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The Gaiety Theatre Manchester was a theatre in Manchester England. It was opened in 1884 and demolished in 1959. It replaced a previous Gaiety Theatre on the site which had been destroyed by fire. The old Gaiety Theatre under the management of John Hollingshead in 1878 was the world’s first theatre to use electric lights for the stage.[citation needed]The new theatre was designed by Alfred Darbyshire for United Theatres Co. Ltd.

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active years end year
1884-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1884-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
address
Peter Street
architect
Frank Matcham, Alfred Darbyshire
closing year
1957-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
demolition year
1959-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
former name
Comedy Theatre (until 1908)
location city
Manchester
opening year
1884-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
owner
Annie Horniman
rebuilding year
1908-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
seating capacity
2500
type
Repertory theatre
latitude
53.478
longitude
-2.246

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