Haunted Theaters: Playhouse Phantoms, Opera House Horrors, and Backstage Banshees

Haunted Theaters comprises more than two dozen suspenseful stories of spooky happenings and ghostly tales in historic theaters, opera houses, and other stages in the United States (Broadway and beyond), Canada, and England. Some of the spirits are actors; some are members of the audience; others are theater owners, dedicated workers, or volunteers. All of these tales are guaranteed to entertain-and have readers clenching their teeth as that ghostly curtain rises again and again...

Tom Ogden, one of America's most celebrated magicians, has twice been voted "Parlour Magician of the Year" and has received an astounding additional fourteen nominations at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. He has appeared on television specials, such as The World's Greatest Magic II (NBC) and The Great Magic of Las Vegas (FOX). Tom is the author of several books, including Haunted Highways and Haunted Hollywood.

Thirty-five gripping tales of ghostly goings-on and other worldly encounters in theaters across North America and LondonThe hard part isn't finding theaters that are haunted--it's finding theaters that aren't! Haunted Theaters comprises thirty-five suspenseful stories of spooky visitations and supernatural happenings in historic theaters, opera houses, and other stages from Broadway to America's many regional theaters, from Canada to London's West End. Each tale is guaranteed to entertain--and have you clenching your teeth. Read about all this and more: Percy Keene, who was stage manager at the Grand Opera House in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, from 1895 up until his death in 1967, still shows up for duty. Klondike Kate was known as the "Flower of the North." No wonder the dancer, muse, and financier of vaudeville theater owner Alexander Pantages still visits her old dressing room at the Palace Grand Theatre in the Yukon's Dawson City.* The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London is the most haunted theater in England--some say, in the world.

Haunted Theaters comprises more than two dozen suspenseful stories of spooky happenings and ghostly tales in historic theaters, opera houses, and other stages in the United States (Broadway and beyond), Canada, and England. Some of the spirits are actors; some are members of the audience; others are theater owners, dedicated workers, or volunteers. All of these tales are guaranteed to entertain--and have readers clenching their teeth as that ghostly curtain rises again and again. . . .

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