The Warrens of Virginia (play)
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The Warrens of Virginia is an early 20th-century American stage drama set during the Civil War, written by playwright William C. deMille.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Warrens of Virginia (play) canonical | 1 |
| The Warrens of Virginia (stage play) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1099159 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Warrens of Virginia (play) Context triple: [William C. deMille, notableWork, The Warrens of Virginia (play)]
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A.
Three Tall Women
Three Tall Women is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores memory, aging, and identity through three characters who represent different stages of a woman's life.
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B.
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage)
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage) is a major theatrical production of Eugene O’Neill’s classic drama, noted for acclaimed performances such as that of British actress Eve Best.
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C.
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores the fragility of family relationships and the existential anxieties underlying upper-middle-class life.
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D.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" is a landmark 1962 play by Edward Albee that portrays the volatile, psychologically intense relationship of a middle-aged couple over the course of one alcohol-fueled night.
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E.
Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass is a 1961 American romantic drama film starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty that explores repressed sexuality, emotional breakdown, and societal expectations in 1920s Kansas.
- 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: The Warrens of Virginia (play) Target entity description: The Warrens of Virginia is an early 20th-century American stage drama set during the Civil War, written by playwright William C. deMille.
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A.
Three Tall Women
Three Tall Women is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores memory, aging, and identity through three characters who represent different stages of a woman's life.
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B.
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage)
A Moon for the Misbegotten (stage) is a major theatrical production of Eugene O’Neill’s classic drama, noted for acclaimed performances such as that of British actress Eve Best.
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C.
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores the fragility of family relationships and the existential anxieties underlying upper-middle-class life.
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D.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" is a landmark 1962 play by Edward Albee that portrays the volatile, psychologically intense relationship of a middle-aged couple over the course of one alcohol-fueled night.
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E.
Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass is a 1961 American romantic drama film starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty that explores repressed sexuality, emotional breakdown, and societal expectations in 1920s Kansas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American play
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drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
The Warrens of Virginia (1915 film adaptation)
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surface form:
The Warrens of Virginia (1915 film)
The Warrens of Virginia (1915 film adaptation) ⓘ
surface form:
The Warrens of Virginia (1924 film)
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| author | William C. deMille ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPerformanceDate | 1907 ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | playwright ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divided loyalties
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honor and duty ⓘ war and romance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Civil War stage melodrama
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early success of William C. deMille as a dramatist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premierePlace | New York City ⓘ |
| producer | David Belasco ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Virginia ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American Civil War
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Union and Confederate conflict ⓘ |
| theatricalRun | Broadway ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Warrens of Virginia (play) Description of subject: The Warrens of Virginia is an early 20th-century American stage drama set during the Civil War, written by playwright William C. deMille.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Warrens of Virginia (1915 film)
this entity surface form:
The Warrens of Virginia (stage play)