Triple

T2741260
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nathan Lane E60753 entity
Predicate portrayedCharacter P1668 FINISHED
Object Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival)
Pseudolus in the 1996 Broadway revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" is the central, fast-talking slave character whose scheming drives the farcical plot and showcases broad physical comedy and sharp wit.
E295949 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival) | Statement: [Nathan Lane, portrayedCharacter, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival)
Context triple: [Nathan Lane, portrayedCharacter, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival)]
  • A. Barnum (1980 Broadway production)
    Barnum (1980 Broadway production) is a Tony Award–winning musical that dramatizes the life and showmanship of P.T. Barnum through a blend of traditional theatre and circus-style spectacle.
  • B. The Odd Couple (stage production)
    The Odd Couple (stage production) is a popular stage adaptation of Neil Simon’s classic comedy about two mismatched roommates, in which actor Wendell Pierce has appeared.
  • C. The Producers (2001 Broadway production)
    The Producers (2001 Broadway production) is a smash-hit Mel Brooks musical comedy that became one of Broadway’s most celebrated and Tony Award–winning shows.
  • D. The Front Page (2016 Broadway revival)
    The Front Page (2016 Broadway revival) is a star-studded Broadway production of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s classic newsroom comedy, noted for its high-profile cast and acclaimed staging.
  • E. The Heir to the Hoorah (play)
    The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival)
Triple: [Nathan Lane, portrayedCharacter, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival)]
Generated description
Pseudolus in the 1996 Broadway revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" is the central, fast-talking slave character whose scheming drives the farcical plot and showcases broad physical comedy and sharp wit.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival)
Target entity description: Pseudolus in the 1996 Broadway revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" is the central, fast-talking slave character whose scheming drives the farcical plot and showcases broad physical comedy and sharp wit.
  • A. Barnum (1980 Broadway production)
    Barnum (1980 Broadway production) is a Tony Award–winning musical that dramatizes the life and showmanship of P.T. Barnum through a blend of traditional theatre and circus-style spectacle.
  • B. The Odd Couple (stage production)
    The Odd Couple (stage production) is a popular stage adaptation of Neil Simon’s classic comedy about two mismatched roommates, in which actor Wendell Pierce has appeared.
  • C. The Producers (2001 Broadway production)
    The Producers (2001 Broadway production) is a smash-hit Mel Brooks musical comedy that became one of Broadway’s most celebrated and Tony Award–winning shows.
  • D. The Front Page (2016 Broadway revival)
    The Front Page (2016 Broadway revival) is a star-studded Broadway production of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s classic newsroom comedy, noted for its high-profile cast and acclaimed staging.
  • E. The Heir to the Hoorah (play)
    The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ab4b77febc819095603eb012cd141b completed March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abdb2f210881909126307cc92ebfef completed March 7, 2026, 8 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afbbca8ac081909ce86d4cd911b4f1 completed March 10, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afbcc1dd988190826ab05e55adf1ee completed March 10, 2026, 6:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afbd452e1c8190a3ee9eaf642e80a0 completed March 10, 2026, 6:42 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:56 p.m.