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Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square, WC1

Promotional postcard for the Alhambra Theatre, London. Promotional postcard for the Alhambra Theatre, London, WC1. The Alhambra was a popular theatre and music hall located on the east side of Leicester Square, in London. It was built originally as The Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts opening on 18 March 1854. It was closed after two years and reopened as the Alhambra. The building was demolished in 1936. The name was also adopted by many other British music hall theatres located elsewhere; in Bradford, in Hull and in Glasgow etc. The name comes from association with the Moorish splendour of the Alhambra palace in Granada

Picture No
11801548
Media ID
46887629
Size
4724px x 2986px (2.2MB)
Credit
© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
promotional postcard
Date
circa 1900

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