Widows and Children First!
E142460
Widows and Children First! is the third play in Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy, focusing on the protagonist’s evolving family life and emotional maturity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Widows and Children First! canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1243205 — 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: Widows and Children First! Context triple: [Torch Song Trilogy, componentWork, Widows and Children First!]
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A.
Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm is a 1921 silent historical drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, set during the French Revolution and starring Lillian and Dorothy Gish as separated sisters.
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B.
Mother and Child
"Mother and Child" is a 2009 drama film written and directed by Rodrigo García that interweaves the emotional stories of three women connected by adoption and motherhood.
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C.
Where Are the Children?
"Where Are the Children?" is a bestselling suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that helped establish her reputation as a leading author of psychological thrillers.
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D.
Strength to Love
Strength to Love is a collection of sermons and essays by Martin Luther King Jr. that explores Christian theology, nonviolence, and the moral foundations of the civil rights movement.
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E.
Pillar of Mercy
The Pillar of Mercy is one of the three central columns in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, representing expansion, compassion, and benevolent divine energy.
- 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: Widows and Children First! Target entity description: Widows and Children First! is the third play in Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy, focusing on the protagonist’s evolving family life and emotional maturity.
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A.
Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm is a 1921 silent historical drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, set during the French Revolution and starring Lillian and Dorothy Gish as separated sisters.
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B.
Mother and Child
"Mother and Child" is a 2009 drama film written and directed by Rodrigo García that interweaves the emotional stories of three women connected by adoption and motherhood.
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C.
Where Are the Children?
"Where Are the Children?" is a bestselling suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that helped establish her reputation as a leading author of psychological thrillers.
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D.
Strength to Love
Strength to Love is a collection of sermons and essays by Martin Luther King Jr. that explores Christian theology, nonviolence, and the moral foundations of the civil rights movement.
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E.
Pillar of Mercy
The Pillar of Mercy is one of the three central columns in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, representing expansion, compassion, and benevolent divine energy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Harvey Fierstein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
the protagonist’s emotional growth
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the protagonist’s evolving family life ⓘ |
| follows | Fugue in a Nursery ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related play
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drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Arnold Beckoff ⓘ |
| partOf | Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | third play ⓘ |
| precedes |
Torch Song Trilogy
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surface form:
Torch Song Trilogy (combined full-length play)
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| protagonist | Arnold Beckoff ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| subject |
gay family structures
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interpersonal relationships ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional maturity
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family life ⓘ gay identity ⓘ parenthood ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| writer | Harvey Fierstein ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Widows and Children First! Description of subject: Widows and Children First! is the third play in Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy, focusing on the protagonist’s evolving family life and emotional maturity.
Referenced by (3)
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