Gaiety Theatre (New York City)
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For the unrelated gay male burlesque that was established in 1976 across the street, see Gaiety Theatre (male burlesque).
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.
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Address | 1547 Broadway New York City United States |
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Type | Broadway |
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Opened | 1909 |
Demolished | 1982 |
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The office building that housed the theatre, the Gaiety Building, has been called the Black Tin Pan Alley for the number of African-American songwriters who rented office space there.
It was designed by Herts & Tallant and owned by George M. Cohan. The theatre introduced revolutionary concepts of a sunken orchestra (the previous configuration had the orchestra on the same level as the seats in front of the stage) and also not having pillars obstructing sight lines for the balcony.[1]