ains ▁around ▁the ▁side . ▁En tr ances ▁at ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁aud itor ium ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁flo oded , ▁and ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁entry ▁of ▁boats . ▁Sh ows ▁included ▁e quest rian ▁acts , ▁ele ph ants ▁and ▁polar ▁be ars , ▁and ▁ac rob ats ▁would ▁d ive ▁from ▁a ▁min st rel s ' ▁gallery ▁above ▁a ▁sl iding ▁roof , ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁pro sc enium ▁arch . ▁The ▁aud itor ium ▁featured ▁cant ile ver ed ▁gall eries , ▁removing ▁the ▁columns ▁that ▁often ▁ob struct ed ▁views ▁in ▁London ▁the at res , ▁the ▁whole ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁a ▁painted ▁glass ▁ret ract able ▁roof , ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁ill umin ated ▁at ▁night . ▁The ▁building ▁included ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁M oss ▁Emp ires . ▁ ▁Theatre ▁ 1 9 0 9 – 1 9 5 1 ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁re construct ed ▁by ▁Match am ▁as ▁a ▁music - hall ▁and ▁variety ▁theatre ▁with ▁ 1 3 4 0 ▁seats ▁in ▁st alls , ▁me zz an ine , ▁gallery , ▁and ▁upper ▁gallery ▁levels . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁T cha ik ov sky ' s ▁Sw an ▁Lake ▁received ▁its ▁English ▁première ▁by ▁the ▁Bal lets ▁Russ es ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁The ▁Albert ▁de ▁Cour ville ▁rev ues ▁were ▁performed ▁here ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Hi pp od rome ▁hosted ▁the ▁first