Swimming at the Ritz (play)
E933924
"Swimming at the Ritz" is a stage play by Michael Lesslie that dramatizes the later life and financial downfall of socialite Pamela Harriman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swimming at the Ritz (play) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11568744 — 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: Swimming at the Ritz (play) Context triple: [Michael Lesslie, notableWork, Swimming at the Ritz (play)]
-
A.
The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool is a 1969 French psychological thriller film directed by Jacques Deray, starring Alain Delon and Romy Schneider, centered on jealousy and tension at a luxurious villa in the south of France.
-
B.
The Drowning Girls (stage)
The Drowning Girls (stage) is a theatrical production in which Tracie Thoms starred, likely centered on dark, dramatic themes involving women and water.
-
C.
Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men is a 2018 British comedy film about a middle-aged man who finds camaraderie and purpose by joining an all-male amateur synchronized swimming team.
-
D.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
-
E.
A Couple of Swells
"A Couple of Swells" is a comic musical duet famously performed by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in the 1948 film musical *Easter Parade*.
- 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: Swimming at the Ritz (play) Target entity description: "Swimming at the Ritz" is a stage play by Michael Lesslie that dramatizes the later life and financial downfall of socialite Pamela Harriman.
-
A.
The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool is a 1969 French psychological thriller film directed by Jacques Deray, starring Alain Delon and Romy Schneider, centered on jealousy and tension at a luxurious villa in the south of France.
-
B.
The Drowning Girls (stage)
The Drowning Girls (stage) is a theatrical production in which Tracie Thoms starred, likely centered on dark, dramatic themes involving women and water.
-
C.
Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men is a 2018 British comedy film about a middle-aged man who finds camaraderie and purpose by joining an all-male amateur synchronized swimming team.
-
D.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
-
E.
A Couple of Swells
"A Couple of Swells" is a comic musical duet famously performed by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in the 1948 film musical *Easter Parade*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Michael Lesslie ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Pamela Harriman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
financial scandal
ⓘ
socialite lifestyle ⓘ |
| dramatises |
financial problems of Pamela Harriman
ⓘ
personal life of Pamela Harriman ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | United Kingdom theatre venue ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical play
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasForm | one-act play ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Pamela Harriman
ⓘ
linked to:
Pamela Beryl Harriman
|
| intendedAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Pamela Harriman
ⓘ
linked to:
Pamela Beryl Harriman
|
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
financial downfall of Pamela Harriman
ⓘ
later life of Pamela Harriman ⓘ |
| portrays | Pamela Harriman as protagonist ⓘ |
| setting |
Ritz Hotel
ⓘ
linked to:
The Ritz London
|
| subjectOccupation | socialite ⓘ |
| workOf | Michael Lesslie ⓘ |
| writer | Michael Lesslie ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Swimming at the Ritz (play) Description of subject: "Swimming at the Ritz" is a stage play by Michael Lesslie that dramatizes the later life and financial downfall of socialite Pamela Harriman.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.