London Hippodrome Musicals: Opening Nights

With added details of some other Hippodrome productions.

1911
Dec 22: The Eternal Waltz

1912
April 29: Arms and The Girl
Oct 28: The Blue House

1913
Dec 23: Hello, Tango

1914
Nov 16: Business as Usual

1915
May 10: Push and Go
Dec 23: Joyland

1916
March 23: Joyland (2nd edition)

Sept 16: Flying Colours

1917
Jan 15: Zig Zag

Zig Zag Programme Courtesy Paul Finn
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1918
March 7: Box o’ Tricks

1919
March 25: Joy Bells

1920
June 16: Jig-Saw

1921
April 14: The Peep-Show

With Dorothy Ward and George Robey

1922

George Robey starred in this successful musical
16 March 16 December 469 performances

1923
March 28: Brighter London

1924
March 20: Leap Year

1925
March 19: Better Days

Oct 7: Mercenary Mary

1926

No No Nanette

Oct 7: Sunny

1927
July 20: Shake Your Feet

Nov 3: Hit the Deck

1928
June 5: That’s a Good Girl

1929
March 21: The Five O’Clock Girl

July 16th Mr Cinders

1930
June 26: Sons o’ Guns

The Co-Optimists

1931
March 5: Stand Up and Sing

1932
Jan 4: Bow Bells

Out of the Bottle

1933
Feb 24: The One Girl
June 22: Give Me a Ring

1934
Feb 1: Mr Whittington

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Sept 27: Yes, Madam?

1935
June 27: Love Laughs - !
Oct 2: Please Teacher!

1936
Sept 17: Certainly, Sir!

Mother Goose

1937
Feb 18: Big Business

Oct 14: Hide and Seek

1938
Aug 17: The Fleet’s Lit Up

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1939
Nov 14: Black Velvet

1940 (No musicals opened)

1941
Nove 19: Get a Load of This

1942:
Nov 19: Let’s Face It

1943
June 17: The Lisbon Story

1944
Oct 2: Jenny Jones

1945

Meet The Navy - (Revue with members of the Royal Canadian Navy)

April 21: Perchance to Dream

1946 (No Musicals opened: long run of above production!)

1947
October 23: Starlight Roof (Julie Andrews’ first show!)

1948
Dec 22: High Button Shoes

1949
June 22: Her Excellency

Sept 27: Folies Bergere

1950: Wild Grows the Heather

1951, no new Musicals

1952
Feb 18: Bet Your Life

November - The Blue Lamp - Play with Jack Warner

1953
May 13: High Spirits (NOT the same show as at the Savoy in 1964)

Sept 17: Champagne on Ice

1954
April 3: Wedding in Paris

Anna Lucasta

1955 (No new Musicals opened)

1956

Nov 1: The Dave King Show

Many thanks to David Cunard for the above information on London Hippodrome Musicals opening nights.

 

 

 

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