Regal Theater, Chicago
E143571
Regal Theater in Chicago was a famed South Side venue known for hosting legendary African American performers and iconic live recordings, particularly in blues and soul music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Regal Theater, Chicago canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1249672 — 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 Theater, Chicago Context triple: [Live at the Regal, recordedAt, Regal Theater, Chicago]
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A.
Elks Theatre
Elks Theatre is a historic performance venue and cultural landmark located in downtown Prescott, Arizona.
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B.
Chicago Theatre
The Chicago Theatre is a historic, French Baroque-style performing arts venue in downtown Chicago renowned for its iconic illuminated marquee and role as a major cultural landmark.
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C.
McGinn/Cazale Theater
The McGinn/Cazale Theater is an Off-Broadway performance venue in New York City known for hosting contemporary plays and emerging theatrical works.
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D.
Oak Park Festival Theatre
Oak Park Festival Theatre is a professional outdoor theater company in Oak Park, Illinois, best known for its summer productions of classic plays, especially Shakespeare.
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E.
Marquis Theatre
The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
- 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 Theater, Chicago Target entity description: Regal Theater in Chicago was a famed South Side venue known for hosting legendary African American performers and iconic live recordings, particularly in blues and soul music.
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A.
Elks Theatre
Elks Theatre is a historic performance venue and cultural landmark located in downtown Prescott, Arizona.
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B.
Chicago Theatre
The Chicago Theatre is a historic, French Baroque-style performing arts venue in downtown Chicago renowned for its iconic illuminated marquee and role as a major cultural landmark.
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C.
McGinn/Cazale Theater
The McGinn/Cazale Theater is an Off-Broadway performance venue in New York City known for hosting contemporary plays and emerging theatrical works.
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D.
Oak Park Festival Theatre
Oak Park Festival Theatre is a professional outdoor theater company in Oak Park, Illinois, best known for its summer productions of classic plays, especially Shakespeare.
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E.
Marquis Theatre
The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinema
ⓘ
music venue ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Regal Theatre ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | movie palace ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 3,000 seats ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | major venue on Chicago’s South Side for Black entertainment ⓘ |
| demolished | 1973 ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
| hostedPerformer |
Aretha Franklin
ⓘ
B. B. King ⓘ
surface form:
B.B. King
Bo Diddley ⓘ Buddy Guy ⓘ Cab Calloway ⓘ Count Basie ⓘ Dinah Washington ⓘ Duke Ellington ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ Etta James ⓘ Fats Waller ⓘ Howlin' Wolf ⓘ
surface form:
Howlin’ Wolf
Jackie Wilson ⓘ James Brown ⓘ Stevie Wonder ⓘ
surface form:
Little Stevie Wonder
Louis Armstrong ⓘ Muddy Waters ⓘ Nat King Cole ⓘ Ray Charles ⓘ Sam Cooke ⓘ Sarah Vaughan ⓘ Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ⓘ
surface form:
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
The Supremes ⓘ The Temptations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blues concerts
ⓘ
hosting African American performers ⓘ live album recordings ⓘ soul music concerts ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Side, Chicago ⓘ |
| location |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| neighborhood |
South Side, Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Bronzeville
|
| notableRecording |
B.B. King – Live at the Regal (1965)
ⓘ
Ray Charles – Live in Concert recordings segments ⓘ various Motown live performances ⓘ |
| opened | 1928 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chitlin' Circuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Chitlin’ Circuit
|
| servedCommunity | African American community of Chicago’s South Side ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Regal Theater, Chicago Description of subject: Regal Theater in Chicago was a famed South Side venue known for hosting legendary African American performers and iconic live recordings, particularly in blues and soul music.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.