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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
August 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A year ago in Blackpool. Easier than I expected! Showtown museum Blackpool. @musichallsociety.bsky.social
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May 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Here are Lily Harold and Mimi St Cyr on magic lantern slides.
#MusicHallVarietyDay
#MHVD
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May 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Next up - Wilton’s Music Hall and Ada Reeve. #MusicHallVarietyDay #MHVD202 @musichallsociety.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Music Hall tokens to be exchanged for food and drink inside the hall. @musichallsociety.bsky.social #MusicHallVarietyDay #MHVD2025
May 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Some magic lantern slides - not always sticking to the theme. Sorry!! #MusicHallVarietyDay
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May 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Some videos through the day to celebrate #MusicHallVarietyDay
#MHVD2025. Let's hope they work. @musichallsociety.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Looking forward to everyone’s contributions tomorrow
#MusicHallVarietyDay #MHVD2025. See you there!
May 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Music hall lingers on. Programme from the King’s Cross Philanthropic Society 1950. @musichallsociety.bsky.social #MusicHall
May 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Who can blame him? Should have kept this back for #MHVD2025 on Friday 16th May. Theme food and drink. @musichallsociety.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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
March 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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
March 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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.’
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March 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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
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March 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
February 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Have a look at the new blog post at intothelimelight.org featuring Maggie Duggan. Hope you like it. @musichallsociety.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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.’
February 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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
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February 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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
February 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Visited Musical Museum for @magiclanternsoc.bsky.social meeting. Great day and saw this card. Music Hall songsheets added by me. @musichallsociety.bsky.social
#secondchildhood
January 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Yvette Guilbert from 'Le Panorama - Nos Jolies Actrices'
photographs by Reutlinger. @musichallsociety.bsky.social
#MusicHall
January 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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
January 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Magic lantern slides to wish you the compliments of the season. @theatrestrust.bsky.social @magiclanternsoc.bsky.social #pantomime
December 24, 2024 at 10:15 AM
A magic lantern slide of a dancer - reminded me of a pantomime performer. #pantomime #theatre #dancer
December 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Miss May Fallowfield as Goody Two Shoes. Just look at that hat! #pantomime #theatre
December 22, 2024 at 1:06 PM