Royal Alexandra Theatre
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The Royal Alexandra Theatre is a historic and prestigious live performance venue in downtown Toronto, renowned for hosting major plays and musicals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Alexandra Theatre canonical | 12 |
| Royal Alexandra Theatre complex | 1 |
| Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3309104 — 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: Royal Alexandra Theatre Context triple: [St. Andrew station, serves, Royal Alexandra Theatre]
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A.
Alexandra Theatre
The Alexandra Theatre is a local performance venue in Bognor Regis, England, hosting a variety of live theatre, music, and community events.
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B.
Prince Edward Theatre
Prince Edward Theatre is a prominent London West End venue known for hosting major musical theatre productions.
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C.
Forest Roberts Theatre
Forest Roberts Theatre is a performing arts venue on the campus of Northern Michigan University, hosting theatrical productions and related cultural events.
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D.
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Queen Elizabeth Theatre is a prominent performing arts venue in Toronto, Canada, known for hosting concerts, theatrical productions, and cultural events within the Exhibition Place complex.
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E.
Princess Theatre
Princess Theatre is a prominent seaside performance venue in Torquay, England, known for hosting touring West End shows, concerts, and other live entertainment.
- 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: Royal Alexandra Theatre Target entity description: The Royal Alexandra Theatre is a historic and prestigious live performance venue in downtown Toronto, renowned for hosting major plays and musicals.
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A.
Alexandra Theatre
The Alexandra Theatre is a local performance venue in Bognor Regis, England, hosting a variety of live theatre, music, and community events.
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B.
Prince Edward Theatre
Prince Edward Theatre is a prominent London West End venue known for hosting major musical theatre productions.
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C.
Forest Roberts Theatre
Forest Roberts Theatre is a performing arts venue on the campus of Northern Michigan University, hosting theatrical productions and related cultural events.
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D.
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Queen Elizabeth Theatre is a prominent performing arts venue in Toronto, Canada, known for hosting concerts, theatrical productions, and cultural events within the Exhibition Place complex.
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E.
Princess Theatre
Princess Theatre is a prominent seaside performance venue in Torquay, England, known for hosting touring West End shows, concerts, and other live entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage building
ⓘ
live performance venue ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| address | 260 King Street West ⓘ |
| architect | John M. Lyle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| builtWith | steel-framed construction ⓘ |
| category |
National Historic Sites in Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Sites of Canada in Ontario
heritage buildings in Toronto ⓘ theatres in Toronto ⓘ |
| city | Toronto ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| foundedBy | C. J. (Charles) Whitney ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | yes ⓘ |
| hasBoxes | yes ⓘ |
| hasBoxOffice | yes ⓘ |
| hasLobbyBar | yes ⓘ |
| hasOrchestraLevel | yes ⓘ |
| hasOrnateFacade | yes ⓘ |
| hasOrnateInterior | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | designated under the Ontario Heritage Act ⓘ |
| historicDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| historicDesignationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
downtown Toronto ⓘ |
| name | Royal Alexandra Theatre ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Princess Alexandra of Denmark ⓘ |
| nationallySignificantFor | Canadian performing arts history ⓘ |
| neighbourhood | Entertainment District ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the oldest continuously operating legitimate theatres in North America ⓘ |
| numberOfLevels | three ⓘ |
| opened | 1907 ⓘ |
| openingDate | August 26, 1907 ⓘ |
| owner | Mirvish Productions ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
live theatre
ⓘ
musicals ⓘ plays ⓘ |
| programming |
Canadian premieres of major plays
ⓘ
long-run commercial productions ⓘ touring Broadway productions ⓘ |
| purchasedBy | Ed Mirvish ⓘ |
| purchaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| regionallySignificantFor | Toronto theatre scene ⓘ |
| renovation | extensive restoration in the 1960s ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 1500 ⓘ |
| stageType | proscenium arch stage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Alexandra Theatre Description of subject: The Royal Alexandra Theatre is a historic and prestigious live performance venue in downtown Toronto, renowned for hosting major plays and musicals.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Royal Alexandra Theatre
subject linked to:
St. Andrew station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Royal Alexandra Theatre
subject linked to:
King Street