The spirit of Little Tich is being revived once more at The Hippodrome Casino in London. The character of Little Tich, was played by Harry Relph, a celebrated music hall comedian, who appeared on stage all over the world, but was only four foot six inches in height. As historians recall, Relph, as Little Tich, […]
The Hippodrome Casion Urban Junkies Video production transcript: Yeah it (The Hippodrome Casino) seems pretty cool. Pretty swanky. I like the environment. The floor down here with the coins is pretty cool. I couldn’t pretend that I do a lot of gambling but this is definitely somewhere I’d like to come back to and meet […]
Simon Thomas – Chairman: The common theme to the whole of the history so far is, every generation or so, tastes change. And the Hippodrome being in such a phenomenal location has been adapted to whatever the latest craze or taste is. As far as locations go it is stunning. As far as locations for […]
Boris Johnson: This is a quite stunning venue isn’t it. You’ve got every conceivable attraction you could desire in a James Bond style casino. I salute you and I have no hesitation, compunction, reservation in declaring this wonderful new refurbished, revitalised, restored, rejuvenated Hippodrome open. Or even more open than it was at nine o’clock […]
Simon Thomas: The Hippodrome is an extraordinary building. It’s been in the epicentre of London’s entertainment district for the last hundred and ten years. Peter Stringfellow: I’m so excited about what it’s going to be. It’s got a new life – another spectacle. Jimmy Thomas: The building’s history is something that you read about in […]
Two years of filming and another six months to go before the Documentary of the Hippodrome is complete and have we been on a journey covering the vast re-development and the history from 1900. This has been an exciting challenge making new discoveries every day. The history alone has been like opening Pandora’s box, many […]
