Gaiety Theatre (New York City)
Victoria Theatre, Embassy 5 | |
Address | 1547 Broadway New York City United States |
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Type | Broadway |
Construction | |
Opened | 1909 |
Demolished | 1982 |
The Gaiety Theatre was a Broadway theatre at 1547 Broadway in Times Square, Manhattan, New York City from 1909 until 1982, when it was torn down.
The office building that housed the theatre, the Gaiety Building, has been called the Black
It was designed by
History
The theatre opened on September 4, 1909 with the Fortune Hunter. In 1914 the theatre had a hit production with Jean Webster's Daddy-Long-Legs;[2] a show which made Ruth Chatterton a star.[3] Its biggest hit during its early years was Lightnin' which played for 1,291 performances starting August 16, 1918.
Minsky's
After 1933,[4] the theatre became a Minsky's Burlesque. One of the top venues in the circuit, it featured performances by Ann Corio and Gypsy Rose Lee, as well as comedy acts such as Abbott and Costello.
Victoria
In 1943, Mayor
A sign on the roof of the theatre went across the neighboring
Embassy 5
In 1980, the theatre was renamed the Embassy 5, as the fifth theatre owned by the Embassy chain in the Times Square area. In 1982 it was one of five theatres torn down to make way for the
Black Tin Pan Alley
The office building above the Gaiety was popular among black composers who were not allowed in the
References
- ^ ISBN 0-415-93704-3
- ^ "CHARM AND HUMOR IN 'DADDY LONG LEGS'; Ruth Chatterton Excels as Judy in Jean Webster's Play Made from Her Book". The New York Times. September 29, 1914. p. 11.
- ^ "Ruth Chatterton Dies; Was Actress 4 Decades". The Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 25, 1961. p. A7. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ "Premiere on Wednesday". Daily News. New York City. August 14, 1933. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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