#MusicHallVarietyDay The Alhambra Sandgate, by the seaside near Folkestone, saw many of the popular artistes in the early days of their career including Charles Coburn ‘The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo’ who wrote about it in his memoirs. #MHVD2026

I’ll see you for Souper at the Alhambra, Leicester Square. 1899 #MHVD2025 #MHVD

It’s Music Hall & Variety Day 🎭🎉 #MHVD #MusicHall @musichallsociety.bsky.social

Lily Burnand was a music hall comedienne well know for comedy songs. She enjoyed a day out when not working and was an enthusiastic coachist. Was she driving? July 1906 her coach trip to Box Hill from her ‘charming residence’ on Loughboro’ Road was reported in the The Era. #MusicHallMonday

Blanche’s sister, Lilian, was another acrobat, performing with family till she formed the glass pyramid acrobatic act, Victoria and Ramoo with her husband Alf. A bit here by @legmania.bsky.social about them www.layersoflondon.org/map/records/... #IWD2025 #musichall 2/4

Victoria & Ramoo, 8 Mostyn Road [1914-1916]

Married couple, Victoria and Ramoo, whose real name was Alfred Edwards, lived for a while at 8 Mostyn Road while they were performing with their amazing crystal pyramid. The pyramid was made from glas...

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As those who know my posts from ‘the other place’ I have been a keen observer of the sub-category #MusicHallTeeth Here’s a clipping from the Music Hall & Theatre Review Aug 1906- The People’s Teeth Association, ‘Dainty Teeth for Actresses’ 🦷#MusicHallMonday

It’s #MusicHallMonday. Time for another selection of #MusicHall programmes 1895-1905. There’s a bit of competition for moustache of the week. @musichallsociety.bsky.social @youngalison.bsky.social @roadsw9.bsky.social @intothelimelight.bsky.social

Let's do this. Perhaps go to a music hall. @frankmatchamsoc.bsky.social @musichallsociety.bsky.social #theatre #MusicHall

Fantastic start yesterday to 1st European Circus History Conference yesterday with a walk to visit Astley’s Amphitheatre and Hughes Royal Circus sites. #circus #circushistory

As the 1st European Circus History Conference takes place this weekend, as a nod to that, for #SheetMusicSaturday here is the Hippodrome March by Theo. Bonheur feat. an equestrian show in the ring #MusicHall #circus

It's raining in London today but the forecast is sunny for Friday and the Birth of the Circus walk! The speakers' presentations are arriving and look amazing. There are a handful of tickets left for the 1st European Circus History Conference so join us if you can circusconference.org. #c18th #c19th

The 1890s Alhambra Theatre programmes were stylishly simple on the outside but had everything going on inside. #MusicHallMonday #MusicHall

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Women of South London@womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social · last yr.

1/2 Kate Carney b1869 Newington to a music hall family, very popular singer/comedienne known as ‘The Coster Comedienne.’ Began by singing Irish songs, gradually incorporating humorous Cockney songs into her act. She appeared in a double act with her husband George Shea who retired to manage her.

#musichallmonday Music Hall Starter Pack reminder! 🔔 Great folk to follow for all your Music Hall requirements!🎶 🥾🎭 go.bsky.app/B9UJdQY

How many ‘handsome’ cigar/cigarette/card cases did the #MusicHall profession dole out? 125 years ago #OTD The Era recorded these two #MusicHallMonday

It is a revelation @victurk that Brixton baths were advertised as both ladies & gents where others were gents only or ladies only. Thanks

Victorian Turkish Baths@victurk.bsky.social · last yr.

These are the ones. Opened, with plunge pool, by Earle Bird on 22 Oct 1892. Bought by Hy Wm Rance c.1900 who sold it to the amazing William Cooper in 1910. He added others to form the Savoy Baths chain. He initiated use of betowelled gentleman who appeared on London signs & sandwich-boards. 🗃️ #19thc

These are the ones. Opened, with plunge pool, by Earle Bird on 22 Oct 1892. Bought by Hy Wm Rance c.1900 who sold it to the amazing William Cooper in 1910. He added others to form the Savoy Baths chain. He initiated use of betowelled gentleman who appeared on London signs & sandwich-boards. 🗃️ #19thc

Legmania@legmania.bsky.social · last yr.

Well hello @victurk.bsky.social Here are the Stamboul Turkish baths just across from Brixton Empress #MusicHall and nearby Brixton theatre. Who knew we had so much in common 🎭 @musichallsociety.bsky.social @youngalison.bsky.social

I see see and raise you the magnificent Alhambra with the icky red Bartholomew’s baths in Leicester Square #MusicHall ❤️ #TurkishBaths

Here are the Turkish Baths in Leicester Square, pre-1872

Not seen that before—thanks for sharing. I have used 1st image below because the lettering shows clearly, & when the baths caught fire on 10 August 1930, the life of one of the attendants, Miss Evans, was saved when she hung onto a letter till the fire brigade rescued her. 🗃️ #MusicHall #TurkishBaths

Music Halls and Victorian #TurkishBaths don't seem to go together very often. I wonder if this will do?

Well hello @victurk.bsky.social Here are the Stamboul Turkish baths just across from Brixton Empress #MusicHall and nearby Brixton theatre. Who knew we had so much in common 🎭 @musichallsociety.bsky.social @youngalison.bsky.social

'Gallery of the Old Bedford' (c.1895) by Walter Sickert (Walker Art Gallery)

For #MusicHallMonday, here’s a later 1937 Variety Artistes’ Federation membership card (biro for scale) with subscription stamps and death levy stamps!

Have a look at the new blog post at intothelimelight.org featuring Maggie Duggan. Hope you like it. @musichallsociety.bsky.social

#MusicHallMonday More #MusicHall programmes. The Ardwick Empire, Manchester 1918, with photo of Oswald Stoll, the Australian born theatre manager who founded the Stoll Moss group; the Shepherds Bush Empire 1907, another Stoll theatre, & the Lewisham Hippodrome, 1911

#MusicHallMonday a gaggle of music hall burial plots at Lambeth Cemetery. Sadly few headstones. Plan shows 3 Water Rats plots. Memorial stone to Burford, Medley, Coyne and Booker. No headstones for Le Brunn, Le Clerq and others in Rats plots. JW and Amanda Cragg with headstone nearby. 1/2

#MusicHallMonday 1903.The Royal Holborn Theatre of Varieties & The Middlesex Music Hall #MusicHall

Some Music Hall programmes for #MusicHallMonday The vibrant colours and paper quality of the late 19th century changed as WW1 neared. #MusicHall #NineteenthCentury

For #musichallmonday a programme for The Paragon on Mile End Road from the excellent ‘Cockney Rebels’ exhibition at Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archive #musichall