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Crouch End Opera House - Queens Hall - Hippodrome

The Arthur Lloyd Trio is known to have performed here December 1907 in 'The Twin Sisters - See Posters and reviews for the 'Twin Sisters' below.

The Crouch End Hippodrome was built in 1896 as a public hall but converted to a theatre by Frank Matcham in 1896 / 1897. First called the Crouch End Opera House the Theatre was later renamed the Hippodrome. The building was damaged by enemy action in the 1940s and subsequently demolished apart from some external walls. The front of the building still bares the look of the original but internally nothing remains (see images below).

In 1907, 3 years after his death in 1904, Arthur Lloyd's children, Lillie, Arthur, and Dulcie appeared at the Crouch End Hippodrome as The Arthur Lloyd Trio in the Drawing Room Entertainment 'Little Charlie or The Twin Sisters' written by their father.

The posters on this page are from a large collection of original Lloyd Posters collected since the mid 1800s by members of the family and found recently after being lost for 50 years. To see all these posters click the Poster Index here...

Above Left- The Crouch End Opera House, later Hippodrome, from the book 'Images of Hornsey and Crouch End' by Ken Gay. And Right - The building in 2004 M.L. - Currently called 'Holmes Place.

Above - Notice from the 'Music hall & Theatre Review' 1911 for the Arthur Lloyd Trio performing at the London Hippodrome.