Warner Theatre, New York City
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Warner Theatre in New York City was a historic movie palace and premiere venue for major early Hollywood films, notably associated with the rise of sound cinema in the 1920s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Warner Theatre (New York City) | 1 |
| Warner Theatre, New York City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1263195 — 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: Warner Theatre, New York City Context triple: [Don Juan (1926 film), premiereLocation, Warner Theatre, New York City]
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A.
Delacorte Theater
The Delacorte Theater is an open-air venue in New York City best known for hosting the Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park productions each summer.
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B.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
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C.
New Amsterdam Theatre
The New Amsterdam Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City, renowned for its early 20th-century architecture and long association with major musical productions.
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D.
Morosco Theatre
Morosco Theatre was a prominent Broadway playhouse in New York City, best known for hosting major 20th-century productions including the original run of Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman."
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E.
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.
- 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: Warner Theatre, New York City Target entity description: Warner Theatre in New York City was a historic movie palace and premiere venue for major early Hollywood films, notably associated with the rise of sound cinema in the 1920s.
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A.
Delacorte Theater
The Delacorte Theater is an open-air venue in New York City best known for hosting the Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park productions each summer.
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B.
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
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C.
New Amsterdam Theatre
The New Amsterdam Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City, renowned for its early 20th-century architecture and long association with major musical productions.
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D.
Morosco Theatre
Morosco Theatre was a prominent Broadway playhouse in New York City, best known for hosting major 20th-century productions including the original run of Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman."
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E.
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinema
ⓘ
movie palace ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | movie palace style ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Warner Bros. sound innovations ⓘ |
| audienceType | general public ⓘ |
| category |
former movie theatre
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historic cinema in New York City ⓘ |
| cityForPremieresOf | Hollywood films ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Broadway Theatre District
ⓘ
surface form:
Broadway theatre district
|
| demolishedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| era | 1920s ⓘ |
| hasType | single‑screen cinema ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early sound era of cinema ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Times Square ⓘ
surface form:
Times Square area
|
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Broadway ⓘ |
| mediaTypeShown |
feature films
ⓘ
sound films ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Warner Bros. Entertainment
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| notableFor |
association with the rise of sound cinema
ⓘ
premieres of major early Hollywood films ⓘ |
| operator |
Warner Bros. Entertainment
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| ownedBy |
Warner Bros. Entertainment
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| partOf |
United Artists Theatres
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros. theatre circuit
|
| significance |
important premiere venue for Hollywood studios
ⓘ
landmark of early sound film exhibition in New York City ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| transportAccess | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
film exhibition
ⓘ
film premieres ⓘ public entertainment ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Warner Theatre (New York City)