The Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall in London was opened in 1871, named by Queen Victoria in memory of her late husband. Over the last 150 plus years it has been the venue for countless events, concerts, exhibitions, and speakers. The latter have included Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein – and Charles Taze Russell and Joseph Franklin Rutherford.

CTR used the Albert Hall on a tour in May 1910, and later, The Photodrama of Creation, featuring him on movie film, was shown at the venue in 1914.

J F Rutherford used the venue in 1920 to give his world famous lecture Millions Now Living Will Never Die. Here is some advertising material for that meeting.

He was back at the venue in 1926 to give, among others, the lecture World Powers are Tottering – The Remedy.

Then, shortly before the outbreak of World War 2, he was back in 1938. This time, the key talk was Face the Facts. Here is some advertising material for that meeting.

The Albert Hall was central in London and back in those days one of the few venues that could hold such a large audience.

Following the war, larger gatherings in Britain tended to use sports stadiums that could hold greater numbers than existing indoor venues.

(With thanks to Tom who provided scans of the advertising material)