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Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre @streathamhillt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The fabulous Grade II listed Art Deco Beckenham Odeon could become an evangelical church. Read the story on the MyLondon site - www.mylondon.news/whats-on/whats-on…

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Join us for our next In the Limelight talk: Alma Cogan, the Girl with the Laugh in Her Voice. Geoff Bowden marks 60 years since her early death, celebrating the 1950s hitmaker and glamorous star #musichall 📆 TUES 13 OCT 2026 7PM 🎟️ buff.ly/pLp3zz8

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Now an iconic part of the city's streetscape, Belfast's Accidental Theatre first started out as a pop-up venue staging work across the city. Find out how we supported the theatre in securing a permanent new home www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/... 📸 Courtesy of Accidental Theatre

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#MusicHallMonday - This month Monday's will look at some ghost stories from Theatres. The Sunderland Empire is up first where the ghost of actor Sid James (1913-1976), who died on stage there is said to have been seen including in 1989 when supposedly witnessed by the comedian Les Dawson! Spooky Eh?

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#SongSheetSaturday - This week we have 'Harem Scarem' a song rendered by less recalled comic vocalist Arthur Combes (1865-1911). Combes made his professional debut as a singer in 1889. He appears to have had major success from 1890-1905 and was on the committee of the Music Hall Benevolent Fund.

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It was a pleasure to welcome Paul Hendy to our archive last week. Paul is the writer & director of the fantastic @thelastlaughplay, which brings together Britain’s comedy greats Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe & Bob Monkhouse in a dressing room. Learn more about our archive: buff.ly/aA14jxy

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🎭 #MusicHallMonday 🎭 Born this month in 1869: George Robey, "The Prime Minister of Mirth" and a music-hall great. This self-portrait is one of hundreds he sketched; our archive holds many. His coat, hat and walking stick are on display at Blackpool's Showtown Museum

George Robey self-portrait in pen and ink. Simple line drawing of Robey in his trademark bowler-style hat. Archive object RBY/004

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#SongSheetSaturday 🌟 "The Story of the Stars" (1897) Sung by Arthur Reece, words by Albert Hall, music by George Le Brunn, art by HG Banks. Venus & Mars reimagined as a soldier + his sweetheart canoodling in a shady dell - until his 'missis' turns up. Tears, fisticuffs, chaos ensues #MusicHall

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Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre @streathamhillt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"Underneath The Arches..."

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Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre @streathamhillt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Registration has re-opened for our AGM & Campaign Meeting online on Weds 16th September 2026 at 8pm Sorry if you have been unable to register but we have now reopened registration. Please register now via our events page streathamhilltheatre.org/events

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#MusicHallMonday Come along to our 'Archive on Show' on Thu 22 Oct when we'll spotlight items connected to TRAVEL. Discover collection items that tell of performers life-on-the-road & be among the 1st to see material from the recent Ella Shields donation Book here: buff.ly/GN7r3xr I

Image of Ella Shields leaving for Australia, 1925 on train waving— BMHS Archive ref. C00292/12/022.

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#SongSheetSaturday "Statues on the Spree" (1907) Nelson, Boadicea, Shakespeare & co. sneak off to the Covent Garden Ball, stumbling home "torn and tattered, badly battered," forgetting where they live! Music: Harry Fragson | Words: Wimperis & Davidson | Art: H. George 📷 BMHS Archive #MusicHall

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Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre @streathamhillt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Can-Can, set in 1890's Montmartre, came to Streatham on this day 1956.

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Over the next week we're spotlighting theatres on our Fifty@50 list that are taking part in Heritage Open Days. First up we have The Albany Theatre in Coventry. Find out how we've supported the Albany www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/... #HeritageOpenDays #ArtDeco #Coventry

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🎪 #MusicHallMonday: from the Flea Circus to the Girl with the Laugh in Her Voice, there's something for everyone this Autumn in #MusicHall and #Variety. Check out what's coming up👇️ buff.ly/NEhmJmE

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🎶 #SongSheetSaturday 🎶 “Whispering Grass (I Don’t Tell the Trees)” featuring the fabulous Ivy Benson and her Band. Discover Ivy's story at our next In the Limelight talk: ✨ Ivy Benson, Original GIRL POWER 📅 Tues 22 Sept 2026 🎟️ Tickets: buff.ly/ynyNY4X #IvyBenson #WomenInMusic

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Tickets are selling fast for the 3rd British Music Hall Society Conference at the Cinema Museum on 21st November. There's a 'catering' theme this year, which promises to be huge fun. Book HERE www.ticketsource.com/britishmusic... #musichall #musichallmonday

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Wonderful article in The Guardian yesterday featuring some BMHS members #musichall #variety…https://www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-interactive/2026/aug/29/showgirls-variety-stars-recall-days-on-stage-in-pictures www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-int...

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The showgirl sisterhood: five former variety stars look back at their wild careers – in pictures

The ‘Golden girls of Eastbourne’ first crossed paths more than 50 years ago. They recall flammable feather head-dresses, wardrobe malfunctions and topping the bill over the Beatles

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Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre @streathamhillt.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Another comedy genius who appeared at Streatham Hill Theatre!

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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 09/06/2025

Still reeling at the news that a new song by Half Man Half Biscuit, “Record Store Day”, contains the line “Oh I do like to re-release my B-sides” #musichall

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Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre @streathamhillt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A very special gala night eighty three years ago today.

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"You Can't Judge Cigars by the Picture on the Box" - Minnie Cunningham's take on the phrase "you can't judge a book by its cover". Cunningham herself is said to have written the music, with lyrics by "Perroquet". Anyone know who used that pseudonym? #musichall #SongsheetSaturday

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Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre @streathamhillt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Not just 'The funniest farce ever produced' but also 'The jolliest night of your life'!

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Tom Leamore was born #OTD 1866. Singer, wood carver, clog dancer and boxer he was said to be second only to the great Dan Leno in terms of his comic dancing. Here he is singing his hit Hi Hi Hi! #musichall #musichallmonday www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-va...

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Tom Leamore: 'Hi! Hi! HI!' (1932)

A typical jolly music-hall song, sung with tremendous energy by Tom Leamore; He first appeared as a music-hall artist in 1880, and performed regularly until his popularity diminished from 1910…

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"Ain't We Got Fun" by Gus Kahn, Raymond B Egan & Richard A Whiting. Published in 1921, the song features in the Great Gatsby novel and was quoted by George Orwell as a symbol of working class unrest. It is equally as well known as a symbol of the roaring twenties. #SongSheetSaturday #MusicHall

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Next on our Fifty@50 list is one of London's oldest theatres, Alexandra Palace Theatre. Find out how we helped breath new life into this historic venue www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/... 📸 Courtesy of Alexandra Palace Theatre #HistoricTheatre #TheatreArchitecture #AllyPally

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A lovely throwback to 2021. It wasn't all lockdown gloom. #OTD - 17 August - Jim Carter unveiled the blue plaque in honour of Ronnie Ronalde. Sheila Harrod whistled, and the current owners of the house even let us picnic in the garden! #musichall #musichallmonday

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Charles Handel Rand Marriott was a prolific composer of music for Victorian music hall and parlour. This piece is named for the Swedish dramatic soprano Christine Nilsson, #musichall #songsheetsaturday

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VictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

wartime Soho, the Bouillabase Club in New Compton Street

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A talk about Ivy Benson, Britain's forgotten wartime bandleader, who broke new ground for female musicians in the 20th century. Join us at the CAA in Covent Garden on 22nd September. #musichallmonday

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Today's song sheet is the cheeky little ditty"You Show Me Your Slate" by C.G. Cotes & Felix McGlennon and sung by the equally cheeky Madge Ellis. "Madge Ellis came on the stage with bare legs" Music Hall & Theatre Review #SongsheetSaturday #MusicHall

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Standawhile @standawhile.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I had a great time at the @musichallsociety.bsky.social Archive Day last Friday @lambetharchives.bsky.social where I got up close and personal with Bud Flanagan’s battered old fur coat. Strictly no touching, but I was intrigued by the fastening made from a black sink plug.

Battered fur coat laid out on a table, nestled in tissue paper.

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Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre @streathamhillt.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

See more great photos and videos from Urban Explorers on our Blog Page - streathamhilltheatre.org/urban-expl…

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Here's a jolly little ditty inspired by the 1923 silent movie "Ashes of Vengeance". The film is about the day Catherine de Medici ordered the extermination of the Huguenots. Has anyone heard the song? You can view the movie, starring Norma Talmadge online. #songsheetsaturday

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Anthony Binns @anthonybinns.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Nothing to do with climate change then?

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A very successful Archive Collection ‘on show’ @lambetharchives.bsky.social today. The theme was duos & double-acts, from the very famous to the less well known, on stage & off stage partnerships #musichall #variety

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Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Seeing as I am in Liverpool for #BAVS2026 speaking about #musichall it would be rude not to pop into the Walker Art Gallery to check out their Sickert masterpiece

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

#SongSheetSaturday - France is the theme today with the sheet music for 'Mademoiselle' a song waltz written and performed by South African born duo Max Nesbitt (1903-1966) and Harry Nesbitt (1905-1968) in 1933. The cover features British stage and screen actress Dorothy Ward (1890-1987). #Variety

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#MusicHallMonday - We are very lucky to be joined by Ex-Players Theatre performer Jacquie Toye in an interview segment of our next talk 'Players Please! Part IV! Don't miss out on an enjoyable evening and book now with tickets available via Ticketsource www.ticketsource.com/britishmusic...

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Don't forget your tennis racket. Have you got any balls?

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VictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Hackney's best 2-for-1 deal

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Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre @streathamhillt.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

We would love to talk to you about our activities at our next Campaign Meeting at 8:00pm this Wednesday. Details on how to join are here - streathamhilltheatre.org/events

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

#SongSheetSaturday - Last week's World Cup theme continues with mention of countries currently competing and a flavour of Switzerland from 1919 in 'Tony the Swiss Mountaineer' a song about scaling Alpine heights. Performed by Lancashire comedian George Bass (1888-1928) #Music Hall #Variety #Swiss

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Yesterday we announced the removal of Leith Theatre from our Theatres at Risk Register, so it is only right that Leith Theatre is today’s Fifty@50 theatre ⭐️ Find out more www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/... 📸 Courtesy of Leith Theatre #TheatresAtRisk #Scotland

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

#SongSheetSaturday - With England playing Mexico this weekend and World Cup Fever in the air it seems apt that this week's cover has a football theme. 'At the Football Match Last Saturday', a song written by the comedian and singer Mark Sheridan (1864-1918)- recorded in 1905. #MusicHall #Football

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