Gus in It's Only a Play
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Gus in "It's Only a Play" is a naive but enthusiastic coat-check attendant whose wide-eyed optimism and comic innocence provide much of the play's humor and contrast with its jaded Broadway insiders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gus in It's Only a Play canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13006123 — 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: Gus in It's Only a Play Context triple: [Micah Stock, notableRole, Gus in It's Only a Play]
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A.
Gus – El Brendel
Gus "El Brendel" was an American vaudeville and film comedian of the early 20th century, best known for his faux-Swedish accent and comic relief roles in Hollywood movies.
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B.
Gus
Gus is the lovable, chubby mouse in Disney's 1950 animated film "Cinderella," known for his comic relief and loyal friendship to Cinderella.
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C.
Gus
Gus is the given name of American filmmaker Gus Van Sant, known for directing independent and mainstream films such as "Good Will Hunting" and "Milk."
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D.
Gus
Gus is the nickname of Virgil "Gus" Grissom, one of NASA's original Mercury Seven astronauts and a pioneering American spacefarer.
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E.
Gus
Gus is one of the three iconic Hitchhiking Ghosts from Disney's Haunted Mansion attraction, recognizable as the short, bearded prisoner ghost with a ball and chain.
- 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)
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Target entity: Gus in It's Only a Play Target entity description: Gus in "It's Only a Play" is a naive but enthusiastic coat-check attendant whose wide-eyed optimism and comic innocence provide much of the play's humor and contrast with its jaded Broadway insiders.
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A.
Gus – El Brendel
Gus "El Brendel" was an American vaudeville and film comedian of the early 20th century, best known for his faux-Swedish accent and comic relief roles in Hollywood movies.
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B.
Gus
Gus is the lovable, chubby mouse in Disney's 1950 animated film "Cinderella," known for his comic relief and loyal friendship to Cinderella.
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C.
Gus
Gus is the given name of American filmmaker Gus Van Sant, known for directing independent and mainstream films such as "Good Will Hunting" and "Milk."
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D.
Gus
Gus is the nickname of Virgil "Gus" Grissom, one of NASA's original Mercury Seven astronauts and a pioneering American spacefarer.
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E.
Gus
Gus is one of the three iconic Hitchhiking Ghosts from Disney's Haunted Mansion attraction, recognizable as the short, bearded prisoner ghost with a ball and chain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theater character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | It's Only a Play ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Broadway
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opening-night party setting ⓘ |
| characterType | outsider to the professional theater elite ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Terrence McNally ⓘ |
| dramaticContrastWith | jaded Broadway insiders ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
It's Only a Play (original production)
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linked to:
It's Only a Play
|
| humorStyle |
comic innocence
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wide-eyed optimism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrasts with jaded Broadway insiders
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provides humor ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | comic relief ⓘ |
| occupation | coat-check attendant ⓘ |
| setting | Broadway theater world ⓘ |
| trait |
enthusiastic
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innocent ⓘ naive ⓘ optimistic ⓘ |
| workGenre | comedy ⓘ |
| workTitle | It's Only a Play ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gus in It's Only a Play Description of subject: Gus in "It's Only a Play" is a naive but enthusiastic coat-check attendant whose wide-eyed optimism and comic innocence provide much of the play's humor and contrast with its jaded Broadway insiders.
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