Majestic Theatre

Chillicothe's Majestic Theatre has been around since 1853, hosted Milton Berle, Laurel and Hardy, and Sophie Tucker, and during the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic served as a temporary morgue for the dead from nearby Camp Sherman.

During the Spanish Flu outbreak, when nearly 1,200 people died at Camp Sherman, the Majestic Theatre's stage was used for embalming, with bodies stacked in dressing rooms waiting their turn. Blood drained from the bodies flowed into "Bank Alley" behind the theater, which became known as "Blood Alley." The ghosts of flu victims now walk the theater. A man in a dark suit and top hat floats down the aisles, walking a few feet above the current floor level where the original floor once was. The ghost of a dead soldier has been seen lying on the stage during performances. A little girl in an old-fashioned dress appears in the audience, giggling at comedies and crying during sad scenes before vanishing when approached, leaving only the faint smell of peppermint candy. A ghost in blue has a favorite seat and reacts badly when living patrons sit there. Actors have seen someone peering down from the empty control booth.