stage play Way Down East
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The stage play "Way Down East" is a popular late-19th-century American melodrama about a wronged young woman seeking redemption in rural New England, later famously adapted into a silent film by D.W. Griffith.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Way Down East (play) | 1 |
| stage play Way Down East canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12759405 — 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)
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Target entity: stage play Way Down East Context triple: [Anna Moore, basedOn, stage play Way Down East]
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Our Town (play)
Our Town (play) is a 1938 three-act drama by Thornton Wilder that portrays the everyday lives and profound themes of love, mortality, and community in the fictional small town of Grover’s Corners.
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Our Town
Our Town is a classic 1940 American drama film adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s play, directed by Sam Wood and celebrated for its poignant portrayal of small-town life and universal human experiences.
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The Dramatist
The Dramatist is the official magazine of the Dramatists Guild of America, featuring articles, interviews, and resources for playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists.
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Dodsworth (play)
Dodsworth is a 1934 stage adaptation by Sidney Howard of Sinclair Lewis's novel, focusing on the disintegration of a middle-aged American couple's marriage during their travels in Europe.
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Still Life (play)
Still Life is a stage play by American writer Alexander Dinelaris Jr. that explores themes of love, trauma, and emotional paralysis in contemporary New York City.
- 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: stage play Way Down East Target entity description: The stage play "Way Down East" is a popular late-19th-century American melodrama about a wronged young woman seeking redemption in rural New England, later famously adapted into a silent film by D.W. Griffith.
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A.
Our Town (play)
Our Town (play) is a 1938 three-act drama by Thornton Wilder that portrays the everyday lives and profound themes of love, mortality, and community in the fictional small town of Grover’s Corners.
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B.
Our Town
Our Town is a classic 1940 American drama film adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s play, directed by Sam Wood and celebrated for its poignant portrayal of small-town life and universal human experiences.
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C.
The Dramatist
The Dramatist is the official magazine of the Dramatists Guild of America, featuring articles, interviews, and resources for playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists.
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D.
Dodsworth (play)
Dodsworth is a 1934 stage adaptation by Sidney Howard of Sinclair Lewis's novel, focusing on the disintegration of a middle-aged American couple's marriage during their travels in Europe.
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E.
Still Life (play)
Still Life is a stage play by American writer Alexander Dinelaris Jr. that explores themes of love, trauma, and emotional paralysis in contemporary New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
1920 film Way Down East
linked to: stage play Way Down East