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The Panto King
Leon Salberg known as 鈥楾he Panto King鈥� ran the Alexandra Theatre from 1910.
大象传媒 Radio WM鈥檚 Daz Hale heads to Birmingham鈥檚 Alexandra Theatre in search of ghosts and ghouls.
First opened in 1901, The Alex 鈥� as it鈥檚 often referred to 鈥� has seen many famous faces tread the boards there.
Everyone from Laurence Olivier to Dame Joan Collins and Sir Ian McKellen.
As well as being a popular entertainment destination, it鈥檚 also thought to be one of the most haunted venues in the West Midlands.
Next up is the story of Leon Salberg 鈥� known as 鈥楾he Panto King鈥� 鈥� because of his string of popular pantomimes.
He was the owner of the Alexandra Theatre from 1910 until his death in 1937 鈥� but he has been spotted there many times since then.
