Plaque

Gaiety Theatre - SWET

Erection date: 2013

Inscription

Gaiety Theatre
On this site until 1957 stood the re-sited Gaiety Theatre which continued the tradition set by its predecessor for musical comedies and famed during the 1890's for the delightful Gaiety Girls and their stage door Johnnies.

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Theatreland

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Theatreland - heart of the performing arts in London, a joint venture by the City of Westminster and the Society of West End Theatre.

Site: Gaiety Theatre (2 memorials)

WC2, Strand, Silken Hotel

The building to the east, Marconi House, has close connections to this site and we have recorded some of their joint history there.

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Gaiety Theatre

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Society of West End Theatre/London Theatre

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Gaiety Theatre

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