The Cocktail Party
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The Cocktail Party is a verse drama by T. S. Eliot that explores themes of marriage, identity, and spiritual crisis through a drawing-room comedy that gradually reveals deeper psychological and religious dimensions.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cocktail Party canonical | 14 |
| Act I of The Cocktail Party | 2 |
| Act II of The Cocktail Party | 2 |
| Act III of The Cocktail Party | 1 |
| The Cocktail Party (1949 stage premiere) | 1 |
| The Cocktail Party universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T167848 — 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: The Cocktail Party Context triple: [T. S. Eliot, notableWork, The Cocktail Party]
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A.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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B.
Blue Room
The Blue Room is an oval-shaped ceremonial reception room on the first floor of the White House, traditionally decorated in blue and used for formal gatherings and receiving guests.
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C.
Blue Room
Blue Room is a renowned Kansas City jazz club and performance venue associated with the American Jazz Museum, known for showcasing live jazz and preserving the city’s rich musical heritage.
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D.
Everybody Knows
"Everybody Knows" is a dark, brooding song by Leonard Cohen, known for its cynical commentary on societal decay and human relationships.
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E.
After the Dance
"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.
- 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: The Cocktail Party Target entity description: The Cocktail Party is a verse drama by T. S. Eliot that explores themes of marriage, identity, and spiritual crisis through a drawing-room comedy that gradually reveals deeper psychological and religious dimensions.
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A.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
-
B.
Blue Room
The Blue Room is an oval-shaped ceremonial reception room on the first floor of the White House, traditionally decorated in blue and used for formal gatherings and receiving guests.
-
C.
Blue Room
Blue Room is a renowned Kansas City jazz club and performance venue associated with the American Jazz Museum, known for showcasing live jazz and preserving the city’s rich musical heritage.
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D.
Everybody Knows
"Everybody Knows" is a dark, brooding song by Leonard Cohen, known for its cynical commentary on societal decay and human relationships.
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E.
After the Dance
"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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verse drama ⓘ |
| author | T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
| award |
Tony Award for Best Play
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surface form:
Tony Award for Best Play nomination
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| broadwayOpeningYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Celia Coplestone is a young woman seeking spiritual meaning
ⓘ
Edward Chamberlayne is a troubled husband ⓘ Lavinia Chamberlayne is Edward's estranged wife ⓘ Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly is a psychiatrist-like figure ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally successful on stage ⓘ |
| dramaticMode | comedy that turns serious ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
mixture of social comedy and religious allegory
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use of chorus-like group of guests ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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drawing-room comedy ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ religious drama ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
examination of the breakdown and reconstruction of marriage
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exploration of the possibility of sainthood in the modern world ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Eliot's own religious beliefs ⓘ Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Celia Coplestone
ⓘ
Edward Chamberlayne ⓘ Lavinia Chamberlayne ⓘ Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly ⓘ |
| partOf | T. S. Eliot's late dramatic works ⓘ |
| premiereEvent |
Edinburgh International Festival
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surface form:
Edinburgh Festival
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| premiereLocation | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
a middle-class drawing room ⓘ |
| structure | three-act play ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
human relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ marriage ⓘ redemption ⓘ sainthood ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: The Cocktail Party Description of subject: The Cocktail Party is a verse drama by T. S. Eliot that explores themes of marriage, identity, and spiritual crisis through a drawing-room comedy that gradually reveals deeper psychological and religious dimensions.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Edward Chamberlayne
subject surface form:
Edward Chamberlayne
subject surface form:
Lavinia Chamberlayne
subject surface form:
Lavinia Chamberlayne
this entity surface form:
Act I of The Cocktail Party
subject surface form:
Lavinia Chamberlayne
this entity surface form:
Act II of The Cocktail Party
subject surface form:
Lavinia Chamberlayne
this entity surface form:
Act III of The Cocktail Party
subject surface form:
Celia Coplestone
Celia Coplestone is a young woman seeking spiritual meaning
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firstAppearance
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The Cocktail Party
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subject surface form:
Celia Coplestone
subject surface form:
Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly
subject surface form:
Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly
this entity surface form:
The Cocktail Party (1949 stage premiere)
this entity surface form:
The Cocktail Party universe
this entity surface form:
Act I of The Cocktail Party
this entity surface form:
Act II of The Cocktail Party