divers Elephants, blind pianist, giant tortoises and Ruggero Leoncavallo
In January 1900, the square in London's Leicester Square, already teeming with theaters, attractions, saw the birth of one of the most extraordinary buildings ever conceived: the colossal London Hippodrome. The ambition was to give the city a theater-circus stable capable of every wonder. In addition to a stage worthy of the temples of opera, the chairs of the audience could disappear from the track to host a circus, an arena rink or a swimming pool capable of 100 thousand liters of water, with fountains, waterfalls, boats and spectacular floods.
from month to month, they could perform at the Hippodrome legends such as Little Tich tiny or huge elephants Divers Busch, the pantomime "Siberia" with the 70 polar bears Wilhelm Hagenbeck or "Cinderella" appeared dressed as a cat in which a child at the beginning: Charlie Chaplin. And then the legendary WCFields, the riders Gautier, their siblings, and any animal can, from cormorants to rattlesnakes. And then the Russian giant, African pygmies, a violinist with no arms or legs of a cyclist without a plunger. Poets will read their writing on the backs of giant tortoises, and Ruggero Leoncavallo himself went there "Pagliacci."
In 1909, the Hippodrome was converted into a classical theater hall, without lessening the great attractions: such as Houdini, the magician or Cinquevalli Chung Ling Soo.
After World War II became a theater of the magazine, "The Talk of The Town" and a concert hall for superstars such as Judy Garland and Dean Martin. Finally, in the '80s it was converted into a nightclub.
On October 2, 2008, the Hippodrome becomes a circus-variety restored in all its glory by hosting "The Clique" extravagant show of acrobats, contortionists, sword-swallower and burlesque: www.lacliquelondon.com
from month to month, they could perform at the Hippodrome legends such as Little Tich tiny or huge elephants Divers Busch, the pantomime "Siberia" with the 70 polar bears Wilhelm Hagenbeck or "Cinderella" appeared dressed as a cat in which a child at the beginning: Charlie Chaplin. And then the legendary WCFields, the riders Gautier, their siblings, and any animal can, from cormorants to rattlesnakes. And then the Russian giant, African pygmies, a violinist with no arms or legs of a cyclist without a plunger. Poets will read their writing on the backs of giant tortoises, and Ruggero Leoncavallo himself went there "Pagliacci."
In 1909, the Hippodrome was converted into a classical theater hall, without lessening the great attractions: such as Houdini, the magician or Cinquevalli Chung Ling Soo.
After World War II became a theater of the magazine, "The Talk of The Town" and a concert hall for superstars such as Judy Garland and Dean Martin. Finally, in the '80s it was converted into a nightclub.
On October 2, 2008, the Hippodrome becomes a circus-variety restored in all its glory by hosting "The Clique" extravagant show of acrobats, contortionists, sword-swallower and burlesque: www.lacliquelondon.com
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