The Tale of the Allergist's Wife
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The Tale of the Allergist's Wife is a darkly comic Broadway play by Charles Busch that follows a wealthy, neurotic Upper West Side woman whose life is upended by the arrival of a glamorous childhood friend.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Tale of the Allergist's Wife canonical | 2 |
| The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13183836 — 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.
Target entity: The Tale of the Allergist's Wife Context triple: [Charles Busch, notableWork, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife]
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A.
The Doctor’s Visit
"The Doctor’s Visit" is a finely detailed 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Frans van Mieris the Elder, depicting an intimate domestic scene involving a physician and his patient.
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The Doctor’s Visit
The Doctor’s Visit is a painting by Victorian artist Samuel Luke Fildes that poignantly depicts a physician attentively watching over a sick child in a modest home, highlighting themes of compassion and medical dedication.
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C.
The Book of Not
The Book of Not is a semi-autobiographical novel by Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga that continues the story of Tambudzai as she navigates racism, war, and disillusionment in colonial Rhodesia.
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A Young Doctor's Notebook
A Young Doctor's Notebook is a semi-autobiographical collection of short stories by Mikhail Bulgakov that chronicles the experiences and moral dilemmas of a young physician working in rural Russia after the Revolution.
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E.
The Doctor's Visit
"The Doctor's Visit" is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a domestic scene involving a physician and his patient, often interpreted as a satirical commentary on love sickness and medical practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Tale of the Allergist's Wife Target entity description: The Tale of the Allergist's Wife is a darkly comic Broadway play by Charles Busch that follows a wealthy, neurotic Upper West Side woman whose life is upended by the arrival of a glamorous childhood friend.
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A.
The Doctor’s Visit
"The Doctor’s Visit" is a finely detailed 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Frans van Mieris the Elder, depicting an intimate domestic scene involving a physician and his patient.
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B.
The Doctor’s Visit
The Doctor’s Visit is a painting by Victorian artist Samuel Luke Fildes that poignantly depicts a physician attentively watching over a sick child in a modest home, highlighting themes of compassion and medical dedication.
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C.
The Book of Not
The Book of Not is a semi-autobiographical novel by Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga that continues the story of Tambudzai as she navigates racism, war, and disillusionment in colonial Rhodesia.
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D.
A Young Doctor's Notebook
A Young Doctor's Notebook is a semi-autobiographical collection of short stories by Mikhail Bulgakov that chronicles the experiences and moral dilemmas of a young physician working in rural Russia after the Revolution.
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E.
The Doctor's Visit
"The Doctor's Visit" is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a domestic scene involving a physician and his patient, often interpreted as a satirical commentary on love sickness and medical practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway play
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comedy play ⓘ dark comedy ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Charles Busch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayClosingYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningDate | 2000-11-02 ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| broadwayRunDescription | long-running hit ⓘ |
| broadwayTransferFrom | Off-Broadway production ⓘ |
| character |
Frieda
NERFINISHED
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Ira Taub NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Marjorie Taub NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
comedy
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dark comedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Marjorie Taub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of an affluent, neurotic Upper West Side woman ⓘ |
| notableProductionType | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayCastMember |
Anil Kumar
NERFINISHED
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Linda Lavin NERFINISHED ⓘ Michele Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherry Hursey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayDirector | Christopher Ashley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayLeadActor | Linda Lavin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Ethel Barrymore Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyProducedBy | Manhattan Theatre Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement | arrival of a glamorous childhood friend ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | commercial theatre ⓘ |
| protagonist | Marjorie Taub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Upper West Side, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Jewish-American culture
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friendship ⓘ identity ⓘ marriage ⓘ midlife crisis ⓘ neurosis ⓘ upper-middle-class Jewish life in New York ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| writer | Charles Busch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The Tale of the Allergist's Wife Description of subject: The Tale of the Allergist's Wife is a darkly comic Broadway play by Charles Busch that follows a wealthy, neurotic Upper West Side woman whose life is upended by the arrival of a glamorous childhood friend.
Referenced by (3)
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