Įntry to the venue was through a bar, dressed as a ship's saloon. The venue gave its first show on 15 January 1900, a music hall revue entitled 'Giddy Ostend' with Little Tich. It was designed by Frank Matcham for Moss Empires chaired by Edward Moss and built for £250,000 as a hippodrome for circus and variety performances. The London Hippodrome was opened in 1900. Hippodrome is an archaic word referring to places that host horse races and other forms of equestrian entertainment. The name was used for many different theatres and music halls, of which the London Hippodrome is one of only a few survivors. The Hippodrome is a building on the corner of Cranbourn Street and Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster, London.
