Patrick Angus a late 20th century American painter, among many other works, created a number of oil or acrylic paintings of the interior of the Gaiety Theater

Gaiety Theatre, New York (Male Burlesque)

The Gaiety Theatre was a gay male burlesque theater in Times Square, New York City for almost 30 years until it closed on March 17, 2005. The name on the awning over the entrance was Gaiety Theatre, but it was also called the Gaiety Male Burlesque or the Gaiety Male Theatre in advertisements...

 and some of its dancers and customers in the 1980s.

Some of the those titles are: Grand Finale (1985), The Apollo Room I (1986), Remember the Promise You Made (1986), Slave to the Rhythm (1986), All The Love in the World (1987), Hanky Panky (1991)

Although a dedicated creator of portraits and still-lifes, and an occasional designer of stage settings, Angus is principally known for works begun in 1981 depicting the young male erotic dancers at the Gaiety and other New York showplaces. Referring to an earlier French painter who made his reputation depicting the demi-monde, playwright Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick (playwright)

Robert Patrick is a gay American playwright, poet, lyricist, and short-story writer and novelist. He was born Robert Patrick O'Connor in Kilgore, Texas, USA.-Personal life:...

 deemed Angus "The Toulouse-Lautrec of Times Square."

In popular culture

Angus appears as himself in the 1990 documentary movie Resident Alien, about Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp , was an English writer and raconteur. He became a gay icon in the 1970s after publication of his memoir, The Naked Civil Servant.- Early life :...

 in New York. Angus is portrayed by actor Jonathan Tucker

Jonathan Tucker

Jonathan Moss Tucker is an American film and television actor, best known for his roles in the movies The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hostage, In the Valley of Elah and The Ruins, and The Black Donnellys on television....

 in the 2009 dramatic movie An Englishman in New York

An Englishman in New York (film)

An Englishman in New York is a 2009 biographical drama film that chronicles the English gay writer Quentin Crisp's later years spent in New York City. It is a follow-up to the 1975 TV movie The Naked Civil Servant with John Hurt reprising his role as Crisp...

, a biographical picture about the later years of Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp , was an English writer and raconteur. He became a gay icon in the 1970s after publication of his memoir, The Naked Civil Servant.- Early life :...

. Crisp befriends Angus in both films, and encourages him to show his work.