Richmond Theatre
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Richmond Theatre was a prominent early 19th-century playhouse in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of the devastating 1811 fire that became one of the deadliest theater disasters in American history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richmond Theatre canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10415469 — 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: Richmond Theatre Context triple: [Richmond Theatre fire, placeOfOrigin, Richmond Theatre]
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A.
Richmond Theatre and Opera House
Richmond Theatre and Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in Richmond, London, renowned for staging a wide range of plays, musicals, and opera productions.
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B.
Throckmorton Theatre
Throckmorton Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Mill Valley, California, known for its live theater, comedy, music, and community arts programming.
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C.
Fortune Theatre
The Fortune Theatre is a historic West End playhouse in London known for hosting long-running theatrical productions, particularly comedies and thrillers.
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D.
Henrico Theatre
Henrico Theatre is a historic Art Deco movie theater and performance venue located in Henrico County, Virginia.
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E.
Victoria Theatre
Victoria Theatre was a prominent early 20th-century New York City vaudeville and variety theater developed by impresario Oscar Hammerstein I.
- 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: Richmond Theatre Target entity description: Richmond Theatre was a prominent early 19th-century playhouse in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of the devastating 1811 fire that became one of the deadliest theater disasters in American history.
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A.
Richmond Theatre and Opera House
Richmond Theatre and Opera House is a historic performing arts venue in Richmond, London, renowned for staging a wide range of plays, musicals, and opera productions.
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B.
Throckmorton Theatre
Throckmorton Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Mill Valley, California, known for its live theater, comedy, music, and community arts programming.
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C.
Fortune Theatre
The Fortune Theatre is a historic West End playhouse in London known for hosting long-running theatrical productions, particularly comedies and thrillers.
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D.
Henrico Theatre
Henrico Theatre is a historic Art Deco movie theater and performance venue located in Henrico County, Virginia.
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E.
Victoria Theatre
Victoria Theatre was a prominent early 20th-century New York City vaudeville and variety theater developed by impresario Oscar Hammerstein I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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playhouse ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| architecturalType | theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
history of American theatre
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history of Richmond, Virginia ⓘ history of fire safety regulation in the United States ⓘ |
| casualtiesEstimate |
around 70 deaths
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over 70 deaths ⓘ |
| category |
1811 disasters in the United States
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burned buildings in the United States ⓘ disasters in Virginia ⓘ former theatres in Virginia ⓘ theatre fires in the United States ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Monumental Church in Richmond, Virginia
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linked to:
Monumental Church (Richmond, Virginia)
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| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| destructionCause | fire ⓘ |
| destructionDate | 1811 ⓘ |
| disasterClassification |
theatre disaster
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urban fire disaster ⓘ |
| eventTypeAtSite | theatre fire ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site commemorated by Monumental Church ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-Revolutionary United States ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major cultural loss for Richmond society in 1811 ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced attitudes toward fire safety in public buildings
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led to construction of Monumental Church on the site ⓘ prompted public mourning in Richmond ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Richmond Theatre fire of 1811
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linked to:
Richmond Theatre fire
one of the deadliest theater disasters in American history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Commonwealth of Virginia
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linked to:
Virginia
Richmond City, Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Richmond, Virginia
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| location | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| memorialization | names of victims recorded at Monumental Church ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with early American theatre history
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role in history of urban disasters in the United States ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Monumental Church ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Richmond Theatre fire ⓘ |
| significantEventDate | December 26, 1811 ⓘ |
| significantEventPlace | Richmond Theatre ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| use |
stage plays
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theatrical performances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richmond Theatre Description of subject: Richmond Theatre was a prominent early 19th-century playhouse in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of the devastating 1811 fire that became one of the deadliest theater disasters in American history.
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