The Norwich Hippodrome (1903 - 1963)
Dates
- Existence: 1903 - 1963
- Usage: 1903 - 1904
Biography
The Norwich Hippodrome, originally opened in 1903 as The Opera House, although it was always a variety and music hall theatre. The theatre struggled financial from the onset and by around 1904, the building was brought by Edward Henry Bostock and Frederick William Fitt, who turned it into the Hippodrome Theatre.
Between the 1930s to the late 1950s, the Hippodrome was turned into a cinema, only to become a variety venue again in the late 1950s but by the 1960s the theatre had closed down. In 1964 the theatre was demolished to build a car park.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
The Norwich Hippodrome Programme, 10 October 1910
Three fold programme containing colour illustrations of various circus acts, a woman plaing a hand held harp and a woman dancing on the front over a red background and programme inside in green type on off white background listing Fred Karno's company, The Bodina Trio, Little Dando, Mdlle. Haydee, Chas. J. Lever, Animated Pictures and Bros. Andreasen. Also contains commercial advertisement.
The Norwich Hippodrome Programme, 7 November 1910
Three fold programme containing colour illustrations of various circus acts on the front over a green background, inside programme in green type on off white background listing Calude Ginnett's original Rejected Remounts, The Dandys, Leonse, Mabel Kempton, Henry Kaiser, Morny Cash, The Tree Sisters, Anderson, Minnie Moran, Coram, Animated Pictures and British Quartette. Also contains commercial advertisements.
The Norwich Hippodrome Programme, 3 October 1910
Three fold programme containing colour illustrations of various circus acts, a woman playing a hand held harp and a woman dancing on the front over a red background and programme inside in green type on off white background listing Burke, Andrus and Frisco, Beanland & Bath, Geo. Antill, Ray & Calden, Kardoc, The Haywards, The Llewelyns, Muir & Bartlett, The Mezettis, Animated Pictures and The Bros. Bellong. Contains Commercial advertisements.