The Vortex (stage play)
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"The Vortex" is a 1924 stage play by Noël Coward, best known as a sharp social comedy about scandal, addiction, and sexual hypocrisy in upper-class British society.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Vortex (stage play) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8179529 — 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 Vortex (stage play) Context triple: [James Dreyfus, notableWork, The Vortex (stage play)]
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A.
Terra Nova (play)
Terra Nova is a stage play by Ted Tally that dramatizes Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Antarctic expedition, blending historical fact with psychological exploration.
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B.
Clouds (play)
Clouds is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes that satirizes Socrates and the intellectual fashions of classical Athens.
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C.
Vortex
Vortex is a spinning pendulum thrill ride at Thorpe Park known for its intense swinging and rotating motion.
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D.
Vortex
Vortex is a stand-up steel roller coaster at the Carowinds amusement park known for its inversions and intense, compact layout.
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E.
The Dark Angel (play)
The Dark Angel (play) is a dramatic stage work that served as the source material for the 1935 romantic drama film adaptation.
- 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 Vortex (stage play) Target entity description: "The Vortex" is a 1924 stage play by Noël Coward, best known as a sharp social comedy about scandal, addiction, and sexual hypocrisy in upper-class British society.
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A.
Terra Nova (play)
Terra Nova is a stage play by Ted Tally that dramatizes Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Antarctic expedition, blending historical fact with psychological exploration.
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B.
Clouds (play)
Clouds is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes that satirizes Socrates and the intellectual fashions of classical Athens.
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C.
Vortex
Vortex is a spinning pendulum thrill ride at Thorpe Park known for its intense swinging and rotating motion.
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D.
Vortex
Vortex is a stand-up steel roller coaster at the Carowinds amusement park known for its inversions and intense, compact layout.
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E.
The Dark Angel (play)
The Dark Angel (play) is a dramatic stage work that served as the source material for the 1935 romantic drama film adaptation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy-drama
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stage play ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Vortex (1928 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| censorshipStatusAtPremiere | subject to Lord Chamberlain scrutiny ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bunty Mainwaring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florence Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicky Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Pauncefort Quentin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Veryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDirector | Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProducer | Lilian Braithwaite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ social comedy ⓘ |
| hasRevival | multiple West End revivals ⓘ |
| helpedEstablishReputationOf | Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | interwar period in Britain ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Noël Coward theatrical canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
addiction
ⓘ
cocaine use ⓘ drug abuse ⓘ marital infidelity ⓘ mother–son relationship ⓘ narcissism ⓘ scandal ⓘ sexual hypocrisy ⓘ upper-class British society ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial depiction of drug addiction
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frank treatment of sexual themes ⓘ satire of upper-class manners ⓘ |
| originalCastingIncluded | Noël Coward in the role of Nicky Lancaster ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Everyman Theatre, Hampstead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | London high society ⓘ |
| structure | three-act play ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism on interwar British theatre ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1920s ⓘ |
| writer | Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1924 ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1924 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Vortex (stage play) Description of subject: "The Vortex" is a 1924 stage play by Noël Coward, best known as a sharp social comedy about scandal, addiction, and sexual hypocrisy in upper-class British society.
Referenced by (1)
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