Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
Hurst Street,
Southside,
Birmingham,
B5 4TB
Hurst Street,
Southside,
Birmingham,
B5 4TB
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The first replacement I thought was designed by someone colour blind… The only thing they got right was the Doors. The current one.. To much glass.. sorry call me old fashioned :o)
The 60’s frontage can be seen here, it too has been removed and replaced (in 2000).
HIPPODROME FACADE c1988
Ken you are right… He was American.. Memory is a Problem for us over 30’s :o)
Mike: Chung-Ling-Soo was shot in the chest in front of a packed house at the Empire Theatre, Wood Green, London, on 18th March 1918, after his bullet catching trick went wrong. I believe he was American, but could be wrong.
Chung-Ling-Soo. If my memory is correct was an Englishman.. He had a famed trick of catching a bullet in his teeth.. Hmm.. The trick went wrong.. He lived long enough to tell them to close the tabs..
There had been plans to show films during the summer months if the Birmingham Council had not purchased the Theatre. Stoll-Moss had plans to do the same at all their Provincial Theatres instead of them being dark during the summer months, as was their custom.. Projection Equipment had also been arranged..