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.https://bsky.app/profile/legmania.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/legmania.bsky.social/post/3mlxkwr5w3224#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. #MHVD202616 May 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:xucbakliuj2phep2o2mnb5fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxkwr5w3224https://bsky.app/profile/legmania.bsky.social/post/3lpbgublfvs2lI’ll see you for Souper at the Alhambra, Leicester Square. 1899 #MHVD2025 #MHVD16 May 2025 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:xucbakliuj2phep2o2mnb5fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpbgublfvs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/legmania.bsky.social/post/3lpbgfnatls2lIt’s Music Hall & Variety Day 🎭🎉 #MHVD #MusicHall @musichallsociety.bsky.social16 May 2025 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:xucbakliuj2phep2o2mnb5fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpbgfnatls2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/legmania.bsky.social/post/3ljz3qsvym226It’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.social10 Mar 2025 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:xucbakliuj2phep2o2mnb5fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljz3qsvym226https://bsky.app/profile/legmania.bsky.social/post/3liwwf5lyr22vThe 1890s Alhambra Theatre programmes were stylishly simple on the outside but had everything going on inside. #MusicHallMonday #MusicHall24 Feb 2025 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:xucbakliuj2phep2o2mnb5fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwwf5lyr22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/legmania.bsky.social/post/3lijs3ytcyc2iIt is a revelation @victurk that Brixton baths were advertised as both ladies & gents where others were gents only or ladies only. Thanks [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2025 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:xucbakliuj2phep2o2mnb5fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lijs3ytcyc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/legmania.bsky.social/post/3lijlwh45oc2iWell 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.social19 Feb 2025 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:xucbakliuj2phep2o2mnb5fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lijlwh45oc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/legmania.bsky.social/post/3lifa3euor22a#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, 191117 Feb 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:xucbakliuj2phep2o2mnb5fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lifa3euor22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/legmania.bsky.social/post/3lieykggmjk2a#MusicHallMonday 1903.The Royal Holborn Theatre of Varieties & The Middlesex Music Hall #MusicHall17 Feb 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:xucbakliuj2phep2o2mnb5fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lieykggmjk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/legmania.bsky.social/post/3liexhysfac2aSome Music Hall programmes for #MusicHallMonday The vibrant colours and paper quality of the late 19th century changed as WW1 neared. #MusicHall #NineteenthCentury17 Feb 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:xucbakliuj2phep2o2mnb5fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3liexhysfac2a