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
1921
April 14: The Peep-Show
Jack and the Beanstalk
1922
Round in 50
George Robey starred in this successful musical
16 March 16 December 469 performances.
There are some nice personal reminiscences about this production here
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)
1946 (No Musicals opened: long run of above production!)
1947
October 23: Starlight Roof (Julie Andrews’ first show!)
1948
Dec 22: High Button Shoes
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.
