Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Gaiety Theatre (Manchester)
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Comedy Theatre
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1884-1959
History
The Manchester-based Gaiety Theatre building was completely re-built in the early 1880s after a fire had destroyed the original building. The theatre re-opened as Comedy Theatre in 1884 and was named such until it was purchased by Annie Horniman (friend of W.B. Yeats and patroness of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin) in 1908, when it underwent major renovations. Once these renovations were complete, the Theatre re-opened under its original name: Gaiety Theatre. The theatre closed in 1922 but was used again from 1945-1947. It was demolished in 1959.
Source
Manchesterhistorynet.com. "The Comedy Theatre - Gaiety Theatre." Accessed October 16, 2024. Available at https://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/gone/gaiety.html.