Present Arms
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Present Arms is a 1928 Rodgers and Hart Broadway musical comedy set in a Hawaiian army post, known for its witty songs and lighthearted military satire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Present Arms canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3170075 — 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: Present Arms Context triple: [You Took Advantage of Me, partOfWork, Present Arms]
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A.
Armas
Armas is a Finnish given name, notably used as one of the names of the renowned Finnish poet Eino Leino.
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B.
Pistol
Pistol is a braggart, swaggering follower of Falstaff who appears as a comic, bombastic soldier in several of Shakespeare’s plays, including *The Merry Wives of Windsor*.
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C.
Fussilat
Fussilat is the 41st chapter of the Qur’an, known for its detailed exposition of divine revelation, signs in creation, and the consequences of accepting or rejecting the message.
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D.
Jinsen Arsenal
Jinsen Arsenal was an Imperial Japanese military arms factory in Korea that manufactured weapons such as the Type 99 rifle during World War II.
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E.
Swords
Swords is a large suburban town in North County Dublin, Ireland, known for its rapid growth, proximity to Dublin city, and historic Swords Castle.
- 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: Present Arms Target entity description: Present Arms is a 1928 Rodgers and Hart Broadway musical comedy set in a Hawaiian army post, known for its witty songs and lighthearted military satire.
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A.
Armas
Armas is a Finnish given name, notably used as one of the names of the renowned Finnish poet Eino Leino.
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B.
Pistol
Pistol is a braggart, swaggering follower of Falstaff who appears as a comic, bombastic soldier in several of Shakespeare’s plays, including *The Merry Wives of Windsor*.
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C.
Fussilat
Fussilat is the 41st chapter of the Qur’an, known for its detailed exposition of divine revelation, signs in creation, and the consequences of accepting or rejecting the message.
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D.
Jinsen Arsenal
Jinsen Arsenal was an Imperial Japanese military arms factory in Korea that manufactured weapons such as the Type 99 rifle during World War II.
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E.
Swords
Swords is a large suburban town in North County Dublin, Ireland, known for its rapid growth, proximity to Dublin city, and historic Swords Castle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | American musical theatre ⓘ |
| basedInPartOn | military life in Hawaii ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decadeOfPremiere | 1920s ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | song-and-dance show ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
lighthearted military satire
ⓘ
lighthearted tone ⓘ witty songs ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
humor
ⓘ
military life ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | theatre audiences ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lorenz Hart ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Lorenz Hart ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical ⓘ |
| musicBy | Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | soldiers stationed in Hawaii ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfCreativeCanonOf |
Lorenz Hart
ⓘ
Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| productionType | Broadway production ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Hawaii
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Hawaiian army post ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | military satire ⓘ |
| workPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Present Arms Description of subject: Present Arms is a 1928 Rodgers and Hart Broadway musical comedy set in a Hawaiian army post, known for its witty songs and lighthearted military satire.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.