Gaiety Theatre [Douglas]
type: Item
label: Gaiety Theatre
description: Theatre building in Douglas, United Kingdom
description: theater in Man @nl
EUTA building identifier: 2234
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: United Kingdom
City: Douglas
GPS: Point(-4.478 54.155)
Wikidata source: Q5517006
opening date: 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 898
Address: Harris Promenade, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2HH
Web: www.villagaiety.com
architectural style: Art Nouveau
architect: Frank Matcham
Theatres Trust Database ID: 2118
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Arthur Lloyd.co.uk page: IsleOfManTheatres.htm#gaiety
Carthalia ID: 379
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built 1893 as Pavilion for Richard Maltby Broadbent. 1899 purchased by the Palace and Derby Castle Company. 1899 extensive rebuilding by Frank Matcham. Re-opened 16 July 1900 as Gaiety Theatre with C. M. S. McLellan and Gustave Kerker's The Telephone Girl. In the 1920s also used as a cinema. 1971 purchased by the Isle of Man Government. 1976 and in the 1990s restorations. Re-opened 17 July 2000 again with The Telephone Girl. Used for drama, opera and musical performances. 898 seats.