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October date for BritishMusicHallSoc Conference Hoxton Hall Range of themes and subjects as here 👇

The first music-hall in #Toxteth, the Cambridge Music Hall, opened 1866 at junction of Warwick/Mill St. Became Park Star Music-hall, which burned down 22nd May 1874 shortly after closing. Frequented by the South-end 'lambs' not the quietest or most orderly denizens of our town

Author copy arrived! A slim volume filled with invaluable research! 🥳 Pre-order kindle version or buy paperback from release date 14th June! 🦜 amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D5J6K8PD 1st in a new series of booklets on forgotten or overlooked Circus & Music Hall Stars! 🎪 #circus #musichall

The National Gallery exhibition on Degas & Miss La La is just stunning. And they’ve borrowed Renoir’s Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando for it from the Art Institute of Chicago - I just hope the gallery will invite me to talk about the two sisters whilst the painting is in London.

Weekend reading sorted Dr Mary L. Shannon (@drmarylshannon.bsky.social) Been looking forward to Billy’s story!

In my latest article I address why 'bronze era' physical culturists had flatter chests than later generations. This is a question commonly asked online and brings about the worst in 'junk' history. Enjoy my rantings... physicalculturestudy.com/2024/06/21/why…

It’s been a busy week on the book purchase front!

Celebrating #StereoscopyDay with a pre-1872 stereocard of the Royal Alhambra Palace seen across Leicester Square with a Brougham and a Hansom Cab in front.

Enthusiasts of Vauxhall and Cremorne Gardens could make haste to today’s Ephemera Society Fair. Deep pockets advantageous if you want to do more than browse the pile of posters.

Craggs in the frame: c1869 (De Castro Troupe); 1885; 1890; c1901

Entertaining and informative talk by theatre historian Dr Jason Price National Gallery today. He’s talking Islington Museum about Thérèse Lessore and the Circus this Monday 8th ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/245-s…

Ooh, look what arrived!

Tickets on sale from TODAY for the 2nd Music Hall Conference. Book here: ticketsource.co.uk/britishmusicha…

Never more urgent Jeanette Winterson ❤️

Registers of performing animals! LCC/PC/ANI/02 Latest from @LdnMetArchives, will be along to go through these records! A bit after Grais’ performing days but what a treasure trove these will be.

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The brochure containing the programme for the 2024 Lambeth Heritage Festival can be downloaded or read here: bit.ly/FestProg2024 This has more events than any previous festival. As ever, they will be taking place all around the borough, all through September.

This account will be inactive from now and I’m removing the app from my phone. It’s up to you whether you choose to stay here, of course.