord" is a famous 1959 French chanson performed by Édith Piaf, telling the story of a lower-class woman addressing an upper-class English gentleman with a mix of empathy and longing.
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D.
Her Majesty's Servants
"Her Majesty's Servants" is a story from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book that depicts the British Indian Army's military animals discussing their roles, fears, and obedience on the eve of a grand parade.
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E.
Le Flatteur
Le Flatteur is a satirical play by French poet and dramatist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, known for its sharp critique of flattery and courtly hypocrisy.
- 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 Lying Valet Target entity description: The Lying Valet is a 1741 comic play by David Garrick, notable as one of his early successes that helped establish his reputation in 18th-century English theatre.
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A.
Milady’s Boudoir
Milady’s Boudoir is a fictional women’s magazine in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, known for being run with energetic chaos by Bertie Wooster’s formidable Aunt Dahlia.
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B.
The Baroness and the Butler
The Baroness and the Butler is a 1938 American romantic comedy film set in pre–World War II Hungary, following a loyal butler who unexpectedly becomes a member of parliament and upends the life of the aristocratic household he serves.
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C.
Milord
"Milord" is a famous 1959 French chanson performed by Édith Piaf, telling the story of a lower-class woman addressing an upper-class English gentleman with a mix of empathy and longing.
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D.
Her Majesty's Servants
"Her Majesty's Servants" is a story from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book that depicts the British Indian Army's military animals discussing their roles, fears, and obedience on the eve of a grand parade.
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E.
Le Flatteur
Le Flatteur is a satirical play by French poet and dramatist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, known for its sharp critique of flattery and courtly hypocrisy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic play
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | Augustan drama ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | David Garrick ⓘ |
| author | David Garrick ⓘ |
| centuryOfWork | 18th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | establishing David Garrick’s reputation in 18th-century English theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1741 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedInCity |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
comic servant
ⓘ
master ⓘ valet ⓘ |
| hasDramaticStyle |
farce
ⓘ
sentimental comedy ⓘ |
| hasForm | one-act play ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | David Garrick’s later career as actor-manager ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
deception
ⓘ
servant-master relations ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | theatre-going public ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| movement | 18th-century British drama ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of David Garrick’s early theatrical successes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 18th-century English comic repertoire ⓘ |
| performanceType | spoken drama ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1741 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| theatricalTradition | English theatre ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | early work of David Garrick ⓘ |
| writer | David Garrick ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lying Valet Description of subject: The Lying Valet is a 1741 comic play by David Garrick, notable as one of his early successes that helped establish his reputation in 18th-century English theatre.
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