Present Laughter (stage)
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Present Laughter (stage) is a classic comedic play by Noël Coward, centered on the romantic and professional entanglements of a self-absorbed actor.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Present Laughter | 6 |
| Present Laughter (radio adaptations) | 1 |
| Present Laughter (stage) canonical | 1 |
| Present Laughter (television adaptations) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2250287 — 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: Present Laughter (stage) Context triple: [Alison Steadman, notableWork, Present Laughter (stage)]
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A.
Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour is a classic British radio and television comedy series from the 1950s and early 1960s, starring Tony Hancock and known for its character-driven humor and influential role in shaping modern sitcoms.
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Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a classic British television sitcom co-created by and starring John Cleese, renowned for its farcical humor and depiction of a disastrously run seaside hotel.
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An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband is a comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian politics, morality, and marriage through a story of blackmail and scandal in high society London.
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Jeeves in the Offing
"Jeeves in the Offing" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the unflappable valet Jeeves and his hapless employer Bertie Wooster in another tangle of romantic and social misadventures.
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E.
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger is a landmark 1956 stage play by John Osborne that helped launch the British "kitchen sink" realist movement and the era of the "angry young men" in postwar theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Present Laughter (stage) Target entity description: Present Laughter (stage) is a classic comedic play by Noël Coward, centered on the romantic and professional entanglements of a self-absorbed actor.
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A.
Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour is a classic British radio and television comedy series from the 1950s and early 1960s, starring Tony Hancock and known for its character-driven humor and influential role in shaping modern sitcoms.
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B.
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a classic British television sitcom co-created by and starring John Cleese, renowned for its farcical humor and depiction of a disastrously run seaside hotel.
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C.
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband is a comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian politics, morality, and marriage through a story of blackmail and scandal in high society London.
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D.
Jeeves in the Offing
"Jeeves in the Offing" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the unflappable valet Jeeves and his hapless employer Bertie Wooster in another tangle of romantic and social misadventures.
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E.
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger is a landmark 1956 stage play by John Osborne that helped launch the British "kitchen sink" realist movement and the era of the "angry young men" in postwar theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy play
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stage play ⓘ work by Noël Coward ⓘ |
| author | Noël Coward ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | drawing-room comedy ⓘ |
| firstMajorProductionCompany | Noël Coward’s own company ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | England ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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farce ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Present Laughter (stage)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Present Laughter (radio adaptations)
Present Laughter (stage) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Present Laughter (television adaptations)
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| hasBroadwayProduction | yes ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Daphne Stillington
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Fred ⓘ Garry Essendine ⓘ Henry Lyppiatt ⓘ Joanna Lyppiatt ⓘ Liz Essendine ⓘ Miss Erikson ⓘ Monica Reed ⓘ Morris Dixon ⓘ Roland Maule ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Noël Coward theatrical canon ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Garry Essendine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
autobiographical elements from Noël Coward’s life as an actor
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portrayal of a self-absorbed stage star ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Garry Essendine ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| settingPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| structure | three-act play ⓘ |
| style |
light comedy
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witty dialogue ⓘ |
| subject |
actors
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celebrity ⓘ middle age ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| theme |
fame
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professional entanglements ⓘ romantic entanglements ⓘ self-absorption ⓘ |
| tone |
farce-like
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| typicalProductionVenue |
West End theatre district
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surface form:
West End theatre
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| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | Noël Coward ⓘ |
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Subject: Present Laughter (stage) Description of subject: Present Laughter (stage) is a classic comedic play by Noël Coward, centered on the romantic and professional entanglements of a self-absorbed actor.
Referenced by (9)
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