▁The ▁name ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁many ▁different ▁the at res ▁and ▁music ▁h alls , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁London ▁Hi pp od rome ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁surv iv ors . ▁Hi pp od rome ▁is ▁an ▁old ▁word ▁referring ▁to ▁places ▁of ▁entertain ment ▁where ▁horse ▁races ▁and ▁the ▁like ▁were ▁st aged . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Hi pp od rome ▁The ▁London ▁Hi pp od rome ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Frank ▁Match am ▁for ▁M oss ▁Emp ires ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Edward ▁M oss ▁and ▁built ▁for ▁£ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁as ▁a ▁hi pp od rome ▁for ▁circ us ▁and ▁variety ▁performances . ▁The ▁ven ue ▁gave ▁its ▁first ▁show ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁a ▁music ▁hall ▁rev ue ▁entitled ▁" G idd y ▁Ost end " ▁with ▁Little ▁T ich . ▁The ▁conduct or ▁was ▁Georges ▁Jacob i . ▁▁ ▁Entry ▁to ▁the ▁ven ue ▁was ▁through ▁a ▁bar , ▁dressed ▁as ▁a ▁ship ' s ▁sal oon ▁and ▁the ▁performance ▁space ▁featured ▁both ▁a ▁pro sc enium ▁stage ▁and ▁an ▁ar ena ▁that ▁s ank ▁into ▁a ▁ 2 3 0   ft , ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁gall on ▁water ▁tank ▁( 4 0 0 ▁ton , ▁when ▁full ) ▁for ▁aqu atic ▁spect acles . ▁The ▁tank ▁featured ▁eight ▁central ▁f ount ains , ▁and ▁a ▁circle ▁of ▁f ount