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:''For the unrelated gay male burlesque that was established in 1976 across the street see Gaiety Theatre, New York (male burlesque) '' The Gaiety Theatre was a Broadway theatre at 1547 Broadway in 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 Tin Pan Alley for the number of African-American song-writers, 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.〔(Broadway: An Encyclopedia by Ken Bloom - Routledge; 2 edition (November 11, 2003) ) ISBN 0-415-93704-3〕 It opened on September 4, 1909 with the ''Fortune Hunter''. The theatre's biggest hit was Lightnin' which played for 1,291 performances starting August 16, 1918. It would become a silent film. ==Minksy's== In 1932 it became a Minsky's Burlesque which had performances by Ann Corio, Abbott and Costello and Gypsy Rose Lee. In 1943, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia cracked down on burlesque, and it became the Victoria, which initially featured vaudeville performances including Stepin Fetchit.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gaiety Theatre (New York City)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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