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Alison Young

@youngalison.bsky.social

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Ran way from the law to join the music hall. Now often to be found running around with a clipboard organising events & the archive for the British Music Hall Society. Would rather be researching & writing… My blog: https://musichallalice.wordpress.com

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Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · 1d

Great ‘Spotlight on MUSIC HALL’ exhibition @thelondonarchives.bsky.social - small but perfectly formed!

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Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · 3d

🍷Have a great day, congrats 🙌

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Toulouse-Lautrec @toulouselautrec.bsky.social · 3d

May Belfort from Portraits of Actors and Actresses: Thirteen Lithographs (Portraits d'Acteurs & Actrices: Treize Lithographies)

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Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · 5d

Hooray 🙌

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The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social · 5d

Before cinema, there was Music Hall! 🎭

From pub backrooms to grand palaces of entertainment, it was the heart of London's cultural life.

Uncover treasures from the golden age in our new free display, 'Spotlight on Music Hall'. Opens Oct 6!
www.thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/exh...
#Archives

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Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · 12d

It was a gorgeous day yesterday for @adrianpgibson.bsky.social ‘s stink pipes & the hidden river Effra lunchtime walking tour. Herne Hill & Brixton looked magnificent & I learnt some fascinating facts and realised I have been walking past & over some interesting landmarks for years.Thank you Adrian!

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · 15d

Two fantastic #BMHS events this October! 🎭
📚 Archive on Show @ Lambeth Archives – Thu 9 Oct, 2pm
🎤 Kirsty Roberts Talk @ The Water Rats – Tue 21 Oct, 7pm (celebrating Black performers in Morecambe’s history)
📖 Book here: britishmusichallsociety.com/events

Events | British Music Hall Society

Our events are sociable affairs and open to everyone, come along and join us!

britishmusichallsociety.com

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · Sep 5

After the success of our first archive ‘on show’ morning we are running the event again - in the afternoon of Thursday 9 October, 2pm. Booking details here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/16-...

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Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · Aug 21

The best kind of street #archives #paris

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VictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · Aug 9

Edmund Yates checks out the audience at the Alhambra Music Hall, Leicester Square, in 1867

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Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · Aug 8

It’s a beauty!

Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · Aug 3

Now that would be an interesting freeby for the next BMHS conference 😳

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Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · Aug 3

Brilliant news.

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · Aug 1

Join us at the Lambeth Heritage Festival @lambetharchives.bsky.social
'Music Hall Tales from the Archive' on Mon, 15 Sept, 6pm. Free entry, booking required via TicketSource. #LambethHeritage #MusicHallTales
www.ticketsource.co.uk/britishmusic...

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · Jul 28

'Gallery of the Old Bedford', Camden Town (c.1895) by Walter Sickert

(Walker Art Gallery)

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · Jul 26

The Great Wheel at Earls Court was opened in 1895, closed in 1906 and famously got stuck in May 1896, stranding passengers for 4 1/2 hours.

Here's a little ditty about it by John Read.

#SongsheetSaturday

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Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · Jul 20

This is from 1987.

Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · Jul 20

To those who like to track down #MusicHall ephemera on Ebay etc, please bear this mind when posters for the Argyle, Birkenhead (some of the most visually brilliant posters of the day) are offered for sale

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Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social · Jul 18

Last week I was on the island of Öland in Sweden. It was all moody skies, gentle breezes & appealing wooden structures. NO heat. God, how I would like to be back there today.

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Europeana @europeana.bsky.social · Jul 10

Meet Jules Léotard: the daring 19th-century acrobat who flew on the trapeze—and invented the iconic leotard! 🎪✨
➡️ bit.ly/3U1NjGi

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British Music Hall Society @musichallsociety.bsky.social · Jul 8

📣 In the Limelight: A Risky Business - Japanese Acrobats in Victorian Britain. A talk by Pernille Rudlin
📅 Tuesday 22 July 2025
🕖 7:00pm start (No interval, ends approx. 8:30pm)
📍 The Water Rats, London
🎟️ Booking here - buff.ly/PViKfD8
#LiveTalk #HistoryEvent #JapaneseAcrobats #VictorianBritain