Triple

T6312531
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Barbara Harris E141537 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object A Thousand Clowns (stage production)
A Thousand Clowns is a 1962 Broadway comedy play by Herb Gardner about an eccentric, unemployed television writer fighting to retain custody of his nephew, noted for its sharp wit and its acclaimed original performances.
 E583745 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: A Thousand Clowns (stage production) | Statement: [Barbara Harris, notableWork, A Thousand Clowns (stage production)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: A Thousand Clowns (stage production)
Context triple: [Barbara Harris, notableWork, A Thousand Clowns (stage production)]
  • A. Beyond the Fringe
    Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
  • B. Applause (musical)
    Applause is a 1970 Broadway musical adaptation of the film "All About Eve," featuring music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams.
  • C. Babes in Arms
    Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
  • D. Babes in Arms
    Babes in Arms is a 1937 Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, best known for songs like "My Funny Valentine" and "The Lady Is a Tramp."
  • E. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a classic 1962 Broadway musical comedy, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, that farcically blends Roman-era antics with vaudeville-style humor.
  • 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: A Thousand Clowns (stage production)
Triple: [Barbara Harris, notableWork, A Thousand Clowns (stage production)]
Generated description
A Thousand Clowns is a 1962 Broadway comedy play by Herb Gardner about an eccentric, unemployed television writer fighting to retain custody of his nephew, noted for its sharp wit and its acclaimed original performances.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: A Thousand Clowns (stage production)
Target entity description: A Thousand Clowns is a 1962 Broadway comedy play by Herb Gardner about an eccentric, unemployed television writer fighting to retain custody of his nephew, noted for its sharp wit and its acclaimed original performances.
  • A. Beyond the Fringe
    Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
  • B. Applause (musical)
    Applause is a 1970 Broadway musical adaptation of the film "All About Eve," featuring music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams.
  • C. Babes in Arms
    Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
  • D. Babes in Arms
    Babes in Arms is a 1937 Broadway musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, best known for songs like "My Funny Valentine" and "The Lady Is a Tramp."
  • E. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a classic 1962 Broadway musical comedy, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, that farcically blends Roman-era antics with vaudeville-style humor.
  • 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_69c008d00efc8190a36c05b4b4a3bf4b completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0649ea98c819086509e175812c6c0 completed March 22, 2026, 9:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c5e469355c81908049e0c68a8c0259 completed March 27, 2026, 1:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c5ee04b2388190b36dc9bb23b4a18a completed March 27, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c5ee780bb08190a97c90804f9c6b68 completed March 27, 2026, 2:42 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:28 p.m.