About: Alhambra Theatre of Variety

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The Alhambra was a popular theatre and music hall located on the east side of Leicester Square, in the West End of 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, Spain.

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  • The Alhambra was a popular theatre and music hall located on the east side of Leicester Square, in the West End of 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, Spain. (en)
  • The Alhambra fue un antiguo teatro situado en el lado este de Leicester Square, en el West End. Este teatro se creó en 1854 y fue demolido en 1936. Fue también el nombre adoptado por muchos otros teatros ingleses. Ejemplos significativos se encontraban en Londres, , Hull y . Su nombre pretendía evocar el esplendor árabe del palacio de la Alhambra, en Granada. (es)
  • L'Alhambra est une salle de théâtre et de music hall populaire située sur le côté est de Leicester Square, dans le West End de Londres. Construit et inauguré le 18 mars 1854 sous le nom de Panopticon royal des sciences et des arts (The Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts), il ferme après deux ans et rouvre sous le nom d'Alhambra. Le bâtiment, de style mauresque, est démoli en 1936. Le nom d'Alhambra est une référence aux splendeurs du palais mauresque de l'Alhambra à Grenade, en Espagne et est également adopté par de nombreux théâtres et salles de musique tant britanniques — notamment à Bradford, Hull et Glasgow — que dans d'autres pays européens, comme la salle située à Bruxelles, et aux États-Unis à Sacramento. (fr)
  • L'Alhambra Theatre fu un popolare teatro di music hall situato sul lato orientale di Leicester Square nel West End di Londra. (it)
  • Альга́мбра (исп. Alhambra, от араб. قصر الحمراء‎ каср аль-хамра — «красный замок») — лондонский театр, пользовавшийся популярностью в конце XIX — начале XX века. Название происходит от мавританского дворца Альгамбра в Гранаде. (ru)
  • Alhambra var en nöjeslokal vid Leicester Square i London. Alhambra öppnades 1854 och under den tiden erbjöd lokalen främst varieté, enklare musikteater och akrobatik. Sin storhetstid hade Alhambra 1890-1910, då den räknades som Londons främsta Music hall. Alhambra revs 1936. (sv)
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  • 23–27Leicester Square (en)
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  • Also: Royal Alhambra Palace; Alhambra Theatre of Varieties; Theatre Royal, Alhambra; Great United States Circus and New Alhambra Theatre (en)
  • 1854 Royal Panopticon (en)
  • 1858 Alhambra Circus (en)
  • 1864 Alhambra Music Hall (en)
  • 1884 Alhambra Theatre (en)
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  • T. Hayter Lewis (en)
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  • The Alhambra Theatre dominated Leicester Square in 1874 (en)
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  • Odeon Leicester Square (en)
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  • Alhambra Theatre (en)
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  • Also: Royal Alhambra Palace; Alhambra Theatre of Varieties; Theatre Royal, Alhambra; Great United States Circus and New Alhambra Theatre (en)
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  • Alhambra Theatre poster. Marian the Giant Amazon Queen, 1882 (en)
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  • The Alhambra was a popular theatre and music hall located on the east side of Leicester Square, in the West End of 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, Spain. (en)
  • The Alhambra fue un antiguo teatro situado en el lado este de Leicester Square, en el West End. Este teatro se creó en 1854 y fue demolido en 1936. Fue también el nombre adoptado por muchos otros teatros ingleses. Ejemplos significativos se encontraban en Londres, , Hull y . Su nombre pretendía evocar el esplendor árabe del palacio de la Alhambra, en Granada. (es)
  • L'Alhambra Theatre fu un popolare teatro di music hall situato sul lato orientale di Leicester Square nel West End di Londra. (it)
  • Альга́мбра (исп. Alhambra, от араб. قصر الحمراء‎ каср аль-хамра — «красный замок») — лондонский театр, пользовавшийся популярностью в конце XIX — начале XX века. Название происходит от мавританского дворца Альгамбра в Гранаде. (ru)
  • Alhambra var en nöjeslokal vid Leicester Square i London. Alhambra öppnades 1854 och under den tiden erbjöd lokalen främst varieté, enklare musikteater och akrobatik. Sin storhetstid hade Alhambra 1890-1910, då den räknades som Londons främsta Music hall. Alhambra revs 1936. (sv)
  • L'Alhambra est une salle de théâtre et de music hall populaire située sur le côté est de Leicester Square, dans le West End de Londres. Construit et inauguré le 18 mars 1854 sous le nom de Panopticon royal des sciences et des arts (The Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts), il ferme après deux ans et rouvre sous le nom d'Alhambra. Le bâtiment, de style mauresque, est démoli en 1936. (fr)
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  • Alhambra Theatre of Variety (en)
  • Alhambra Theatre (es)
  • Alhambra Theatre (fr)
  • Alhambra Theatre (it)
  • Альгамбра (театр) (ru)
  • Alhambra, London (sv)
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