Even Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake had its UK debut here. ![]() Kind of puts Simon Cowell’s show to shame! A very young Charlie Chaplin and an end of career Harry Houdini performed here around this time too. The acts included polar bears that could catch, sliding elephants, a one-legged cyclist and dwarves that dived from the roof into an illuminated 100,000 gallon pool below. Think ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Victorian style. The original Hippodrome, designed by Frank Matcham, opened in 1900 with a circus/freak show and some variety thrown in for good measure. Owner Simon Thomas spent 30 months and £40 million on this project and it’s time and money well spent, the attention to detail is incredible! I was in awe, but my hard to please wife wasn’t as impressed as I until she witnessed the views from the bar upstairs. The building has been meticulously restored to its Victorian splendour. ![]() The first thing that hits you is the scale and beauty of the venue. ![]() We walked through the main entrance, past the friendly but slightly wary doormen, straight onto the gaming floor.
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