The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)

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Restoration comedy stage play theatrical work

The Beaux' Stratagem (stage) is a classic Restoration-era comedy play by George Farquhar, frequently revived in modern theatre for its witty dialogue and satirical take on marriage and social pretensions.

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Label	Occurrences
National Theatre Live: The Beaux' Stratagem	1
The Beaux' Stratagem (1907 adaptation by Harley Granville-Barker and George Bernard Shaw)	1
The Beaux' Stratagem (stage) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2250270 — 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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Target entity: The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)
Context triple: [Alison Steadman, notableWork, The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)]

A. Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure is a dark comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of justice, morality, and hypocrisy in a corrupt Vienna.
B. That's How You Like It
"That's How You Like It" is an R&B song by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z from her debut solo album "Dangerously in Love."
C. Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and themes of gender and disguise.
D. Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that satirizes courtly love and intellectual pretension through witty wordplay and romantic misadventures.
E. Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on witty banter, romantic misunderstandings, and schemes involving two couples in the Italian town of Messina.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)
Target entity description: The Beaux' Stratagem (stage) is a classic Restoration-era comedy play by George Farquhar, frequently revived in modern theatre for its witty dialogue and satirical take on marriage and social pretensions.

A. Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure is a dark comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of justice, morality, and hypocrisy in a corrupt Vienna.
B. That's How You Like It
"That's How You Like It" is an R&B song by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z from her debut solo album "Dangerously in Love."
C. Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and themes of gender and disguise.
D. Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that satirizes courtly love and intellectual pretension through witty wordplay and romantic misadventures.
E. Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on witty banter, romantic misunderstandings, and schemes involving two couples in the Italian town of Messina.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Restoration comedy ⓘ stage play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ
author	George Farquhar ⓘ
centralTheme	marriage ⓘ money and fortune hunting ⓘ romantic intrigue ⓘ social pretension ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of England ⓘ
dramaticForm	comedy of manners ⓘ sentimental comedy precursor ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate	1707 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace	Queen's Theatre, Haymarket ⓘ linked to: Queen's Theatre, Haymarket, London
firstPublisher	Bernard Lintot ⓘ
genre	Restoration comedy ⓘ comedy ⓘ
hasAdaptation	The Beaux' Stratagem (1907 adaptation by Harley Granville-Barker and George Bernard Shaw) ⓘ linked to: The Beaux' Stratagem (stage) The Beaux' Stratagem (BBC television adaptation, 1970s) ⓘ
hasCharacter	Boniface ⓘ Cherry ⓘ Dorinda ⓘ Foigard ⓘ Mrs. Sullen ⓘ Squire Sullen ⓘ
hasMainCharacter	Aimwell ⓘ Archer ⓘ
hasNotableRevival	National Theatre production, London, 2015 ⓘ
hasPerformanceTradition	national theatres ⓘ regional theatre ⓘ repertory theatre ⓘ university theatre ⓘ
hasSubject	class and social mobility ⓘ economic dependence in marriage ⓘ gender roles ⓘ
influenced	later comedies of manners in English theatre ⓘ
isFrequentlyRevived	true ⓘ
isKnownFor	satire of marriage ⓘ satire of social pretensions ⓘ witty dialogue ⓘ
literaryMovement	Restoration theatre ⓘ
narrativeLocation	Coventry Road ⓘ Lichfield ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	English Restoration and early 18th-century stage canon ⓘ
publicationDate	1707 ⓘ
setInPeriod	early 18th century England ⓘ
structure	five-act play ⓘ
timePeriodOfWork	early 18th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alison Steadman → notableWork → The Beaux' Stratagem (stage) ⓘ

Geoffrey Streatfeild → notableWork → National Theatre Live: The Beaux' Stratagem ⓘ

linked to: The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)

The Beaux' Stratagem → hasAdaptation → The Beaux' Stratagem (1907 adaptation by Harley Granville-Barker and George Bernard Shaw) ⓘ

subject linked to: The Beaux' Stratagem (stage)