Regal Theatre
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Regal Theatre was a historic Chicago entertainment venue renowned for showcasing African American performers during the early to mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Regal Theater | 1 |
| Regal Theatre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6380718 — 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: Regal Theatre Context triple: [Regal Theater, Chicago, alsoKnownAs, Regal Theatre]
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A.
El Rey Theatre
El Rey Theatre is a historic Art Deco live music venue and former movie theater located on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.
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B.
Majestic Theatre
Majestic Theatre is a historic entertainment venue in Detroit known for hosting live music, performances, and cultural events.
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C.
Majestic Theatre
The Majestic Theatre is a historic Broadway venue in New York City renowned for hosting major musical productions.
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D.
Elgin Theatre
Elgin Theatre is a historic performance venue in Toronto, Canada, known as one of the two stacked theatres that make up the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre.
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E.
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.
- 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: Regal Theatre Target entity description: Regal Theatre was a historic Chicago entertainment venue renowned for showcasing African American performers during the early to mid-20th century.
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A.
El Rey Theatre
El Rey Theatre is a historic Art Deco live music venue and former movie theater located on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.
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B.
Majestic Theatre
The Majestic Theatre is a historic Broadway venue in New York City renowned for hosting major musical productions.
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C.
Majestic Theatre
Majestic Theatre is a historic entertainment venue in Detroit known for hosting live music, performances, and cultural events.
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D.
Elgin Theatre
Elgin Theatre is a historic performance venue in Toronto, Canada, known as one of the two stacked theatres that make up the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment venue
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historic building ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Regal Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Regal Theatre
|
| architecturalStyle |
Moorish Revival
ⓘ
atmospheric theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Migration era African American culture
ⓘ
jazz age entertainment ⓘ |
| category |
African-American theatres
ⓘ
Former theatres in Chicago ⓘ Jazz venues in Chicago ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalSignificance |
important site in African American performance history
ⓘ
major venue for African American entertainment in Chicago ⓘ |
| demolishedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Alexander L. Levy
ⓘ
William J. Klein ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
early 20th century
ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | African American cultural heritage ⓘ |
| hostedPerformer |
Cab Calloway
ⓘ
Count Basie ⓘ Duke Ellington ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ Ethel Waters ⓘ Louis Armstrong ⓘ Nat King Cole ⓘ |
| influenced | later African American theatre venues in Chicago ⓘ |
| knownFor |
live music performances
ⓘ
motion picture exhibitions ⓘ showcasing African American performers ⓘ vaudeville shows ⓘ |
| location |
Chicago
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Bronzeville ⓘ |
| opened | 1928 ⓘ |
| openedInDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago Black Metropolis cultural scene ⓘ |
| primaryAudience | African American community ⓘ |
| programmingType |
blues performances
ⓘ
film screenings ⓘ jazz concerts ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 3000 ⓘ |
| servedCommunity |
South Side of Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
South Side, Chicago
|
| status | demolished ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Regal Theatre Description of subject: Regal Theatre was a historic Chicago entertainment venue renowned for showcasing African American performers during the early to mid-20th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Regal Theatre