Terror in The Back Row
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- In regards to the theatres and cinemas of Edinburgh, there are many.
In the seventeenth century, the Church of Scotland had traditionally taken a very negative view of the theatre, which promoted immorality. Enraged citizens burned down the first theatre in Glasgow as late as 1752 by a mob incited by hard-line ministers. It was, therefore, a sign of changing times when the Canongate Theatre, the first theatre in Edinburgh, was successfully opened in 1747 near what is now Playhouse Close without significant incident.
Many cinemas and theatres have long since vanished from the streets of Edinburgh, but indeed, their legacy remains, many still recognizable beneath their faded façade. The visible ghost signs have long before covered up after years of change.
Today we discover not just the ghost signs but the ghosts themselves.
Take a journey with North Edinburgh Nightmares to the venues of Edinburgh. Prepare for the sound of screams beneath the silver screen, the sound of ghostly footsteps upon the stage,
The sights and sounds of Terror in the Back Row
Special thanks to
Gordon Rutter for his help with this episode
Edinburgh Fortean Society andoria.co.uk/wordpress/
The excellent Living Memory Association for all their invaluable help
www.livingmemory.org.uk/
The Quiet Writer for help with The Lyceum
thequietwriter.com/2020/04/21...
The wonderful
www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/
Many thanks as always to
www.edinphoto.org.uk/
canmore.org.uk/
And all other brilliant sources for help with images etc
Many thanks as usual to the talents of Nicholas Gasparini for his excellent music www.thedarkpiano.com/ - Zábava
Fascinating and spooky! Thank you! 😊
Truly fabulous set of tales, John and loved the story of The Great Lafayette and his faithful dog, expertly read by Gordon Rutter. (Must get that book...)
Lafayette a true hero, going back to face the conflagration on stage, to try and save his horse. I was actually tearful.
Also glad I haven't booked digs in Rodney St this time around. What a mysterious & macabre area? I shall be careful next time I'm off to buy doughnuts at The Bearded Baker!
Painstakingly researched and a treat for us all. Many thanks! 👍💀👻
Glad that you liked this latest installment. It was a lot of fun discovering these tales and further researching them. Gordon did a great job for sure...
And did you know Houdini had Hungarian roots? He was born in Budapest as Erik Weisz.
As you can see my name is Hungarian as well :) There are many Hungarian rooted legends like Johnny Weiszmuller aka Tarzan, or Béla Lugosi the Vampire :)
This video is so phenomenal so i think i add some bonus info to this.
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Amazing job! You are a genius cos of hystorical background! I love History and i can learn lots of facts from your videos. My favourite tale was the magician with his dog.
And in a previous tale you said the theatre is near Lothian Road. When i moved to Scotland that night my friend and me were stood at lothian Road cos of bus 47. I complained to my friend i feel something strange there. And yeah, that was a rainy evening but that thing was real weird..
Finally, your last words are great again. A pure ending!
Thank you!
Many thanks indeed. I was just talking with a neighbour who worked in the very location of the now festival theatre. They held an event to mark the centenary of The Great Lafayette and his tragic demise. Lothian Road is bound to have some good ghost stories👍
The way you tell every story is fascinating you do such an excellent job on portraying the story and making it worthy of listening too good job
Fab to see pictures of the old Ritz and Morris and Gibb.
It was a great cinema. The MG social club still exists...
I have some instereing stories about the mercat bar I can share.
Greetings Paul. I would be delighted to hear about The Mercat. Please email me at
j.s.tantalon@outlook.com
Cheers..