Duke’s Company
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Duke’s Company was a prominent 17th-century English theatre company, originally granted a royal patent after the Restoration and known for staging many of the era’s leading plays and performers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duke’s Company canonical | 2 |
| Duke's Company | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4280312 — 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.
Target entity: Duke’s Company Context triple: [United Company, formedByMergerOf, Duke’s Company]
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Muscovy Company
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Somers Isles Company
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Duke’s Company Target entity description: Duke’s Company was a prominent 17th-century English theatre company, originally granted a royal patent after the Restoration and known for staging many of the era’s leading plays and performers.
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A.
Muscovy Company
The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.
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B.
Manchester Corporation
Manchester Corporation was the former municipal governing body of the city of Manchester, responsible for administering local services, infrastructure, and civic institutions before being replaced by the modern city council structure.
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C.
Royal African Company
The Royal African Company was a 17th- and 18th-century English trading company that held a monopoly over British trade on the West African coast, playing a central role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
Meriden Britannia Company
Meriden Britannia Company was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American silverware and metalware manufacturer known for its high-quality silver-plated products and role in establishing Meriden, Connecticut as a major silver industry center.
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E.
Somers Isles Company
The Somers Isles Company was an English chartered company that administered and exploited the colony of Bermuda (then called the Somers Isles) in the 17th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English theatre company
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Restoration theatre company ⓘ |
| activeDuringPeriod | English Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Duke of York’s Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1682 ⓘ |
| employedActor |
Henry Harris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Betterton NERFINISHED ⓘ William Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employedActress |
Anne Gibbs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hester Davenport NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Saunderson (Mary Betterton) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1660 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Sir William Davenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Restoration comedy
ⓘ
Restoration tragedy ⓘ musical drama ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| grantedByRoyalPatentOf | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadRival | King’s Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major contributor to the development of Restoration drama and staging techniques ⓘ |
| introducedInnovation |
development of English opera
ⓘ
use of complex stage machinery ⓘ use of moveable scenery ⓘ |
| mainTheatre |
Dorset Garden Theatre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | United Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedWith | King’s Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James, Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableManager |
Sir William Davenant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Betterton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAdaptationBy | William Davenant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedWorkBy |
Aphra Behn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Etherege NERFINISHED ⓘ John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Otway NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ William Wycherley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredPlay |
The Empress of Morocco
NERFINISHED
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The Man of Mode NERFINISHED ⓘ The Orphan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Siege of Rhodes (revival and development as opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Soldier’s Fortune NERFINISHED ⓘ Venice Preserv’d NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | United Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTheatreFrom |
Dorset Garden Theatre
NERFINISHED
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Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Duke’s Company Description of subject: Duke’s Company was a prominent 17th-century English theatre company, originally granted a royal patent after the Restoration and known for staging many of the era’s leading plays and performers.
Referenced by (3)
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