Problem: (1) A Broadway - Revival 2001 was staged by Joe Mantello and played Alan Cumming as Otto , Jennifer Ehle as Gilda and Dominic West as Leo .
(2) A 2001 Broadway revival was directed by Joe Mantello and starred Jennifer Ehle as Otto , Alan Cumming as Gilda and Dominic West as Leo .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: no

Problem: (1) After Eldred G. Smith died , Hortense married Robert Child in 1977 .
(2) In 1977 , after Robert Child had died , Hortense married Eldred G. Smith .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: no

Problem: (1) The Russian villain is , however , an original and sometimes interesting danger .
(2) The Russian villain , however , is an interesting and sometimes original menace .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: no

Problem: (1) Eastern Cape is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Mnquma Local Municipality in South Africa .
(2) Mnquma Local Municipality is an administrative area of the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A:
no