Legmania
@legmania.bsky.social
Journaling the life of 19th century Music Hall dancers James & Lucy Allison, and their life between continents. All things music hall, eccentric dance, and outlandish costumes. Adrift Australian once found in London now Folkestone.
May 16, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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
March 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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
The 1890s Alhambra Theatre programmes were stylishly simple on the outside but had everything going on inside. #MusicHallMonday #MusicHall
February 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The 1890s Alhambra Theatre programmes were stylishly simple on the outside but had everything going on inside. #MusicHallMonday #MusicHall
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
February 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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
Restaurant Cavour run by Monsieur Oscar Philippe, with his exotic figs & fruit tree garden. Philippe, a young French waiter arrived in London in the 1860s scraped up to buy the run down cafe. He died 1907, leaving an estate worth £99000 to Julie, his bookkeeper. Sold in 1920s becoming Cafe Anglais
February 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Restaurant Cavour run by Monsieur Oscar Philippe, with his exotic figs & fruit tree garden. Philippe, a young French waiter arrived in London in the 1860s scraped up to buy the run down cafe. He died 1907, leaving an estate worth £99000 to Julie, his bookkeeper. Sold in 1920s becoming Cafe Anglais
I see see and raise you the magnificent Alhambra with the icky red Bartholomew’s baths in Leicester Square #MusicHall ❤️ #TurkishBaths
February 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I see see and raise you the magnificent Alhambra with the icky red Bartholomew’s baths in Leicester Square #MusicHall ❤️ #TurkishBaths
#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
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
February 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#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
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
The London #MusicHall Shoreditch 1900. Managing Director E S Barnes. (Shoreditch High Street, demolished)
The London #MusicHall Shoreditch 1900. Managing Director E S Barnes. (Shoreditch High Street, demolished)
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#MusicHallMonday
The London #MusicHall Shoreditch 1900. Managing Director E S Barnes. (Shoreditch High Street, demolished)
The London #MusicHall Shoreditch 1900. Managing Director E S Barnes. (Shoreditch High Street, demolished)
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#MusicHallMonday
The Oxford Music Hall, London. Manager Harry Lundy, 1895 (Cnr Oxford St and Tottenham Court Road - demolished)
The Oxford Music Hall, London. Manager Harry Lundy, 1895 (Cnr Oxford St and Tottenham Court Road - demolished)
February 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#MusicHallMonday
The Oxford Music Hall, London. Manager Harry Lundy, 1895 (Cnr Oxford St and Tottenham Court Road - demolished)
The Oxford Music Hall, London. Manager Harry Lundy, 1895 (Cnr Oxford St and Tottenham Court Road - demolished)
Some Music Hall programmes for #MusicHallMonday The vibrant colours and paper quality of the late 19th century changed as WW1 neared. #MusicHall #NineteenthCentury
February 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Some Music Hall programmes for #MusicHallMonday The vibrant colours and paper quality of the late 19th century changed as WW1 neared. #MusicHall #NineteenthCentury
It’s lovely to get back on the bus and see so many old friends here.
November 16, 2024 at 1:40 PM
It’s lovely to get back on the bus and see so many old friends here.