n attempt to list all the shows ever performed at our Hippodromes, beginning with the temporary circus buildings, which from 1884 were specially erected on Pool Meadow for each visit - then, in 1903, to the first permanent, but short-lived, 'Tin' Hippodrome on the Priory Street side of Pool Meadow facing the old Swimming Baths. The popularity of these shows created the demand for a theatre worthy of our city, and so in 1906 began the construction in Hales Street, next to Swanswell Gate, of what we now regard as the Old Hippodrome.
Again, the success of this theatre meant that barely three decades later a greater capacity was required, and so we come to our lovely art-deco New Hippodrome in Hales Street, once known as the Showplace of the Midlands. Opening on the 1st November 1937, it was renamed Coventry Theatre in 1955, then from 1979 became The Apollo, giving its final performance in June 1985. After a short spell as a bingo hall it was eventually realised that such a building could not be put to any practical use, so, sadly, it was demolished in 2002. If anyone still has any tickets or programmes and would like to see them used to illustrate a show, please contact me.
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1927 | Old Hippodrome, Hales Street | ||
Date(s) | Show | Notes | Images |
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Mon 3rd Jan until Sat 8th Jan 1927 | London Day & Night | London revue featuring Charles Jones, the Rodney Hudson Girls, and many others. | |
Mon 10th Jan until Sat 15th Jan 1927 | Swift & Sure | Musical comedy starring Joe Lewis, Jack Ford, and many more. | |
Mon 17th Jan until Sat 22nd Jan 1927 | More Paris Nights | Comedy 'Girl Show'. featuring Harry Dent, Queenie May, and others. | |
Mon 24th Jan until Sat 29th Jan 1927 | Round the Town | Musical revue, including Joe Elvin, Terence O'Malley, and many others. | |
Mon 31st Jan until Sat 5th Feb 1927 | No. 17 (A Joyous Mystery Play) | Cast includes Lew Lake, produced by Arthur Hardy. | |
Mon 7th Feb until Sat 12th Feb 1927 | No! No! Not Yet | Revusical, musical burlesque, featuring Stan Annison, Cullen & Perry, and many more. | |
Mon 14th Feb until Sat 19th Feb 1927 | Wake Up | Mirth and music with Jack Gallagher and an all-star cast. | |
Mon 21st Feb until Sat 26th Feb 1927 | Pastimes | Comedy revue, starring Janice Hart, Frank O'Brian, and a huge cast. | |
Mon 28th Feb until Sat 5th Mar 1927 | Coloured Lights | American musical 'creole revue' with a large cast. | |
Mon 7th Mar until Sat 12th Mar 1927 | The Golden West | Musical revue, featuring Tom Heathfield, Hylda Baker, and many more. | |
Mon 14th Mar until Sat 19th Mar 1927 | Laughing Mixture | Cast includes, George Norton, Lynn Wright, and others. | |
Mon 21st Mar until Sat 26th Mar 1927 | Still Jazzing | Revue of all the talents, including Charlie Wood, Maisie Terriss, and many more. | |
Mon 28th Mar until Sat 2nd Apr 1927 | On The Panel | Star cast, including Tubby Turner, Rhys Thomas, Albert Darnley Junior, and many more. | |
Mon 4th Apr until Sat 9th Apr 1927 | All Spice | Featuring, Hayes and Austin, The Feldman Four, Nora Dale, and others. | |
Mon 11th Apr until Sat 16th Apr 1927 | Roses | Comedy revue with enormous cast, including Tom Gamble and Lena Lloyd. | |
Mon 18th Apr until Sat 23rd Apr 1927 | Merry Mexico | Revue, with Fred Miller, Cecil Musk, Jessica Bevan, and many more. | |
Mon 25th Apr until Sat 30th Apr 1927 | False Alarms | Revue, including Jerry Verno, Betty Fields, and many more. | |
Mon 2nd May until Sat 7th May 1927 | Scotch Broth | Starring Dave Loch and Carrie Lomond, Dave Willis, and many others. | |
Mon 9th May until Sat 14th May 1927 | Empire Goods | Revue with Lawrie Howe, Jane Croft & Ernest Groom, and more. | |
Mon 16th May until Sat 21st May 1927 | Surprises | Comedy revue, including Willie Cave, Herbert Ray's Band, and much more. | |
Mon 23rd May until Sat 28th May 1927 | The Shop Window | Comedy revue, including Tommy Lorne, Dolly Elsworthy, and more. | |
Mon 30th May until Sat 4th Jun 1927 | Yes! Yes! Princess | Song and dance comedy, with Power and Bendon, Gordon Terry, and many others. | |
Mon 6th Jun until Sat 11th Jun 1927 | Odd Jobs (A Show of Laughs) | Special cast, including Tommy Toms, Ernie Sefton, and many more. | |
Mon 13th Jun until Sat 18th Jun 1927 | The Frothblowers | Music, mirth and fun, with Jack Murray, Neville Delmar, and many more. | |
Mon 20th Jun until Sat 25th Jun 1927 | Mixed Bathing | Comedy revue, featuring Jack Mayo, Jean Collins, and many others. | |
Mon 27th Jun until Sat 2nd Jul 1927 | Birthdays | Super revue with all-star cast, including Fred E. Taylor and many others. | |
Mon 4th Jul until Sat 9th Jul 1927 | Idle Times | Revue with all-star cast, including Amy Osborne, William De-Lacy, and more. | |
Mon 11th Jul until Sat 16th Jul 1927 | Funstrokes | A nonsense, wisdom and wit show, includes magician, Selbit, and many more. | |
Mon 18th Jul until Sat 23rd Jul 1927 | Modern Times | Comedy concoction, including Harry Ford, Violet Trevenyon, and many others. | |
Mon 25th Jul until Sat 30th Jul 1927 | 40 Winks | Fun revue with all-star cast, including Frank Monckton, Cecily Haines, and more. | |
Mon 1st Aug until Sat 6th Aug 1927 | The Eclipse | Musical revue, including F. E. Wolgast, Tommy Nelldon, and many others. | |
Mon 8th Aug until Sat 13th Aug 1927 | Here's To You | Laughter revue, starring Bud Flanagan & Chesney Allen, and many more. | |
Mon 15th Aug until Sat 20th Aug 1927 | Silver Paper | Comedy revue, starring Charles Regan, Winnie Seamen, and many more. | |
Mon 22nd Aug until Sat 27th Aug 1927 | Something New | Futurist attraction, including The Famous Dixie Minstrels, The Kentucky Belles, and more. | |
Mon 29th Aug until Sat 3rd Sep 1927 | By Request | Revue, starring Gracie Fields and a large cast. | |
Mon 5th Sep until Sat 10th Sep 1927 | The Cat Burglars | Musical burlesque, including Sam Mayo, Chas. Maver, and many more. | |
Mon 12th Sep until Sat 17th Sep 1927 | Pensions | Comedy revue, starring Dolly Ross, Walter Niblo, and many others. | |
Mon 19th Sep until Sat 24th Sep 1927 | On The Move | Burlesque, featuring Sid Dooley and a large cast. | |
Mon 26th Sep until Sat 1st Oct 1927 | Irish Follies | Large cast, including Arthur Lucan & Kitty McShane, Eric Randolph, and many more. | |
Mon 3rd Oct until Sat 8th Oct 1927 | Results | Comedy revue, starring Bobby Burns, Alfred Steele, Harold Glover, and many others. | |
Mon 10th Oct until Sat 15th Oct 1927 | Dear Louise | Musical comedy romance, starring Gertie Gitana and large cast. | |
Mon 17th Oct until Sat 22nd Oct 1927 | Irish Aristocracy | Featuring Joe O'Gorman and O'Gorman Brothers. | |
Mon 24th Oct until Sat 29th Oct 1927 | Plantation Days (A Study in Black and White) | Novelty revue, featuring The Savannah Minstrels, The Florida Dancers, and much more. | |
Mon 31st Oct until Sat 5th Nov 1927 | Mrs. 'Arris | A family affair, in three acts, by Gilbert Payne and J. P. Dewhurst. | |
Mon 7th Nov until Sat 12th Nov 1927 | Stop! Look Who's Here | Comedy revue, featuring George Jackley, Arthur Robson, and much more. | |
Mon 14th Nov until Sat 19th Nov 1927 | What'll I Do | Vocal and comedy revue, starring Eddie Walker, The Six Welsh Miners, and much more. | |
Mon 21st Nov until Sat 26th Nov 1927 | The New Spliniters | Starring Stanley Arthur, Roy Bing, Dick Courtney, and a huge cast. | |
Mon 28th Nov until Sat 3rd Dec 1927 | Go! | Entirely new show, starring Billy Caryll, Hilda Murray, and many more. | |
Mon 5th Dec until Sat 10th Dec 1927 | Yes, Sir ! | Fast, furious and funny revue, starring Teddy Morris, Lily Hartley, and many others. | |
Mon 12th Dec until Sat 17th Dec 1927 | The Punch Bowl | London revue, with Bunny Doyle, Bertram Maurice, Agnes Hirst, Bex and Bex, and others. | |
Mon 19th Dec until Sat 24th Dec 1927 | The Night Club | Revusical musical, starring Jack Buckland, Jerry Williams, and many more. | |
Mon 26th Dec until Sat 31st Dec 1927 | The Mustard Club | Comedy revue, starring Joe Young, Sheila May, Willie Lancet, and many more. |
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Also of interest might be A short history of Coventry's Theatres and Cinemas, by Bill Birch.
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