18 Haunted Theatres (Famous Hauntings And Spooky Spots)
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This article is from the Ghost Stories FAQ, by obiwan obiwan@best.com with numerous contributions by others.
18 Haunted Theatres (Famous Hauntings And Spooky Spots)
Mike Czaplinski (mcc@nsscmail.att.com) writes the following about
the ghost of Drury Lane Theatre:
"Drury Lane Theatre. From my fuzzy recollection, the ghost is
described at various times as a soft green glow, or a handsome young
man. I seem to recall there being an entry on this particular
haunting in THE BOOK OF LISTS (circa 1980). According to the entry
(again, subject to my faulty memory), during renovation in the late
1970's, they stumbled on a skeleton with the remnants of a grey riding
coat with a knife sticking out of its ribs.
The folklore is that whoever sees the ghost is destined for
theatrical greatness." <end quote from Mike Czaplinski>
Further details (provided directly from -The Book of Lists-, Bantam,
1977): The ghost is that of a young man who was murdered in 1780.
J. Wentworth Day, a ghost hunter, reported seeing a moving blue light
in the theatre in 1939.
If anyone knows of any other famous haunted theatres, I would be
happy to hear about them. There are a few files in my archives that
are about haunted theatres: lyric.theatre, playhouse.ghost, and
theatre.ghost.
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