Triple

T17001784

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	William Archer	`E412462`	entity
Predicate	wrote	`P2831`	FINISHED
Object	Masks or Faces? A Study in the Psychology of Acting "Masks or Faces? A Study in the Psychology of Acting" is a seminal late-19th-century work of theatre criticism and psychology that examines the nature of acting, especially the tension between external technique and genuine emotional experience on stage.	`E1245327`	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: Masks or Faces? A Study in the Psychology of Acting | Statement: [William Archer, wrote, Masks or Faces? A Study in the Psychology of Acting]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Masks or Faces? A Study in the Psychology of Acting
Context triple: [William Archer, wrote, Masks or Faces? A Study in the Psychology of Acting]

A. To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting
"To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting" is a seminal acting manual by Michael Chekhov that outlines his influential psycho-physical approach to performance and character creation.
B. The Art of Acting
The Art of Acting is a seminal book by renowned acting teacher Stella Adler that distills her influential techniques and philosophy on performance.
C. Other People’s Shoes: Thoughts on Acting
Other People’s Shoes: Thoughts on Acting is a reflective book by British actor Harriet Walter that explores the craft, psychology, and practical realities of acting.
D. Acting: A Study in Motion
"Acting: A Study in Motion" is a work by Allyson Downey that explores the craft of acting with an emphasis on physicality and movement.
E. Lessons for the Professional Actor
Lessons for the Professional Actor is a seminal acting manual by Russian-American actor and teacher Michael Chekhov, outlining his influential psycho-physical approach to performance.
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: Masks or Faces? A Study in the Psychology of Acting
Triple: [William Archer, wrote, Masks or Faces? A Study in the Psychology of Acting]

Generated description

"Masks or Faces? A Study in the Psychology of Acting" is a seminal late-19th-century work of theatre criticism and psychology that examines the nature of acting, especially the tension between external technique and genuine emotional experience on stage.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Masks or Faces? A Study in the Psychology of Acting
Target entity description: "Masks or Faces? A Study in the Psychology of Acting" is a seminal late-19th-century work of theatre criticism and psychology that examines the nature of acting, especially the tension between external technique and genuine emotional experience on stage.

A. To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting
"To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting" is a seminal acting manual by Michael Chekhov that outlines his influential psycho-physical approach to performance and character creation.
B. The Art of Acting
The Art of Acting is a seminal book by renowned acting teacher Stella Adler that distills her influential techniques and philosophy on performance.
C. Other People’s Shoes: Thoughts on Acting
Other People’s Shoes: Thoughts on Acting is a reflective book by British actor Harriet Walter that explores the craft, psychology, and practical realities of acting.
D. Acting: A Study in Motion
"Acting: A Study in Motion" is a work by Allyson Downey that explores the craft of acting with an emphasis on physicality and movement.
E. Lessons for the Professional Actor
Lessons for the Professional Actor is a seminal acting manual by Russian-American actor and teacher Michael Chekhov, outlining his influential psycho-physical approach to performance.
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_69d886cb581c8190ab05f4b429c9cd85`	completed	April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e3d37ec2b48190b4f997899d887ba8`	completed	April 18, 2026, 6:54 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a00dc1e2f708190999f6fab16fdabe8`	completed	May 10, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a0114d68c8481909111bfab22882bb2`	completed	May 10, 2026, 11:29 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a0118ba68408190b242154c40461f21`	completed	May 10, 2026, 11:46 p.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:32 a.m.