The Merchant of Yonkers
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The Merchant of Yonkers is a 1938 farcical play by Thornton Wilder that served as the earlier version of his later, more famous play The Matchmaker, which in turn inspired the musical Hello, Dolly!.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12109781 — 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: The Merchant of Yonkers Context triple: [The Matchmaker, basedOn, The Merchant of Yonkers]
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A.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is a Shakespearean play that blends romantic comedy with intense drama, best known for the character Shylock and its exploration of mercy, justice, and prejudice.
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B.
The Travelling Players
The Travelling Players is a 1975 Greek historical drama film by Theo Angelopoulos that follows a troupe of actors touring Greece while the nation undergoes turbulent political upheavals from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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C.
The Miser's Heart
The Miser's Heart is a 1911 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, featuring early cinema actress Linda Arvidson.
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D.
A Piece of Work
A Piece of Work is a 2010 documentary film that follows comedian Joan Rivers over the course of a year, offering an unflinching look at her career, personal life, and relentless drive in show business.
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E.
The Roaring Girl
The Roaring Girl is a Jacobean stage comedy, co-written by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker, that dramatizes the exploits of the cross-dressing London rogue Mary Frith (Moll Cutpurse).
- 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 Merchant of Yonkers Target entity description: The Merchant of Yonkers is a 1938 farcical play by Thornton Wilder that served as the earlier version of his later, more famous play The Matchmaker, which in turn inspired the musical Hello, Dolly!.
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A.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is a Shakespearean play that blends romantic comedy with intense drama, best known for the character Shylock and its exploration of mercy, justice, and prejudice.
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B.
The Travelling Players
The Travelling Players is a 1975 Greek historical drama film by Theo Angelopoulos that follows a troupe of actors touring Greece while the nation undergoes turbulent political upheavals from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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C.
The Miser's Heart
The Miser's Heart is a 1911 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, featuring early cinema actress Linda Arvidson.
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D.
A Piece of Work
A Piece of Work is a 2010 documentary film that follows comedian Joan Rivers over the course of a year, offering an unflinching look at her career, personal life, and relentless drive in show business.
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E.
The Roaring Girl
The Roaring Girl is a Jacobean stage comedy, co-written by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker, that dramatizes the exploits of the cross-dressing London rogue Mary Frith (Moll Cutpurse).
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.