Alhambra Theatre

The Alhambra Theatre was a theatre near Leicester Square, London. (AUDIO: The Year of the Bat ^[+]Loading...["The Year of the Bat (audio story)"])

In 1867, Henry Gordon Jago auditioned for the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. He also worked as a cleaner at the theatre. (AUDIO: The Year of the Bat ^[+]Loading...["The Year of the Bat (audio story)"])

In the 1890s, Jago was the master of ceremonies of the theatre. (AUDIO: The Mahogany Murderers ^[+]Loading...["The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)"], The Bloodless Soldier ^[+]Loading...["The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)"], The Bellova Devil ^[+]Loading...["The Bellova Devil (audio story)"], The Spirit Trap ^[+]Loading...["The Spirit Trap (audio story)"])

The theatre had electrical lights, which Jago considered "newfangled". (AUDIO: The Similarity Engine ^[+]Loading...["The Similarity Engine (audio story)"])

Jago left the Alhambra Theatre when he took over the operation of the New Regency Theatre. (AUDIO: The Theatre of Dreams ^[+]Loading...["The Theatre of Dreams (audio story)"])