Apollo Theatre
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The Apollo Theatre is a historic West End playhouse in London known for staging popular dramas and comedies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo Theatre canonical | 9 |
| Apollo Theatre, London | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2625087 — 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: Apollo Theatre Context triple: [West End theatres, hasTheatre, Apollo Theatre]
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A.
Lion Theatre
Lion Theatre is an Off-Broadway performance venue located within New York City's Theatre Row complex on 42nd Street.
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B.
Auditorium Theatre
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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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.
Allen Theatre
Allen Theatre is a historic performance venue in Cleveland, Ohio, known as one of the key stages within the Playhouse Square theater district.
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E.
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.
- 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: Apollo Theatre Target entity description: The Apollo Theatre is a historic West End playhouse in London known for staging popular dramas and comedies.
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A.
Lion Theatre
Lion Theatre is an Off-Broadway performance venue located within New York City's Theatre Row complex on 42nd Street.
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B.
Auditorium Theatre
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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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.
Allen Theatre
Allen Theatre is a historic performance venue in Cleveland, Ohio, known as one of the key stages within the Playhouse Square theater district.
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E.
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West End theatre
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playhouse ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| architect | Lewin Sharp ⓘ |
| builtFor | Henry Lowenfeld ⓘ |
| category |
Grade II listed buildings in the City of Westminster
ⓘ
Theatres in the City of Westminster ⓘ West End theatres ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAuditoriumLevel |
balcony
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dress circle ⓘ grand circle ⓘ stalls ⓘ |
| hasCapacity |
about 775
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approximately 800 seats ⓘ |
| hasSeatingType | proscenium arch theatre ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/theatres/apollo-theatre/ ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| knownFor |
West End productions
ⓘ
staging popular comedies ⓘ staging popular dramas ⓘ |
| listingAuthority | Historic England ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
West End of London ⓘ |
| location | Shaftesbury Avenue ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Apollo
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Greek god Apollo ⓘ |
| near |
Gielgud Theatre
ⓘ
Lyric Theatre ⓘ Queen’s Theatre (now Sondheim Theatre) ⓘ
linked to:
Queen's Theatre
|
| neighbourhood | Soho ⓘ |
| notableProduction |
All My Sons
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ Rain Man ⓘ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ⓘ The Madness of George III ⓘ
linked to:
The Madness of King George
|
| opened | 1901 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 21 February 1901 ⓘ |
| operator | Nimax Theatres ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Nimax Theatres ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shaftesbury Avenue theatre district
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaftesbury Avenue
|
| publicTransit |
Piccadilly Circus Underground station
ⓘ
Tottenham Court Road Underground station ⓘ
linked to:
Tottenham Court Road station
|
| roofCollapseDuring | performance of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ⓘ |
| roofCollapseIncident | 19 December 2013 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 31 Shaftesbury Avenue ⓘ |
| theatreType | playhouse for dramas and comedies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apollo Theatre Description of subject: The Apollo Theatre is a historic West End playhouse in London known for staging popular dramas and comedies.
Referenced by (10)
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