Booth's Theatre
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Booth's Theatre was a prominent 19th-century New York City playhouse, renowned for its lavish productions and association with famed actor Edwin Booth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Booth's Theatre canonical | 3 |
| Booth's Theatre in New York City | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T170838 — 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: Booth's Theatre Context triple: [Edwin Booth, performedAt, Booth's Theatre]
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A.
St. James Theatre
St. James Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical premieres and long-running productions.
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B.
Lyric Theatre
Lyric Theatre is a main performance venue within The Lowry arts complex in Salford, England, known for hosting a wide range of theatre, dance, and live entertainment productions.
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C.
Tercentenary Theatre
Tercentenary Theatre is an outdoor ceremonial space in Harvard Yard used for major university events such as commencements and convocations.
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D.
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Cambridge Arts Theatre is a prominent independent playhouse in Cambridge, England, known for hosting a wide range of professional drama, touring productions, and cultural events.
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E.
Bruce Montgomery Theatre
Bruce Montgomery Theatre is an intimate performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, used for theatrical productions and other live arts 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: Booth's Theatre Target entity description: Booth's Theatre was a prominent 19th-century New York City playhouse, renowned for its lavish productions and association with famed actor Edwin Booth.
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A.
St. James Theatre
St. James Theatre is a historic Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical premieres and long-running productions.
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B.
Lyric Theatre
Lyric Theatre is a main performance venue within The Lowry arts complex in Salford, England, known for hosting a wide range of theatre, dance, and live entertainment productions.
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C.
Tercentenary Theatre
Tercentenary Theatre is an outdoor ceremonial space in Harvard Yard used for major university events such as commencements and convocations.
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D.
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Cambridge Arts Theatre is a prominent independent playhouse in Cambridge, England, known for hosting a wide range of professional drama, touring productions, and cultural events.
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E.
Bruce Montgomery Theatre
Bruce Montgomery Theatre is an intimate performance venue within the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, used for theatrical productions and other live arts events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former building
ⓘ
playhouse ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| architect |
James Renwick Jr.
ⓘ
Renwick & Sands ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Second Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American theatre history
ⓘ
Booth family ⓘ |
| city |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York
|
| closed | 1874 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
iron
ⓘ
marble ⓘ |
| convertedTo | dry-goods store ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolitionDate | 1883 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| financialOutcome | financial failure for Edwin Booth ⓘ |
| founder | Edwin Booth ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elaborate auditorium decoration
ⓘ
large stage ⓘ library for Edwin Booth ⓘ modern lighting for its time ⓘ private apartments for Edwin Booth ⓘ rehearsal rooms ⓘ scenery workshops ⓘ |
| inception | 1869 ⓘ |
| laterUse |
department store
ⓘ
office building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chelsea, Manhattan
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| locatedOn | West 23rd Street ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edwin Booth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced stage machinery
ⓘ
association with Edwin Booth ⓘ elaborate scenic design ⓘ lavish productions ⓘ |
| notableProduction |
Hamlet (stage performances)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hamlet
Giulio Cesare ⓘ
surface form:
Julius Caesar
|
| numberOfStories | 5 ⓘ |
| openingDate | February 3, 1869 ⓘ |
| owner | Edwin Booth ⓘ |
| primaryUse | legitimate theatre ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 1800 ⓘ |
| sold | 1873 ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Booth's Theatre Description of subject: Booth's Theatre was a prominent 19th-century New York City playhouse, renowned for its lavish productions and association with famed actor Edwin Booth.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Booth's Theatre in New York City