Loew’s Poli Theatre
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Loew’s Poli Theatre was a historic early-20th-century movie and vaudeville palace that later became known as the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, Massachusetts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Loew’s Poli Theatre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5057445 — 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: Loew’s Poli Theatre Context triple: [Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, formerName, Loew’s Poli Theatre]
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A.
Loew's State Theatre
Loew's State Theatre was a prominent historic movie palace in New York City known for hosting major film premieres, including that of "The Godfather."
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B.
Loew's Jersey Theatre
Loew's Jersey Theatre is a historic 1920s movie palace in Jersey City, New Jersey, renowned for its lavish architecture and ongoing restoration as a performing arts and film venue.
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C.
Uptown Theater
Uptown Theater is a historic North Philadelphia venue famed for hosting major African American performers during the mid-20th-century R&B and soul era.
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D.
Palace Theater
The Palace Theater is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut, known for its ornate architecture and live theater, music, and cultural events.
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E.
Adler Theatre
The Adler Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Davenport, Iowa, hosting concerts, Broadway shows, and other live entertainment.
- 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: Loew’s Poli Theatre Target entity description: Loew’s Poli Theatre was a historic early-20th-century movie and vaudeville palace that later became known as the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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A.
Loew's State Theatre
Loew's State Theatre was a prominent historic movie palace in New York City known for hosting major film premieres, including that of "The Godfather."
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B.
Loew's Jersey Theatre
Loew's Jersey Theatre is a historic 1920s movie palace in Jersey City, New Jersey, renowned for its lavish architecture and ongoing restoration as a performing arts and film venue.
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C.
Uptown Theater
Uptown Theater is a historic North Philadelphia venue famed for hosting major African American performers during the mid-20th-century R&B and soul era.
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D.
Palace Theater
The Palace Theater is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut, known for its ornate architecture and live theater, music, and cultural events.
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E.
Adler Theatre
The Adler Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Davenport, Iowa, hosting concerts, Broadway shows, and other live entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinema
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theater building ⓘ vaudeville theater ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| architecturalType | movie palace ⓘ |
| category |
Cinemas and movie theaters in Massachusetts
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Historic theaters in Massachusetts ⓘ Vaudeville theaters in the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
local community of Worcester
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regional performing arts patrons ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | example of early 20th-century American movie palace ⓘ |
| hasFunction | performing arts venue ⓘ |
| hasOriginalUse | vaudeville and silent film exhibition ⓘ |
| hasRenovation | conversion to Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic theater ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts
Worcester County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| location | Worcester, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sylvester Z. Poli ⓘ |
| operator |
Loew’s Theatres
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linked to:
Loew's Inc.
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| partOf |
Poli theater chain
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downtown Worcester ⓘ |
| significantEvent | restoration and reopening as Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Southbridge Street, Worcester, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| use |
motion picture exhibition
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vaudeville performances ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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