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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:musician
gptkb:opera
gptkb:novel
gptkb:song
gptkb:play
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Richard_Tauber
gptkb:Dmitri_Hvorostovsky
gptkb:Florence_Foster_Jenkins
gptkb:Renata_Tebaldi
gptkb:Russell_Watson
gptkb:Maria_Callas
gptkb:Montserrat_Caballé
gptkb:Ezio_Pinza
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gptkbp:activities
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two acts
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:1960
gptkb:1970
gptkb:1980
gptkb:1990
gptkb:2000
gptkb:2010
gptkb:2020
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:play
gptkb:film
gptkb:The_Chocolate_Soldier_(film)
1931
1941
1950
Stage adaptations
Television adaptations
Radio adaptations
The Chocolate Soldier (musical)
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:film_production_company
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:film
radio plays
the concert stage
Shaw's play The Chocolate Soldier
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gptkbp:art_style
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gptkb:Hans_Dreier
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gptkbp:associated_with
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Viennese operetta style
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gptkbp:audience
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Popular among musical theatre fans
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Bernard_Shaw
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:award
gptkb:Critics'_Choice_Award
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:The_Arms_and_the_Man
The Chocolate Soldier (play)
The Chocolate Soldier (operetta)
The Soldier and the Lady
The Chocolate Soldier by George Bernard Shaw
The Chocolate Soldier by Oscar Straus
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gptkbp:box_office
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gptkb:unknown
$2.5 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$1.5 million
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gptkbp:cast
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gptkb:Clive_Carter
gptkb:Judi_Dench
gptkb:David_Yates
gptkb:Tom_Hollander
gptkb:Nicholas_Lyndhurst
gptkb:Sarah_Brightman
gptkb:Michael_Ball
gptkb:Robert_Meadmore
gptkb:David_Rendall
gptkb:Jane_Smith
gptkb:Alfonso_Cuarón
gptkb:David_Tennant
gptkb:Emma_Thompson
gptkb:Hugh_Laurie
gptkb:John_Doe
gptkb:Matthew_David_Lewis
gptkb:Ricky_Gervais
gptkb:Patricia_Routledge
gptkb:David_Walliams
gptkb:Emma_Watson
gptkb:David_Suchet
gptkb:Imelda_Staunton
gptkb:Richard_Griffiths
gptkb:Alfred_Molina
gptkb:Catherine_Zeta-Jones
gptkb:Daniel_Radcliffe
gptkb:Jennifer_Saunders
gptkb:Matt_Lucas
gptkb:Brian_Blessed
gptkb:Chris_Columbus
gptkb:Dawn_French
gptkb:Bonnie_Wright
gptkb:Simon_Callow
gptkb:Sir_Ruth_Wilson
gptkb:John_Barrowman
gptkb:Mike_Newell
gptkb:Sir_James_Corden
gptkb:Evanna_Lynch
gptkb:Stephen_John_Fry
gptkb:Michael_Mc_Carthy
gptkb:Ruthie_Henshall
gptkb:Roger_Allam
gptkb:David_Ian
gptkb:Rupert_Grint
various singers and actors
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Bumerli
gptkb:Lieutenant_Babbitt
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Mimi
gptkb:Bertie
gptkb:The_Comic_Relief
gptkb:Major_von_Schreiber
gptkb:Colonel_Murdock
gptkb:Duchess
gptkb:Princess_Mabel
gptkb:The_Chocolate_Soldier
gptkb:The_Villain
gptkb:The_General
gptkb:Miss_Mabel
gptkb:Captain_Bluntschli
gptkb:Catherine_Petkoff
gptkb:Major_Petkoff
gptkb:Raina_Petkoff
The Heroine
Louka
Sergius Saranoff
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gptkbp:character_appearance
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gptkb:Edith_Head
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gptkbp:character_development
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complex characters
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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romantic tension
conflict between love and duty
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gptkbp:choreography
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gptkb:Andrew_Wright
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:George_Barnes
gptkb:Cecil_Beaton
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:Technicolor
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Oscar_Straus
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:cover_art
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album cover featuring soldiers
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gptkbp:created_by
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gptkb:Bernard_Shaw
gptkb:Oscar_Straus
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Positive reviews
positive
mixed reviews
well-received
Mixed reviews in revivals
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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performed worldwide
influenced later comedies
influenced later musicals
influenced later war comedies
in musical theater history
Influence on British musical theatre
inspired discussions on pacifism
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gptkbp:design
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David Woodhead
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gptkbp:died_in
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various productions
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:John_Doe
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:John_Doyle
gptkb:Cecil_B._De_Mille
Cyril Frankel
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:John_D._Guthrie
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:Anne_Bauchens
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gptkbp:famous_for
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satirical elements
its comedic elements
romantic plot
romantic comedy elements
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gptkbp:features
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military themes
comic relief characters
romantic duets
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:Borough
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:New_York_City_Center
gptkb:Anne_Bauchens
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:Theater_an_der_Wien
gptkb:Vienna
gptkb:New_York_City_Center
1905
1908
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gptkbp:first_released
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gptkb:Borough
gptkb:Vienna
gptkb:Savoy_Theatre
1909 production at Savoy Theatre
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gptkbp:follows
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gptkb:The_Great_Waltz
The Chocolate Soldier (play)
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:opera
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gptkbp:has_cameo
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gptkb:Ginger_Rogers
gptkb:Ethel_Merman
gptkb:Carmen_Miranda
gptkb:Judy_Garland
gptkb:Fred_Astaire
gptkb:Frank_Sinatra
gptkb:Bob_Hope
gptkb:Bing_Crosby
gptkb:Lucille_Ball
gptkb:Gene_Kelly
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gptkbp:has_genre
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gptkb:musical
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gptkbp:has_song
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gptkb:Fritz_Löhner-Beda
gptkb:Oscar_Straus
Paul Knepler
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gptkbp:historical_context
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set during World War I
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Chocolate Soldier
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:theatre
gptkb:The_Merry_Widow
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:theatre
British comedy
Operettas
film musicals
Modern musicals
later musical theater works
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Artist
gptkb:The_Merry_Widow
European theatre
British theatre
operetta tradition
The operetta The Chocolate Soldier
The operetta tradition
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:award
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:Realism
gptkb:opera
George Bernard Shaw's views on war
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:The_Chocolate_Soldier_(1915_film)
gptkb:Gilbert_and_Sullivan
gptkb:World_War_I
European culture
inspired adaptations in various media
The Chocolate Soldier (play)
inspired by operettas of the time
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gptkbp:inspired
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musical adaptations
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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The Chocolate Soldier (operetta)
The Chocolate Soldier operetta
The Chocolate Soldier (novel)
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gptkbp:is_analyzed_in
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theatre studies programs
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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Viennese operetta tradition
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gptkbp:is_available_in
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digital format
sheet music format
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gptkbp:is_characterized_by
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colorful costumes
catchy melodies
elaborate staging
witty dialogue
romantic plot twists
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gptkbp:is_considered
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a classic operetta
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gptkbp:is_decorated_with
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gptkb:Robert_Usher
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gptkbp:is_featured_in
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musical theatre anthologies
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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its humor
its catchy melodies
romantic duets
ensemble numbers
solos for leading characters
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gptkbp:is_often_associated_with
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musical theatre festivals
theatrical discussions
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gptkbp:is_often_compared_to
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gptkb:The_Merry_Widow
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gptkbp:is_often_used_in
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the summer season
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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theatrical repertoire
the operetta repertoire
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gptkbp:is_prominent_in
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the musical theatre community
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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musicology courses
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Native_American_tribe
English
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gptkbp:legacy
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the world of musical theatre.
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 60 minutes
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gptkbp:lyricist
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gptkb:G._H._Clutsam
gptkb:John_Mc_Glinn
Paul Knepler
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Captain_Bluntschli
gptkb:Raina_Petkoff
Lieutenant B. M. M. von K. K.
Miss M. M. von K. K.
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Victor_Young
gptkb:Arthur_Sullivan
gptkb:Malcolm_Arnold
gptkb:Harry_B._Smith
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gptkbp:music_style
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gptkb:opera
comedic
dramatic
romantic
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Bumerli
gptkb:Countess_Mariza
gptkb:Mimi
gptkb:Major_von_Schreiber
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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gptkb:Judi_Dench
gptkb:Ralph_Richardson
gptkb:John_Gielgud
gptkb:Laurence_Olivier
gptkb:Vivien_Leigh
gptkb:concert_tour
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:David_Ian
international tours
West End production
London production in 1910
New York production in 1911
London 1910
New York 1911
The Chocolate Soldier at the Edinburgh Festival
The Chocolate Soldier at the New York City Center
The Chocolate Soldier at the Royal Festival Hall
The Chocolate Soldier at the Savoy Theatre
The Chocolate Soldier at the Chichester Festival Theatre
2008 revival at the Charing Cross Theatre
2010 revival at the Union Theatre
2015 revival at the Finborough Theatre
2019 revival at the Wilton's Music Hall
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The soldier is a man who is paid to die."
I am not a soldier, I am a chocolate soldier.
The soldier is a man who has to be a hero.
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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gptkb:2015_Revival_Cast_Recording
gptkb:studio
gptkb:Original_Cast_Recording
multiple cast recordings
2010 Revival Cast Recording
The Chocolate Soldier (cast recording)
cast album 1990s
2019 Revival Cast Recording
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:The_Soldiers'_Song
gptkb:The_Chocolate_Soldier
gptkb:The_Soldier's_Song
The Girl I Love
My Hero
One Alone
The Chocolate Soldier Song
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gptkbp:official_language
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gptkb:Native_American_tribe
English
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gptkbp:orchestration
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gptkb:Simon_Lee
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gptkbp:performance
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:West_End
performed in various countries
revived multiple times
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:West_End
gptkb:the_Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe
gptkb:the_Savoy_Theatre
gptkb:the_Chichester_Festival_Theatre
multiple languages
various theater companies
professional theatre companies
amateur theatre groups
the New York City Opera
in operetta festivals
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gptkbp:performer
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gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
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gptkbp:precedes
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gptkb:The_Story_of_Dr._Wassell
The Chocolate Soldier (musical adaptation)
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gptkbp:premiere
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1908
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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1908
1909
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:Chichester_Festival_Theatre
gptkb:concert_tour
gptkb:Savoy_Theatre
1905
1908
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:Chichester_Festival_Theatre_Company
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gptkbp:producer
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gptkb:John_Mc_Glinn
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:George_Allen_&_Unwin
1905
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gptkbp:record_label
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gptkb:Decca_Records
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gptkbp:recorded_by
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multiple artists
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gptkbp:release_date
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1950-12-01
December 25, 1943
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gptkbp:release_format
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vinyl
theatrical
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gptkbp:release_year
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1943
1950
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gptkbp:remake
|
The Chocolate Soldier (1950)
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gptkbp:reunion
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gptkb:2010
gptkb:2015
multiple revivals
2010 revival in New York
2008 revival in London
2015 revival in Vienna
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gptkbp:runtime
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2 hours
90 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Charles_Brackett
Cyril Frankel
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Austria-Hungary
the early 20th century
a fictional European country
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Vienna
gptkb:World_War_I
Balkan region
military environment
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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gptkb:Victor_Young
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Nelson_Eddy
gptkb:John_Justin
gptkb:David_Niven
gptkb:Margaret_Leighton
gptkb:Robert_Morley
gptkb:Jeanne_Aubert
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:musical
satirical comedy
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:festival
gptkb:award
gptkb:amusement_park
gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:loyalty
gptkb:Community_Center
gptkb:Saint
gptkb:High_School
gptkb:earthquake
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:military_conflict
gptkb:military_operation
gptkb:technology
gptkb:war
love
patriotism
happiness
courage
romance
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:Love_and_War
gptkb:war
romance
love and war
love and honor
class conflict
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:award
gptkb:class
gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:loyalty
gptkb:Saint
gptkb:military_operation
gptkb:war
love
patriotism
courage
love and war
disillusionment
romantic idealism
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gptkbp:track_count
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gptkb:15
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gptkbp:translated_into
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several languages
into several languages
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Bernard_Shaw
gptkb:George_Bernard_Shaw
gptkb:Oscar_Straus
Owen Hall
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gptkbp:year_composed
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gptkb:1989
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