Remains to Be Seen (play)
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Remains to Be Seen is a mid-20th-century Broadway comedy play co-written by Howard Lindsay that blends murder mystery elements with lighthearted, sophisticated humor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Remains to Be Seen (play) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9326505 — 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: Remains to Be Seen (play) Context triple: [Howard Lindsay, notableWork, Remains to Be Seen (play)]
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A.
Period of Adjustment (play)
Period of Adjustment (play) is a 1960 dark comedy by Tennessee Williams that explores the marital tensions of two couples over a single turbulent Christmas Eve.
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B.
Bus Stop (play)
Bus Stop (play) is a 1955 romantic comedy-drama by William Inge that centers on a group of strangers stranded overnight in a Kansas diner during a snowstorm, exploring their intersecting relationships and personal revelations.
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C.
The Women (play)
The Women is a 1936 satirical comedy play by Clare Boothe Luce that portrays the lives, rivalries, and romantic entanglements of a group of wealthy New York women, notable for its all-female cast.
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D.
Clouds (play)
Clouds is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes that satirizes Socrates and the intellectual fashions of classical Athens.
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E.
The Ringer (play)
The Ringer (play) is a stage adaptation of Edgar Wallace’s crime story about a mysterious master of disguise who outwits both criminals and the police.
- 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: Remains to Be Seen (play) Target entity description: Remains to Be Seen is a mid-20th-century Broadway comedy play co-written by Howard Lindsay that blends murder mystery elements with lighthearted, sophisticated humor.
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A.
The Gazebo (play)
The Gazebo is a 1958 Broadway mystery-comedy play, co-written by Alec Coppel and Leueen MacGrath, about a television writer who tries to dispose of a blackmailer’s body in his backyard gazebo with farcical consequences.
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B.
Period of Adjustment (play)
Period of Adjustment (play) is a 1960 dark comedy by Tennessee Williams that explores the marital tensions of two couples over a single turbulent Christmas Eve.
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C.
Bus Stop (play)
Bus Stop (play) is a 1955 romantic comedy-drama by William Inge that centers on a group of strangers stranded overnight in a Kansas diner during a snowstorm, exploring their intersecting relationships and personal revelations.
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D.
The Women (play)
The Women is a 1936 satirical comedy play by Clare Boothe Luce that portrays the lives, rivalries, and romantic entanglements of a group of wealthy New York women, notable for its all-female cast.
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E.
Clouds (play)
Clouds is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes that satirizes Socrates and the intellectual fashions of classical Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway production
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play ⓘ stage comedy ⓘ |
| author | Howard Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coWriter | Howard Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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murder mystery ⓘ |
| hasBroadwayProduction | Remains to Be Seen (original Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | live performance ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
crime
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romantic entanglements ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Remains to Be Seen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeElement | murder investigation ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | witty dialogue ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
lighthearted
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sophisticated humor ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| structure | multi-act play ⓘ |
| workType | dramatic work ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Remains to Be Seen (play) Description of subject: Remains to Be Seen is a mid-20th-century Broadway comedy play co-written by Howard Lindsay that blends murder mystery elements with lighthearted, sophisticated humor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.