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Hippodrome / Coventry Theatre / Apollo show archive

An 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)ShowNotesImages
Mon 3rd Jan until Sat 8th Jan 1927London Day & NightLondon revue featuring Charles Jones, the Rodney Hudson Girls, and many others.
Mon 10th Jan until Sat 15th Jan 1927Swift & SureMusical comedy starring Joe Lewis, Jack Ford, and many more.
Mon 17th Jan until Sat 22nd Jan 1927More Paris NightsComedy 'Girl Show'. featuring Harry Dent, Queenie May, and others.
Mon 24th Jan until Sat 29th Jan 1927Round the TownMusical revue, including Joe Elvin, Terence O'Malley, and many others.
Mon 31st Jan until Sat 5th Feb 1927No. 17 (A Joyous Mystery Play)Cast includes Lew Lake, produced by Arthur Hardy.
Mon 7th Feb until Sat 12th Feb 1927No! No! Not YetRevusical, musical burlesque, featuring Stan Annison, Cullen & Perry, and many more.
Mon 14th Feb until Sat 19th Feb 1927Wake UpMirth and music with Jack Gallagher and an all-star cast.
Mon 21st Feb until Sat 26th Feb 1927PastimesComedy revue, starring Janice Hart, Frank O'Brian, and a huge cast.
Mon 28th Feb until Sat 5th Mar 1927Coloured LightsAmerican musical 'creole revue' with a large cast.
Mon 7th Mar until Sat 12th Mar 1927The Golden WestMusical revue, featuring Tom Heathfield, Hylda Baker, and many more.
Mon 14th Mar until Sat 19th Mar 1927Laughing MixtureCast includes, George Norton, Lynn Wright, and others.
Mon 21st Mar until Sat 26th Mar 1927Still JazzingRevue of all the talents, including Charlie Wood, Maisie Terriss, and many more.
Mon 28th Mar until Sat 2nd Apr 1927On The PanelStar cast, including Tubby Turner, Rhys Thomas, Albert Darnley Junior, and many more.
Mon 4th Apr until Sat 9th Apr 1927All SpiceFeaturing, Hayes and Austin, The Feldman Four, Nora Dale, and others.
Mon 11th Apr until Sat 16th Apr 1927RosesComedy revue with enormous cast, including Tom Gamble and Lena Lloyd.
Mon 18th Apr until Sat 23rd Apr 1927Merry MexicoRevue, with Fred Miller, Cecil Musk, Jessica Bevan, and many more.
Mon 25th Apr until Sat 30th Apr 1927False AlarmsRevue, including Jerry Verno, Betty Fields, and many more.
Mon 2nd May until Sat 7th May 1927Scotch BrothStarring Dave Loch and Carrie Lomond, Dave Willis, and many others.
Mon 9th May until Sat 14th May 1927Empire GoodsRevue with Lawrie Howe, Jane Croft & Ernest Groom, and more.
Mon 16th May until Sat 21st May 1927SurprisesComedy revue, including Willie Cave, Herbert Ray's Band, and much more.
Mon 23rd May until Sat 28th May 1927The Shop WindowComedy revue, including Tommy Lorne, Dolly Elsworthy, and more.
Mon 30th May until Sat 4th Jun 1927Yes! Yes! PrincessSong and dance comedy, with Power and Bendon, Gordon Terry, and many others.
Mon 6th Jun until Sat 11th Jun 1927Odd Jobs (A Show of Laughs)Special cast, including Tommy Toms, Ernie Sefton, and many more.
Mon 13th Jun until Sat 18th Jun 1927The FrothblowersMusic, mirth and fun, with Jack Murray, Neville Delmar, and many more.
Mon 20th Jun until Sat 25th Jun 1927Mixed BathingComedy revue, featuring Jack Mayo, Jean Collins, and many others.
Mon 27th Jun until Sat 2nd Jul 1927BirthdaysSuper revue with all-star cast, including Fred E. Taylor and many others.
Mon 4th Jul until Sat 9th Jul 1927Idle TimesRevue with all-star cast, including Amy Osborne, William De-Lacy, and more.
Mon 11th Jul until Sat 16th Jul 1927FunstrokesA nonsense, wisdom and wit show, includes magician, Selbit, and many more.
Mon 18th Jul until Sat 23rd Jul 1927Modern TimesComedy concoction, including Harry Ford, Violet Trevenyon, and many others.
Mon 25th Jul until Sat 30th Jul 192740 WinksFun revue with all-star cast, including Frank Monckton, Cecily Haines, and more.
Mon 1st Aug until Sat 6th Aug 1927The EclipseMusical revue, including F. E. Wolgast, Tommy Nelldon, and many others.
Mon 8th Aug until Sat 13th Aug 1927Here's To YouLaughter revue, starring Bud Flanagan & Chesney Allen, and many more.
Mon 15th Aug until Sat 20th Aug 1927Silver PaperComedy revue, starring Charles Regan, Winnie Seamen, and many more.
Mon 22nd Aug until Sat 27th Aug 1927Something NewFuturist attraction, including The Famous Dixie Minstrels, The Kentucky Belles, and more.
Mon 29th Aug until Sat 3rd Sep 1927By RequestRevue, starring Gracie Fields and a large cast.
Mon 5th Sep until Sat 10th Sep 1927The Cat BurglarsMusical burlesque, including Sam Mayo, Chas. Maver, and many more.
Mon 12th Sep until Sat 17th Sep 1927PensionsComedy revue, starring Dolly Ross, Walter Niblo, and many others.
Mon 19th Sep until Sat 24th Sep 1927On The MoveBurlesque, featuring Sid Dooley and a large cast.
Mon 26th Sep until Sat 1st Oct 1927Irish FolliesLarge cast, including Arthur Lucan & Kitty McShane, Eric Randolph, and many more.
Mon 3rd Oct until Sat 8th Oct 1927ResultsComedy revue, starring Bobby Burns, Alfred Steele, Harold Glover, and many others.
Mon 10th Oct until Sat 15th Oct 1927Dear LouiseMusical comedy romance, starring Gertie Gitana and large cast.
Mon 17th Oct until Sat 22nd Oct 1927Irish AristocracyFeaturing Joe O'Gorman and O'Gorman Brothers.
Mon 24th Oct until Sat 29th Oct 1927Plantation 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 1927Mrs. 'ArrisA family affair, in three acts, by Gilbert Payne and J. P. Dewhurst.
Mon 7th Nov until Sat 12th Nov 1927Stop! Look Who's HereComedy revue, featuring George Jackley, Arthur Robson, and much more.
Mon 14th Nov until Sat 19th Nov 1927What'll I DoVocal and comedy revue, starring Eddie Walker, The Six Welsh Miners, and much more.
Mon 21st Nov until Sat 26th Nov 1927The New SplinitersStarring Stanley Arthur, Roy Bing, Dick Courtney, and a huge cast.
Mon 28th Nov until Sat 3rd Dec 1927Go!Entirely new show, starring Billy Caryll, Hilda Murray, and many more.
Mon 5th Dec until Sat 10th Dec 1927Yes, Sir !Fast, furious and funny revue, starring Teddy Morris, Lily Hartley, and many others.
Mon 12th Dec until Sat 17th Dec 1927The Punch BowlLondon revue, with Bunny Doyle, Bertram Maurice, Agnes Hirst, Bex and Bex, and others.
Mon 19th Dec until Sat 24th Dec 1927The Night ClubRevusical musical, starring Jack Buckland, Jerry Williams, and many more.
Mon 26th Dec until Sat 31st Dec 1927The Mustard ClubComedy 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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