Harlequinade
E113655
Harlequinade is a one-act play by Terence Rattigan, often performed alongside *The Browning Version*, that offers a light, farcical backstage comedy contrasting with its companion piece’s serious tone.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harlequinade canonical | 3 |
| The Browning Version / Harlequinade double bill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T966308 — 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: Harlequinade Context triple: [The Browning Version, hasCompanionPiece, Harlequinade]
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A.
Yeomen of the Guard
The Yeomen of the Guard are the monarch’s ceremonial bodyguards in the United Kingdom, known as one of the oldest royal military corps and recognizable by their distinctive Tudor-style uniforms.
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B.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
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C.
The Witty Fair One
The Witty Fair One is a Caroline-era comedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and intricate romantic intrigue.
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D.
The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors is a 1963 horror-comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur, featuring Basil Rathbone alongside Vincent Price and Peter Lorre in a macabre farce about an unscrupulous undertaker.
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E.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
- 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: Harlequinade Target entity description: Harlequinade is a one-act play by Terence Rattigan, often performed alongside *The Browning Version*, that offers a light, farcical backstage comedy contrasting with its companion piece’s serious tone.
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A.
Yeomen of the Guard
The Yeomen of the Guard are the monarch’s ceremonial bodyguards in the United Kingdom, known as one of the oldest royal military corps and recognizable by their distinctive Tudor-style uniforms.
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B.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
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C.
The Witty Fair One
The Witty Fair One is a Caroline-era comedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and intricate romantic intrigue.
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D.
The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors is a 1963 horror-comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur, featuring Basil Rathbone alongside Vincent Price and Peter Lorre in a macabre farce about an unscrupulous undertaker.
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E.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-act play
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Terence Rattigan ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | The Browning Version ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | comic counterpoint to The Browning Version ⓘ |
| firstPerformedWith | The Browning Version ⓘ |
| form | one-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
farce ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
actors
ⓘ
stage manager ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| hasCompanionPiece | The Browning Version ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
The Browning Version / Harlequinade double bill
ⓘ
linked to:
Harlequinade
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | backstage life of actors ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedWith | The Browning Version ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century theatre ⓘ |
| setting | backstage of a theatre ⓘ |
| structure | one act ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
a touring theatre company
ⓘ
personal lives of actors ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
ⓘ
light ⓘ |
| writer | Terence Rattigan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harlequinade Description of subject: Harlequinade is a one-act play by Terence Rattigan, often performed alongside *The Browning Version*, that offers a light, farcical backstage comedy contrasting with its companion piece’s serious tone.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Harlequinade