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_______________________________________________________________________________________ Gaiety Theatre, Princess Theatre, Kirkgate, Leith
Above - Gaiety Theatre - From a postcard
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In October 1886 the United Presbyterian Church in the Kirkgate moved to new premises and the old church building was bought by a Mr Edward Edgar who ran it as a music hall. This was relatively short-lived as the building was burned down in March 1888. In 1889 Mr Edgar leased the site to H.E. Moss who built his new Princess Theatre on it. The opening was on 30th December 1889 and Moss ran it for ten years until the lease was taken over by Julian Malvern. The theatre was reconstructed and opened as the New Gaiety on 30th October 1899. The Gaiety went over to cinema about 1913 but re-opened as a variety theatre in 1944. The opening ceremony was by Will Fyffe on 3rd July. Final closure came in September 1956. This information courtesy Archie Foley. Please note that there was also a Gaiety Theatre in Chambers Street. |
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