Gaiety Theatre

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

150

Date Released

11 Nov 1957

Date recorded

4 Oct 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Frozen Bakery
2. 2Plaster Dolls
3. 3Gaiety Theatre

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: If you want to impress your grandchildren with a line about the old Gaiety Theatre - in spite of the fact that you have never been there, why not pay a visit to a tavern near Hyde Park, where proprietor John Hussey has recaptured the old-time atmostphere in a bar which is a miniature reproduction of the original theatre. The opening night is spangled with stars old and new, among them Bobby Howes, Dorothy Ward, Lupino Lane, Leslie Henson and Ruby Miller.

Researcher Comments

Title on lobby card reads "Gaiety Theatre Bar".

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure

Locations

London; England

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

257

Story extras:

Film clip

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