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Hippodrome Collection (page 8)

Experience the magic of the Hippodrome: A historical venue that has hosted iconic performers like Judy Garland, American actress, singer and dancer

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Dick Whittington and his cat at the London Hippodrome

Dick Whittington and his cat at the London Hippodrome
Scene from Dick Whittington, the 1903 pantomime at the London Hippodrome starring Ruth Lytton as Dick and Fred Warren as the cat. The pictures shows the dance at the Moroccan court. Date: 1903

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Phroso, the puzzle man at the London Hippodrome

Phroso, the puzzle man at the London Hippodrome
Phroso, a performer who pretended to be a mechanical man by making his limbs go rigid. To be seen at the London Hippodrome in October 1902. Date: 1902

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Mr Goodnight, performing horse at the London Hippodrome

Mr Goodnight, performing horse at the London Hippodrome
Mr Goodnight, the performing horse at the London Hippodrome who undressed and put himself to bed, much to the delight of the audience. Date: 1900

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Mdlle. Milly Capell, famous equestrienne at the Hippodrome

Mdlle. Milly Capell, famous equestrienne at the Hippodrome
Milly Capell, famous German equestrienne and specialist in haute ecole (dressage) who was performing at the London Hippodrome in March 1900 with her thoroughbred Arabian horse and her dogs. Date: 1900

Background imageHippodrome Collection: The Ralli Sisters - The Ruthven Twins in Shake Your Feet

The Ralli Sisters - The Ruthven Twins in Shake Your Feet
Well-known socialites, the Ruthven twins, aka the Hon. Alison and the Hon. Margaret Ruthven, who briefly took the stage as the Ralli Twins in the 1920s

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Performing cats and dogs at the London Hippodrome

Performing cats and dogs at the London Hippodrome
Professor Leonidas and his troupe of performing cats and dogs at the London Hippodrome, shortly after the new theatre had opened in January 1900. Date: 1900

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Frances Day in The Fleets Lit Up at the London Hippodrome

Frances Day in The Fleets Lit Up at the London Hippodrome
Frances Day riding a horse as Polly Brown in the musical comedy, The Fleets Lit Up at the London Hippodrome in 1938. The Sketch writes, " she gives her usual delightful, elusive

Background imageHippodrome Collection: ISDN cover - George Robey in Round in 50

ISDN cover - George Robey in Round in 50
Front cover of The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News featuring photographs of George Robey in various costumes as Harold in Round in 50 at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1922

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Richard Sawade with lions & tigers at the London Hippodrome

Richard Sawade with lions & tigers at the London Hippodrome
Richard Sawade aka " King of the Beasts" pictured with an assortment of his lions and tigers with which he was appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1901 1901

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Richard Sawade and polar bears at the London Hippodrome

Richard Sawade and polar bears at the London Hippodrome
Richard Sawade aka " King of the Beasts" appearing at the London Hippodrome, with a variety of animals including polar bears. Date: 1901

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Consul the Chimp at the London Hippodrome

Consul the Chimp at the London Hippodrome
Consul the performing chimpanzee, the star attraction at the London Hippodrome where his earning amounted to 200 per week. 1903

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Animals at the London Hippodrome

Animals at the London Hippodrome
Camels and llamas assembled in the arena at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1903

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Elsie Randolph in Stand Up and Sing

Elsie Randolph in Stand Up and Sing
Elsie Randolph (1904 - 1982), film and stage actress and entertainer, pictured wearing a rather dashing naval outfit in the hit musical Stand Up and Sing at the London Hippodrome

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Jack Buchanan in Stand Up and Sing by Hynes

Jack Buchanan in Stand Up and Sing by Hynes
Jack Buchanan, star of the comedy music Stand Up and Sing at the London Hippodrome, caricatured in the role of Rocky Smith by Hynes. Date: 1931

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Jack Buchanan & Vera Pearce in Stand Up and Sing by Hynes

Jack Buchanan & Vera Pearce in Stand Up and Sing by Hynes
Caricature by Hynes of Jack Buchanan and Vera Pearce performing a comedy dance in the hit musical Stand Up and Sing at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1931

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Elsie Randolph in Stand Up and Sing by Hynes

Elsie Randolph in Stand Up and Sing by Hynes
Elsie Randolph in the role of Ena in the comedy musical Stand Up and Sing at the London Hippodrome in which she starred with long-time stage partner, Jack Buchanan. Caricatured by Hynes. Date: 1931

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Jack Buchanan & Elsie Randolph Mr. Whittington, Hippodrome

Jack Buchanan & Elsie Randolph Mr. Whittington, Hippodrome
Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph in a scene from Mr. Whittington, a comedy musical starring Buchanan as a modern-day Dick Whittington

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Jack Buchanan in Mr. Whittington at London Hippodrome

Jack Buchanan in Mr. Whittington at London Hippodrome
Jack Buchanan as a modern Dick Whittington in Mr Whittington, the comedy musical at the London Hippodrome in which he starred with Elsie Randolph. Date: 1934

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Anna Neagle

Anna Neagle, pictured in The Bystander at the time she was starring in the London Hippodrome in Stand Up and Sing, the first principal role she had in the West End. Date: 1931

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Binnie Hale, playing Jill in Mr Cinders

Binnie Hale, playing Jill in Mr Cinders
Binnie Hale (Bernice Hale Munro) (1899 - 1984), British revue artiste and actress, photographed by Sasha at the time she was playing Jill opposite Bobby Howes in the hit musical comedy Mr Cinders

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Claire Heliot, lion tamer

Claire Heliot, lion tamer
Madame Claire Heliot, renowned female lion tamer with one of her dangerous pets at the time she was wowing audiences at the London Hippodrome

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Sandows marvellous feat of strength at London Hippodrome

Sandows marvellous feat of strength at London Hippodrome
Eugene Sandow, strong man extraordinaire, seen supporting on his chest four men and ten women in addition to sundry cannon balls, part of his act at the London Hippodrome

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Thats a Good Girl at the London Hippodrome

Thats a Good Girl at the London Hippodrome
Sketches made by Bryan de Grineau at the London Hippodrome, where Thats a Good Girl starring Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph was playing

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Peggy O Neill to star in Mercenary Mary at London Hippodrome

Peggy O Neill to star in Mercenary Mary at London Hippodrome
Peggy O Neill (1898-1960), Irish-born theatre actress and entertainer pictured with a Pekingese puppy in The Sketch at the time she was appearing in Mercenary Mary at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1926

Background imageHippodrome Collection: The good-humoured crowd at the London Hippodrome

The good-humoured crowd at the London Hippodrome
Street entertainers amuse the crowds waiting outside the London Hippodrome. Date: 1901

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Mr H. E. Moss, managing director of the London Hippodrome

Mr H. E. Moss, managing director of the London Hippodrome
Sir Horace Edward Moss (1852 - 1912), British theatre impresario and the founder, chairman and joint managing director of the Moss Empires Ltd

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Houdinis act at the London Hippodrome 1904

Houdinis act at the London Hippodrome 1904
Impression of Houdini performing his famous escapology act at the London Hippodrome in 1904 where he was manacled with handcuffs allegedly made by a locksmith over several years

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Herr Seeth in a den of lions at the London Hippodrome

Herr Seeth in a den of lions at the London Hippodrome
Herr Julius Seeth and his twenty-one forest-bred lions, a hugely popular act at the newly-opened London Hippodrome in early 1900. The lions were presented to Seeth by King Menelik of Ethiopia

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Audience types at the London Hippodrome 1904

Audience types at the London Hippodrome 1904
An impression of country visitors, looking ruddy and bumpkin-ish, and town visitors, looking elelgant but disdainful. A reflection of the popularity of the London Hippodrome

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph in Thats a Good Girl

Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph in Thats a Good Girl
Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph, stars of Thats a Good Girl at the London Hippodrome in 1928, caricatured by Sallon. They were a popular pairing

Background imageHippodrome Collection: London Hippodrome, Madame Heliot & her lions

London Hippodrome, Madame Heliot & her lions
Madame Claire Heliot feeding raw beef to her lions (and a couple of dogs), in the arena of the London Hippodrome in 1901 in what The Sphere describes as " a very daring performance"

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Beneath the arena at the London Hippodrome

Beneath the arena at the London Hippodrome
Scene beneath the arena of the London Hippodrome with stage hands readying themselves to convey large wooden properties above for the next act. 1900s

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Polars bears at the London Hippodrome, January 1910

Polars bears at the London Hippodrome, January 1910
Seventy polar bears, transported there to take part in the theatres Christmas water spectacular, The Arctic. Fifty of them plunged from icebergs into the water while the remaining bears roamed about

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Fay Compton in Dick Whittington at London Hippodrome

Fay Compton in Dick Whittington at London Hippodrome
Fay Compton in the role of Dick Whittington for the pantomime Dick Whittington at the London Hippodrome in 1932-3. Date: 1932

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Boulevard de Clichy and Hippodrome Palace, Paris, France

Boulevard de Clichy and Hippodrome Palace, Paris, France
Boulevard de Clichy and Hippodrome Palace, Montmartre, 18th arrondissement, Paris, France. Date: 1900s

Background imageHippodrome Collection: The Hippodrome Beauty Queens, London

The Hippodrome Beauty Queens, London, May 1915. 1915

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Photographs of Hippodrome Pogo Parade, October 1921

Photographs of Hippodrome Pogo Parade, October 1921
Miss Mona Vivian and her " pogo platoon", performing for the Sketch in the Botanical Gardens although the Pogo Parade was performing at the Hippodrome at the time. Date: 1921

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Frances Day entetaining troops, September 1939

Frances Day entetaining troops, September 1939
Frances Day photographed dancing as she entertains British troops based just outside London. The actress used her talent to boost the moral of soldiers after the Hippodrome theatre closed

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Davy Burnaby caricatured by Garretto

Davy Burnaby caricatured by Garretto
Actor and entertainer George Davy Burnaby (1881 - 1949), caricatured by Garretto in The Bystander. Burnaby appeared in numerous films but was also well known for forming The Co-optimists a revue

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Better Days at the London Hippodrome

Better Days at the London Hippodrome
Page from The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News showing scenes during the " Beads" number in the Better Days revue at the London Hippodrome in 1925

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Jack Buchanana in Thats a Good Girl, London Hippodrome

Jack Buchanana in Thats a Good Girl, London Hippodrome
Jack Buchanan (1890 - 1957), Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director, pictured at the time he was playing the role of Bill Barrow in the London Hippodrome musical

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Elsie Randolph in Thats a Good Girl, London Hippodrome

Elsie Randolph in Thats a Good Girl, London Hippodrome
Elsie Randolph (1904 1982), English actress, singer and dancer, pictured at the time she was playing the role of lady detective Joy Dean opposite Jack Buchanan in Thats a Good Girl at the London

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Gwen Farrar in Shake Your Feet at the London Hippodrome

Gwen Farrar in Shake Your Feet at the London Hippodrome
A scene from one of the musical numbers in Shake Your Feet at the London Hippodrome with Gwen Farrar singing one of her songs. Date: 1927

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Thats a Good Girl at the London Hippodrome Thats a Good Girl at the London

Thats a Good Girl at the London Hippodrome Thats a Good Girl at the London
The two stars of Thats a Good Girl, the musical comedy at the London Hippodrome - Jack Buchanan, playing Bill Barrow, and Elsie Randolph as the love-sick telegraph girl. Date: 1928

Background imageHippodrome Collection: The dancer Ettorina Mazzuchelli, London, 1919

The dancer Ettorina Mazzuchelli, London, 1919
The Italian dancer Ettorina Mazzuchelli, at the London Hippodrome, 1919 Date: 1919

Background imageHippodrome Collection: The dancer Dorothy Turner, London, 1920

The dancer Dorothy Turner, London, 1920
Dorothy Turner, the principal dancer at the London Hippodrome, London, 1920 Date: 1920

Background imageHippodrome Collection: Gwen Farrar in The Tatler, 1927

Gwen Farrar in The Tatler, 1927
Page from The Tatler, 17th August 1927, featuring Miss Joyce Barbour, Mr Billy Merson and Miss Gwen Farrar in Shake Your Feet at the Hippodrome



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Experience the magic of the Hippodrome: A historical venue that has hosted iconic performers like Judy Garland, American actress, singer and dancer, in concert at The Talk of the Town. From its grandeur to its captivating shows, this theatre has witnessed unforgettable moments throughout history. Delve into the past with a Prix du jockey club a Chantilly print by John Frederick Herring (1795-1865), showcasing the elegance and excitement of horse racing. Immerse yourself in gripping dramas like 'The Headmaster' by Wilfrid Coleby and Edward Knoblauch or witness Annette Kellerman's breathtaking performance at the Hippodrome Theatre in New York back in 1925. Leap into entertainment with Paul Chesney's Leap Year Programme or join Belita's birthday party as reported by The Sketch magazine. Discover some sunny personalities who have graced the London Hippodrome stage over time or be amazed by Herr Seeth and his performing animals. With each programme cover telling a unique story, such as The Manchester Hippodrome's artistic design, there is always something extraordinary happening at this legendary venue.