New blog post about Kate Castleton intothelimelight.org. Early music hall performer. Married a forger - twice! @musichallsociety.bsky.social #MusicHall #musichall
Monomania
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Music hall, magic lanterns, books.
Thanks to @musichallsociety.bsky.social for a fab morning yesterday @lambetharchives.bsky.social. We saw wonderful items from the music hall archive. Thanks so much. #MusicHall
Dramatically lit against the dark background, Everett Shinn's acrobat holds not only the attention of the viewer in such a way that we can almost feel the anticipation. The acrobat's fall was part of a popular vaudeville act touring American theatres in the 1920s.
A year ago in Blackpool. Easier than I expected! Showtown museum Blackpool. @musichallsociety.bsky.social @frankmatchamsoc.bsky.social
Here are Lily Harold and Mimi St Cyr on magic lantern slides. #MusicHallVarietyDay #MHVD @musichallsociety.bsky.social
Next up - Wilton’s Music Hall and Ada Reeve. #MusicHallVarietyDay #MHVD202 @musichallsociety.bsky.social
Music Hall tokens to be exchanged for food and drink inside the hall. @musichallsociety.bsky.social #MusicHallVarietyDay #MHVD2025
Some magic lantern slides - not always sticking to the theme. Sorry!! #MusicHallVarietyDay #MHVD2025 @musichallsociety.bsky.social
Some videos through the day to celebrate #MusicHallVarietyDay #MHVD2025. Let's hope they work. @musichallsociety.bsky.social
Music hall lingers on. Programme from the King’s Cross Philanthropic Society 1950. @musichallsociety.bsky.social #MusicHall
Who can blame him? Should have kept this back for #MHVD2025 on Friday 16th May. Theme food and drink. @musichallsociety.bsky.social
Visited @hepworthwakefield.bsky.social. A wonderful gallery. Be sure to leave lots of time to go round. Good cafe, too! @artukdotorg.bsky.social #art #barbarahepworth
Fab 3 days with @frankmatchamsoc.bsky.social visiting theatres - Royal Hall Harrogate, Leeds Playhouse, Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House. Finale was old time music hall Leeds City Varieties with @realbasilbrush.bsky.social. Boom boom. Thanks for great theatre tours. @musichallsoc.bsky.social
Great afternoon yesterday listening to @kategarnermusic.bsky.social at Crazy Coqs. Wonderful piano playing and songs from 1920s & 30s. We were even treated to some swing dancing. A real treat. Also bumped into @lotski79.bsky.social. @musichallsociety.bsky.social @artdecosocuk.bsky.social
In the spirit of #songsheetsaturday a booklet using Henry Carey’s composition from 1725. Also the name of a 1931 film starring Gracie Fields in which she sang of Sally ‘pride of our alley.’ @musichallsociety.bsky.social
Postcards from early 1900s for #internationalwomensday. Herculine - strongwoman, Mlle Amelia - equestrienne, Marthe Carpentier - boxer, self styled champion of the world, Hengler’s Circus - wardrobe room & Dolly Mitchell - roller skater. @womenslibrary.bsky.social @musichallsociety.bsky.social
Let's do this. Perhaps go to a music hall. @frankmatchamsoc.bsky.social @musichallsociety.bsky.social #theatre #MusicHall
Have a look at the new blog post at intothelimelight.org featuring Maggie Duggan. Hope you like it. @musichallsociety.bsky.social
From Jerome K. Jerome’s StageLand - curious manners & customs of its inhabitants. ‘The Stage peasantry do not talk much - they like to be told long & complicated stories about wrongs done years ago to people that they never heard of.’
Charity shop find - Queen Mary jug. She attended the first Royal Variety Performance in 1912. Said to have buried her face in her programme at the sight of Vesta Tilley in trousers. Did it happen? Good story anyway. @musichallsociety.bsky.social @heathertweed.bsky.social @roadsw9.bsky.social
Ford & Barras Trio ‘found performing in the streets of London, now creating a sensation in all the Principal Music Halls.’ Barrel organ pic from the Musical Museum, Brentford. @musichallsociety.bsky.social
Visited Musical Museum for @magiclanternsoc.bsky.social meeting. Great day and saw this card. Music Hall songsheets added by me. @musichallsociety.bsky.social #secondchildhood
Yvette Guilbert from 'Le Panorama - Nos Jolies Actrices' photographs by Reutlinger. @musichallsociety.bsky.social #MusicHall
A fragile poster with no top for a Christmas and new year bill in Hull. Charles Milner was a local Hull performer. @youngalison.bsky.social @rickblackman.bsky.social @roadsw9.bsky.social @heathertweed.bsky.social @bluefiretheatre.bsky.social
Magic lantern slides to wish you the compliments of the season. @theatrestrust.bsky.social @magiclanternsoc.bsky.social #pantomime
A magic lantern slide of a dancer - reminded me of a pantomime performer. #pantomime #theatre #dancer
Not long to go so enjoy Harry Fragson from the Drury Lane pantomime, Babes in the Wood. #pantomime #theatre #DruryLane
