Then, on 9 September 1929 the Hippodrome showed the first sound film in Wrexham.
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Chantilly is known locally for the Hippodrome Princes de Conde, the most prestigious thoroughbred horseracing track in France.
The board will also take over the Hippodrome in Bo'ness and Grangemouth Stadium.
During Houdini's visit to the seaside town, he performed privately at the yacht club and publicly at the Hippodrome.
The Opera House, as the Hippodrome was known 95 years ago, was first advertised in the Wrexham Advertiser newspaper on 1 July 1909.
George Ferguson says he wants to "liberate" at least half the central area near The Hippodrome and much of the "old city", for people not cars.
The Empire opened its doors on 1 April 1902, seven years before the Hippodrome, and had a mixed act of variety shows and short clips of early newsreels.
Jazz lovers selected other venues including the London Hippodrome, The Four Bars Inn (now Dempseys) in Cardiff, and The Old Duke in Bristol.
It was the same in the nearby Hippodrome, where the equestrian events were held.
In 2011, the event saw its first fatality, when competitor Nick Read, 33, from Clevedon collapsed outside the Bristol Hippodrome theatre, not far from the finish line.
Four years later, in July 1913 a new company, The Wrexham Hippodrome Ltd, was registered.
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Campaigners had put forward a plan to save the Dudley Hippodrome by turning it into a community theatre.
Mr Steele was known for his art-deco style buildings, and was also responsible for the local Hippodrome cinema.
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The Dudley Hippodrome was built 1938 and was used as a theatre until 1964, when it became a bingo hall.
"I can confirm that we are in early discussions with Dudley zoological gardens about a potential project on the former Hippodrome site, " he added.
The Friends of Dudley Hippodrome group want the 1, 700-seat venue to reopen as a community theatre.
The Friends of Dudley Hippodrome originally sent the council a business plan in September but the authority asked it for more detail.
Explore the Byzantine streets and immense funerary complex, and do not miss the largest, best preserved Roman hippodrome in the world.
The Grade II listed Hippodrome on Green Lane in Derby, which opened its doors in 1914, has also been added to the register.
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Geoff Fitzpatrick, 70, from the Friends of Dudley Hippodrome campaign group said he was "disappointed, but not surprised".
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