Hippodrome [London]
Theatre building in Croydon, United Kingdom
theater in Croydon
Hippodrome
12-18 Church Street, Crown Hill, London, Croydon, England
First venue on the site opened 1849 as The Theatre. 1868 rebuiling, re-opened 29 Aug 1868 as Theatre Royal. 1883 rebuilding. 1897 rebuilding by Bertie Crewe. Re-opened 20 Sep 1897 as Empire Theatre of Varieties. 1898-1899 rebuilding, re-opened 30 July 1899 as New Theatre Royal. 1908 renamed Hippodrome. 1910 rebuilding by Frank Matcham. Ca. 1942 converted into a cinema. 1946 renamed Hippodrome Picture Theatre. Closed 1956. Subsequently demolished.