 There are also surviving music halls outside London , a notable example being the Leeds City Varieties ( 1865 ) with a preserved interior . This was used for many years as the setting for the BBC television variety show , based on the music hall genre , The Good Old Days . The Alhambra Theatre , Bradford was built in 1914 for theatre impresario Francis Laidler , and later owned by the Stoll @-@ Moss Empire ' . It was restored in 1986 , and is a fine example of the late Edwardian style . It is now a receiving theatre for touring productions , and opera . 
