This month we take a look at Théâtre du Nouve Mon, formerly the Gayety Theatre, mored to be hnted by more than one ghost
Contents:
- MONTREAL’S RED LIGHT HISTORY: THE GAYETY THEATRE
- THEATRE REVIEW: LAST NIGHT AT THE GAYETY TEAS OUT THE FUN OF S CY
- THéâTRE GAYETY (MONTRéAL, QUéBEC)
- THéâTRE GAYETY MONTRéAL (DéTAIL)
- FILE:THéâTRE GAYETY (MONTRéAL)
- THéâTRE GAYETY
- LAST NIGHT AT THE GAYETY – APRIL 19 TO MAY 22, CENTR THEATRE
- GAYETY MONTREAL CONCERT SETLISTS
- FILE D2 - THéâTRE GAYETIE à MONTRéAL
MONTREAL’S RED LIGHT HISTORY: THE GAYETY THEATRE
A short say on the Gayety Theatre Montreal. The Gayety Theatre was once a landmark Montreal's Red Light District. While Montreal is still nsired a party cy by many, this say trac the mise of Cabaret and the Red Light District Montreal. In the first half of the twentieth century, a most… * theatre gayety montreal *
A short say on the Gayety Theatre Montreal.
THEATRE REVIEW: LAST NIGHT AT THE GAYETY TEAS OUT THE FUN OF S CY
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The Gayety Theatre was once a landmark Montreal’s Red Light District. This say seeks to exame the events of the openg day of one of Montreal’s largt, most popular and long-lived Cabaret theatr, the Gayety Theatre.
THéâTRE GAYETY (MONTRéAL, QUéBEC)
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The openg of the Gayety Theatre on Augt 12, 1912 is a signifint moment Quebec’s history that is a symbol of the morny that was transformg the society of Quebec at the time. Not only do the openg of the Gayety Theatre reprent the peratn of morn forc to Quebequois society, but the Gayety Theatre would also bee an emblem and ultimately a victim of a tenuo perd Quebec history.
The rise and fall of the Gayety Theatre is also a symbol of the nflict between an urban, morn liftyle origatg out of profound chang brought on by dtrializatn and tradnal valu and moraly. Ultimately and ironilly the Gayety Theatre not only fell victim to forc of tradnal moraly but to forc of ever-evolvg morny as well. The Gayety Theatre built by archects Ross and Macfarlane, was one of Montreal’s first landmarks of morn public entertament.
On Augt 27, 1912, a day after the openg of the Gayety theatre, the Gazette featured an article on page three scribg the events of the openg. The article also highlights the distctly Anglophone, Canadian and Amerin nature of the Gayety Theatre characteristic of many of Montreal’s tablishments at the time. The openg of the Gayety Theatre may be nsired of signifince that the stcture self and the type of public entertament offered was at the height of morny for the time.
THéâTRE GAYETY MONTRéAL (DéTAIL)
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The openg of the Gayety Theatre reprents the begng of a new mo of urban life where children and women as well as the fay un as a whole took part the public sphere and nsumed public entertament. In s September 23rd edn of 1923, featured an advertisement wh the headle “At The Gayety Theatre is Entertament for the Whole Fay. Although one of the first of s kd, the Gayety Theatre would soon be one of many Cabarets Montreal.
FILE:THéâTRE GAYETY (MONTRéAL)
Durg the great prsn, Amerin Vville which had been a popular form of entertament at the time and whose acts had often been featured at the Gayety, llapsed. The Gayety Theatre however, ntued to offer entertament to the public. The Gayety Theatre along wh the other clubs me to be part of a Montreal red light district.
THéâTRE GAYETY
Augt 26 1912, the openg day of the Gayety Theatre reprents the begng of morny takg root the society of Quebec. Ultimately the Gayety Theatre would not only be a symbol of morny but also a symbol of the stggle between morny and tradnal valu that would occur over the next forty years.
LAST NIGHT AT THE GAYETY – APRIL 19 TO MAY 22, CENTR THEATRE
In the late forti, at the height of the Gayety’s populary as a baret and as part of the red light district, a group of tradnally-md dividuals, some wh ti to Natnalism and Catholicism would beg to target Montreal’s Cabarets. Evince of this nflict n be noted as early as the 1930s, an article featured the Gazette entled “Case Ma Agast Gayety Theatre” on November 6, 1930 scrib how the Gayety Theatre was briefly forced to shut down bee did not posss the rrect licens to operate. This qut ed many of the Cabarets of Montreal’s red light district to shut down, cludg the Gayety Theatre which shut s doors 1953.
Th Augt 26 1912, the openg of the Gayety Theatre n be nsired a turng pot the history of Quebec. The Gayety Theatre is equally important as a symbol of the tensns between morny and tradnal moraly. Ultimately, the Gayety Theatre fell victim to the tensns, closg the fifti, a rult of the qut pursued by the CMP.
GAYETY MONTREAL CONCERT SETLISTS
Jt as morny the form of public entertament, like the Cabarets of the red light district had once uprooted tradnal social patterns Quebec, the Gayety self, fell victim to this pattern of morn novatn. “At The Gayety Theatre is Entertament for the Whole Fay: Sim Williams’ ‘Rad Girls.
“Case Ma Agast Gayety Theatre” Gazette (Montreal, QC), Nov. Origally lled the Gayety Theatre when was nstcted 1912, the buildg was signed by archects Ross and MacFarlane.
FILE D2 - THéâTRE GAYETIE à MONTRéAL
The Gayety Theatre enjoyed fancial and cril succs until the Stock Market Crash of 1929, and subsequent Great Deprsn. In 1930, The Gayety was renamed Théâtre s Arts and began offerg French shows.