Matinee Theatre
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Matinee Theatre was a 1950s American live anthology television series that presented a different dramatic play each weekday afternoon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matinee Theatre canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1365911 — 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: Matinee Theatre Context triple: [Lydia Reed, notableWork, Matinee Theatre]
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A.
Hollywood Theatre
Hollywood Theatre is a historic, independently operated movie theater and cultural venue in Portland, Oregon, known for its classic architecture and eclectic film programming.
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B.
Marquis Theatre
The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
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C.
Galaxy Theatre
Galaxy Theatre is a movie theater in Telluride, Colorado, best known as one of the primary screening venues for the prestigious Telluride Film Festival.
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D.
Elgin Theatre
Elgin Theatre is a historic performance venue in Toronto, Canada, known as one of the two stacked theatres that make up the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre.
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E.
Calvin Theater
Calvin Theater is a historic performing arts venue and former movie palace located in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts.
- 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: Matinee Theatre Target entity description: Matinee Theatre was a 1950s American live anthology television series that presented a different dramatic play each weekday afternoon.
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A.
Hollywood Theatre
Hollywood Theatre is a historic, independently operated movie theater and cultural venue in Portland, Oregon, known for its classic architecture and eclectic film programming.
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B.
Marquis Theatre
The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theater in New York City known for hosting major musical and theatrical productions.
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C.
Galaxy Theatre
Galaxy Theatre is a movie theater in Telluride, Colorado, best known as one of the primary screening venues for the prestigious Telluride Film Festival.
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D.
Elgin Theatre
Elgin Theatre is a historic performance venue in Toronto, Canada, known as one of the two stacked theatres that make up the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre.
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E.
Calvin Theater
Calvin Theater is a historic performing arts venue and former movie palace located in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
ⓘ
anthology television series ⓘ drama television series ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Daytime Program
ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Best New Program Series of the Year ⓘ
linked to:
Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year
|
| broadcastLive | true ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekday afternoons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| executiveProducer | Albert McCleery ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | multi-camera live broadcast ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1955-01-30 ⓘ |
| format | live television ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1958-06-27 ⓘ |
| location |
Hollywood, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood, California, United States
|
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest daytime color television drama series on NBC
ⓘ
presenting a different dramatic play each weekday afternoon ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | over 500 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | NBC ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| producer | Albert McCleery ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NBC ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | 60 minutes ⓘ |
| targetAudience | daytime television viewers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matinee Theatre Description of subject: Matinee Theatre was a 1950s American live anthology television series that presented a different dramatic play each weekday afternoon.
Referenced by (3)
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