Auditorium Theatre
E163184
The Auditorium Theatre is a historic Chicago performing arts venue renowned for its pioneering architecture, exceptional acoustics, and role as a major cultural landmark.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Auditorium Theatre canonical | 6 |
| Auditorium Theatre Annex | 1 |
| Auditorium Theatre Annex Annex | 1 |
| Auditorium Theatre complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1414563 — 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: Auditorium Theatre Context triple: [Chicago Loop, contains, Auditorium Theatre]
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A.
Donald Gordon Theatre
The Donald Gordon Theatre is the principal large-scale performance venue within Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre, hosting major opera, theatre, and musical productions.
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B.
Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum Theatre is a historic theatre and major performing arts venue located in the city centre of Sheffield, England.
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C.
James Theatre
James Theatre is a historic cinema and performance venue located in the town of Dungog, New South Wales, Australia.
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D.
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre is the main venue of the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, renowned for its productions of Shakespearean and classical theatre.
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E.
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.
- 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: Auditorium Theatre Target entity description: The Auditorium Theatre is a historic Chicago performing arts venue renowned for its pioneering architecture, exceptional acoustics, and role as a major cultural landmark.
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A.
Donald Gordon Theatre
The Donald Gordon Theatre is the principal large-scale performance venue within Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre, hosting major opera, theatre, and musical productions.
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B.
Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum Theatre is a historic theatre and major performing arts venue located in the city centre of Sheffield, England.
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C.
James Theatre
James Theatre is a historic cinema and performance venue located in the town of Dungog, New South Wales, Australia.
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D.
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre is the main venue of the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, renowned for its productions of Shakespearean and classical theatre.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert hall
ⓘ
historic landmark ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1970 ⓘ |
| address | 50 East Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago, Illinois ⓘ |
| architect |
Dankmar Adler
ⓘ
Louis Sullivan ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Adler & Sullivan ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chicago School architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago School
Neo-Romanesque ⓘ
surface form:
Romanesque Revival
|
| associatedWith |
Louis Sullivan’s early skyscraper-era innovations
ⓘ
the development of modern theatre acoustics ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| completionDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedNationalHistoricLandmark | 1975 ⓘ |
| developer | Ferdinand Peck ⓘ |
| groundbreakingDate | 1887 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
advanced acoustic design for its time
ⓘ
cantilevered balconies ⓘ excellent sightlines ⓘ horseshoe-shaped auditorium ⓘ large proscenium stage ⓘ mosaic and stencil ornamentation ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped establish Chicago as a major cultural center in the late 19th century
ⓘ
one of the most important works of Adler & Sullivan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a major cultural landmark in Chicago
ⓘ
exceptional acoustics ⓘ innovative use of electric lighting ⓘ pioneering architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| neighborhood | Chicago Loop ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| operator | Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University ⓘ |
| originalUse | opera house ⓘ |
| owner | Roosevelt University ⓘ |
| partOf |
Auditorium Building
ⓘ
Auditorium Building (Chicago) ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Landmark district (Auditorium Building)
|
| seatingCapacity | approximately 3,900 ⓘ |
| uses |
concerts
ⓘ
dance performances ⓘ lectures ⓘ theatrical productions ⓘ |
| website | https://www.auditoriumtheatre.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Auditorium Theatre Description of subject: The Auditorium Theatre is a historic Chicago performing arts venue renowned for its pioneering architecture, exceptional acoustics, and role as a major cultural landmark.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ellie Caulkins Opera House
this entity surface form:
Auditorium Theatre complex
subject surface form:
Louis Sullivan
subject surface form:
Louis Sullivan
this entity surface form:
Auditorium Theatre Annex
subject surface form:
Louis Sullivan
this entity surface form:
Auditorium Theatre Annex Annex