Tags: Theatre, Venue.

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 [1] 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.

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active years end year
1936-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1854-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
address
23–27 Leicester Square
currently used for
(on site), Odeon Leicester Square
former name
Also: Royal Alhambra Palace; Alhambra Theatre of Varieties; Theatre Royal Alhambra; Great United States Circus and New Alhambra Theatre, 1854 Royal Panopticon, 1858 Alhambra Circus, 1864 Alhambra Music Hall, 1884 Alhambra Theatre
location city
London, City of Westminster
rebuilding year
1866-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1884-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1888-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1892-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1897-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1912-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
type
Music hall
latitude
51.5103
longitude
-0.130278

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