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The Second City

theatre company based in Toronto, Ontario
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The Second City

Summary

The Second City is a theatre troupe[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of theatre_troupe entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,409 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Second City's field of work was performing arts[3].
  • The Second City was a member of Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts[4].
  • The Second City is in the country of Canada[5].
  • The Second City's instance of is recorded as theatre troupe[6].
  • The Second City's instance of is recorded as theatre company[7].
  • The Second City's Commons category is recorded as The Second City[8].
  • January 1, 1959 marks the founding of The Second City[9].
  • The Second City's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.91151, 'lon': -87.63506}[10].
  • The Second City's official website is recorded as http://www.secondcity.com/[11].
  • The Second City's official website is recorded as https://www.secondcity.com/[12].
  • The Second City's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Second City[13].
  • The Second City's work location is recorded as Greater Toronto Area[14].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1959 marks the founding of The Second City[9].

Industry

The Second City's field of work was performing arts[3].

Why It Matters

The Second City ranks in the top 6% of theatre_troupe entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,409 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts Member Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts Member Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts Member Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts Member Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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