Carrying the Banner
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"Carrying the Banner" is the rousing opening ensemble number from the stage musical *Newsies*, introducing the newsboys’ world and their daily struggles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carrying the Banner canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7577403 — 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: Carrying the Banner Context triple: [Newsies (stage musical), notableSong, Carrying the Banner]
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A.
The Banner of Freedom
The Banner of Freedom is the national anthem of Samoa, celebrated for its patriotic lyrics and ceremonial use at official events and international sporting occasions.
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B.
Battle Cry
Battle Cry is a 1955 American World War II drama film directed by Raoul Walsh, adapted from Leon Uris’s novel about a group of young U.S. Marines.
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C.
The Anthem
The Anthem is a major music and entertainment venue in Washington, D.C., known for hosting large-scale concerts and live events.
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D.
The Proud
The Proud is a conceptual or narrative element representing individuals or forces characterized by an intense sense of dignity, self-respect, or arrogance.
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E.
Honor to Us All
"Honor to Us All" is a musical number from Disney's animated film Mulan that introduces the expectations of traditional femininity placed on the heroine as she prepares to meet the matchmaker.
- 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: Carrying the Banner Target entity description: "Carrying the Banner" is the rousing opening ensemble number from the stage musical *Newsies*, introducing the newsboys’ world and their daily struggles.
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A.
The Banner of Freedom
The Banner of Freedom is the national anthem of Samoa, celebrated for its patriotic lyrics and ceremonial use at official events and international sporting occasions.
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B.
Battle Cry
Battle Cry is a 1955 American World War II drama film directed by Raoul Walsh, adapted from Leon Uris’s novel about a group of young U.S. Marines.
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C.
The Anthem
The Anthem is a major music and entertainment venue in Washington, D.C., known for hosting large-scale concerts and live events.
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D.
The Proud
The Proud is a conceptual or narrative element representing individuals or forces characterized by an intense sense of dignity, self-respect, or arrogance.
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E.
Honor to Us All
"Honor to Us All" is a musical number from Disney's animated film Mulan that introduces the expectations of traditional femininity placed on the heroine as she prepares to meet the matchmaker.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ensemble number
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Newsies: The Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | songs from the 1992 film Newsies ⓘ |
| composer | Alan Menken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasChoreographyBy | varies by production ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jack Feldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
depicts the newsboys’ daily struggles
ⓘ
introduces the newsboys’ world ⓘ |
| partOf |
Newsies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newsies (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerType | ensemble ⓘ |
| positionInWork | opening number ⓘ |
| primaryPerformers | newsboys ⓘ |
| productionType | stage musical number ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| subject |
child labor
ⓘ
economic hardship ⓘ solidarity among workers ⓘ street newsboys ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1899 ⓘ |
| tone |
energetic
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rousing ⓘ |
| usedAs | exposition song ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carrying the Banner Description of subject: "Carrying the Banner" is the rousing opening ensemble number from the stage musical *Newsies*, introducing the newsboys’ world and their daily struggles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.