Alina Cojocaru as Odette/Odile and James Streeter as Rothbart in English National Ballet’s production of Swan Lake. Photo by ASH
When Swan Lake first hit London over a century ago, it appeared heavily abridged at what is now the London Hippodrome. Back then, the Frank Matcham-designed venue’s stars were American import Harry Houdini and a young Charlie Chaplin. There were shows featuring elephants and polar bears and an illuminated pool containing 100,000 gallons of water that could shoot fountains of water to the roof.
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