Empire Palace Theatre
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Empire Palace Theatre was the original name of Edinburgh’s historic Festival Theatre, a major venue for theatre, opera, and live performance in Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Empire Palace Theatre canonical | 2 |
| Empire Theatre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13398790 — 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: Empire Palace Theatre Context triple: [Festival Theatre, formerName, Empire Palace Theatre]
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A.
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.
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B.
Regal Theatre
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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C.
Edison Theatre
Edison Theatre was a Broadway venue in New York City known for hosting notable productions, including the long-running musical "Godspell."
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D.
Alhambra Theatre
Alhambra Theatre is a historic and prominent performing arts venue in Bradford, England, renowned for hosting major touring productions and West End shows.
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E.
Imperial Theatre
The Imperial Theatre is a historic Broadway venue in New York City renowned for hosting major musical 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: Empire Palace Theatre Target entity description: Empire Palace Theatre was the original name of Edinburgh’s historic Festival Theatre, a major venue for theatre, opera, and live performance in Scotland.
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A.
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.
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B.
Regal Theatre
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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C.
Edison Theatre
Edison Theatre was a Broadway venue in New York City known for hosting notable productions, including the long-running musical "Godspell."
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D.
Alhambra Theatre
Alhambra Theatre is a historic and prominent performing arts venue in Bradford, England, renowned for hosting major touring productions and West End shows.
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E.
Imperial Theatre
Imperial Theatre was the original name of the historic Toronto playhouse now known as the Ed Mirvish Theatre, a major venue for live stage productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former name of Festival Theatre Edinburgh
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theatre building ⓘ |
| address | Nicolson Street, Edinburgh ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edinburgh Empire Palace Theatre
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The Empire, Edinburgh ⓘ |
| architect | Frank Matcham ⓘ |
| audienceType | public ⓘ |
| category | West End-style theatre outside London ⓘ |
| city | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| demolishedPartly | 1990s redevelopment for Festival Theatre ⓘ |
| eventDate |
1904 Houdini performance
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1911 fire ⓘ |
| feature |
ornate auditorium
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proscenium arch stage ⓘ |
| function |
venue for dance
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venue for live music ⓘ venue for opera ⓘ venue for theatre ⓘ |
| heritage | forms historic core of present Festival Theatre ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Midlothian ⓘ |
| integratedInto | modern Festival Theatre complex ⓘ |
| laterName |
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
ⓘ
linked to:
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
|
| legacy | remembered as predecessor of Festival Theatre Edinburgh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
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Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Harry Houdini performance and accident in 1904
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major stage fire in 1911 ⓘ |
| opened | 1892 ⓘ |
| operator | Moss Empires ⓘ |
| owner | Moss Empires ⓘ |
| partOf | Edinburgh’s main theatre circuit ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
live performance venue
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music hall ⓘ variety theatre ⓘ |
| reconstructedAfter | 1911 fire ⓘ |
| region | Lothian ⓘ |
| significance | major venue in Edinburgh’s entertainment history ⓘ |
| status | no longer exists as a separate theatre name ⓘ |
| style | Victorian theatre architecture ⓘ |
| successor |
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
ⓘ
linked to:
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Empire Palace Theatre Description of subject: Empire Palace Theatre was the original name of Edinburgh’s historic Festival Theatre, a major venue for theatre, opera, and live performance in Scotland.
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linked to: Empire Palace Theatre