Gas Light (1938 play)
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Gas Light (1938 play) is a British psychological thriller by Patrick Hamilton about a husband’s subtle manipulation of his wife’s perception of reality, which popularized the term “gaslighting.”
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gas Light (1938 play) canonical | 1 |
| Gaslight (play adaptation) | 1 |
| Gaslight (stage production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3926335 — 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: Gas Light (1938 play) Context triple: [Gaslight (1944 film), basedOn, Gas Light (1938 play)]
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Arsenic and Old Lace (play)
"Arsenic and Old Lace" is a dark comedic stage play by Joseph Kesselring about a man who discovers his seemingly sweet elderly aunts are serial poisoners.
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B.
Dodsworth (play)
Dodsworth is a 1934 stage adaptation by Sidney Howard of Sinclair Lewis's novel, focusing on the disintegration of a middle-aged American couple's marriage during their travels in Europe.
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C.
Blithe Spirit (stage)
Blithe Spirit (stage) is a classic comic play by Noël Coward about a novelist haunted by the ghost of his first wife, frequently revived in theatre and known for its witty dialogue and supernatural farce.
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D.
The Glass Menagerie (stage)
The Glass Menagerie (stage) is a classic memory play by Tennessee Williams that portrays a fragile St. Louis family grappling with lost dreams and harsh realities.
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E.
Bus Stop (play)
Bus Stop (play) is a 1955 romantic comedy-drama by William Inge that centers on a group of strangers stranded overnight in a Kansas diner during a snowstorm, exploring their intersecting relationships and personal revelations.
- 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: Gas Light (1938 play) Target entity description: Gas Light (1938 play) is a British psychological thriller by Patrick Hamilton about a husband’s subtle manipulation of his wife’s perception of reality, which popularized the term “gaslighting.”
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A.
Arsenic and Old Lace (play)
"Arsenic and Old Lace" is a dark comedic stage play by Joseph Kesselring about a man who discovers his seemingly sweet elderly aunts are serial poisoners.
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B.
Dodsworth (play)
Dodsworth is a 1934 stage adaptation by Sidney Howard of Sinclair Lewis's novel, focusing on the disintegration of a middle-aged American couple's marriage during their travels in Europe.
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C.
Blithe Spirit (stage)
Blithe Spirit (stage) is a classic comic play by Noël Coward about a novelist haunted by the ghost of his first wife, frequently revived in theatre and known for its witty dialogue and supernatural farce.
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D.
The Glass Menagerie (stage)
The Glass Menagerie (stage) is a classic memory play by Tennessee Williams that portrays a fragile St. Louis family grappling with lost dreams and harsh realities.
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E.
Bus Stop (play)
Bus Stop (play) is a 1955 romantic comedy-drama by William Inge that centers on a group of strangers stranded overnight in a Kansas diner during a snowstorm, exploring their intersecting relationships and personal revelations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British play
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Angel Street
ⓘ
Gaslight ⓘ |
| author | Patrick Hamilton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | melodrama ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological drama
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thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Gaslight (1940 British film)
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linked to:
Gaslight
Gaslight (1944 American film) ⓘ
linked to:
Gaslight
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| hasCulturalImpact | popularized the concept of gaslighting as a form of psychological manipulation ⓘ |
| hasSubject | emotional abuse in intimate relationships ⓘ |
| influenced | use of the term "gaslighting" in psychology and popular culture ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bella Manningham
ⓘ
Jack Manningham ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of a husband undermining his wife's perception of reality ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| partOf | British theatrical canon ⓘ |
| setting | Victorian-era London townhouse ⓘ |
| subject |
gaslighting
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marital manipulation ⓘ psychological abuse ⓘ |
| theme |
domestic terror
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manipulation of reality ⓘ questioning sanity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gas Light (1938 play) Description of subject: Gas Light (1938 play) is a British psychological thriller by Patrick Hamilton about a husband’s subtle manipulation of his wife’s perception of reality, which popularized the term “gaslighting.”
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gas Light (1938 play)
linked to: Gas Light (1938 play)