The story goes like this: During Carolina Theatre’s several decades of operation in uptown, strange things would happen during rehearsals, shows, and film screenings. Meticulously placed lights would move and malfunction; props would scatter. Bangs and clangs resonated from the empty projection room. Yet all you had to do was yell, “Knock it off, Fred!” and the troubles usually ceased. Thankful, actors and technicians would ask for a blessing or bid farewell when they left.
Source: https://www.charlottemagazine.com/stage-fright-the-haunting-of-carolina-theatre-in-uptown/