Hippodrome, Aldershot

When Peter Sellers appeared there in 1948 he complained that the band accompanying his drum act were four bars behind as they were eating their sandwiches while they were playing.

[4] By 1953, in addition to the twice-nightly variety shows the Hippodrome also staged pantomimes, circus acts, plays and musical comedies.

[3] The Hippodrome played host to many famous artists of the day, including: Marie Lloyd, Neville Kennard, The Western Brothers, Tom Leamore,[5] Humphrey Lyttelton, Acker Bilk, Mike & Bernie Winters, Eric Delaney, Chas McDevitt and Nancy Whiskey, Arthur English, 'Monsewer' Eddie Gray, Clapham and Dwyer, Sabrina, Phyllis Dixey,[6] Florrie Forde, Gracie Fields,[7] Tommy Fields, Terry Scott, Arthur Askey, Frankie Howerd, Harry Champion, Leon Cortez, Ella Shields, Julie Andrews, Hylda Baker, Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane in their famous 'Old Mother Riley' act, Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye, Joe Loss and his Orchestra, Lonnie Donegan, Chris Barber and his Jazz Band, Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine, Primo Scala and His Accordion Band, Jimmy James and Eli Woods, Wee Georgie Wood, George Robey, Cicely Courtneidge, Tommy Trinder, Jack Haig, George Martin, Malcolm Sargent conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, A. E. Matthews, Chrystabel Leighton-Porter as 'Jane', Robertson Hare, Peter Jeffrey, Clive Dunn, Geoffrey Lumsden and Max Miller.

[4][8] In October 1918 Ellen Terry appeared at the theatre for five evenings as Mistress Page in scenes from ‘’The Merry Wives of Windsor‘’ alongside a full Variety bill.

[1] According to some sources the actor James Mason made his stage début at the Hippodrome on 23 November 1931 playing Prince Felix Yusupov in a touring performance of Rasputin the Rascal Monk.