STORY IDEASA Very Scary Season Ticket Holder in Kamloops, British Columbia
Any local theatre enthusiast knows to never sit in seat Z24 in the Sagebrush Theatre as it is reserved … indefinitely. Seat Z24 hosts the infamous Ghost of Albert (believed to be the late Arnold Mallott) ever since the misplacement of his coffin after the 1939 flood that exposed coffins and upturned tombstones at the site of the Sagebrush Theatre.
In the late 1800’s, newspaper articles describe Arnold Mallott as a 23 year old bartender from O’Keefe’s Saloon at Eagles Pass near Revelstoke. He was charged with killing a man he suspected of stealing from his bar and 14 months after his sentencing, he was the first man hanged in
Although considered a convict in his previous life, Albert has now been known to watch over those who provide his lonely soul company at the Sagebrush Theatre. Previous events, such as a faint voice instructing a former employee to “clip in“ their harness seconds before a spotlight broke through the front of a catwalk pulling the employee with it, has intrigued employees to consider Albert a savior and watchman over all of the happenings at Sagebrush Theatre.
Those who doubt Albert’s existence are generally quiet on their opinion from previous tales. A former sound technician was the type to laugh at anyone who supported the ghost and would often taunt with the question “Where are you Albert?” therein displaying his lack of respect. It was noted shortly after such occurrences, there were extensive inconsistencies in this said sound technician’s sound cues …
Feel free to book your seats for an incredible show at the Sagebrush Theatre and be sure to keep watch of seat Z24 as some claim to have witnessed the seat decline at the start of a show and turn upwards at the end …
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Special thanks to the Kamloops Museum & Archives adn the Digital Times for research assistance.