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History. Designed by Robert Cromie, who also renovated the Prince of Wales Theatre, [1] in the Art Deco style, it opened in 1932 as the Gaumont Palace, with a seating capacity of nearly 3,500 people, being renamed the Hammersmith Odeon in 1962.
From 1962 the venue was named the Hammersmith Odeon and played host to many legendary acts of the day, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Bob Marley. It screened its last regular film on 8th August 1984, “Blue Thunder” starring Roy Scheider.
The Gaumont Palace, Hammersmith, which assumed its present name in 1999, opened in 1932. It was originally commissioned for the Davis Company, which explains why the architect was Robert Cromie, who had designed their massive Davis Cinema in Croydon (1928).
The Hammersmith building was originally planned to also be named Davis Theatre, but it opened as the Gaumont Palace on 28th March 1932 with 3,560-seats. The opening programme was Tom Walls in “A Night Like This” and Helen Twelvetrees in “Bad Company”.
Aug 30, 2020 · In 2006, the venue reverted to its former name, the Hammersmith Apollo. The owners were encouraged by Hammersmith & Fulham Council and the Cinema Theatre Association to reinstate the original Compton organ console which had been removed from the building and put into storage in the 1990’s.
In 2006, it took its former name once more – the Hammersmith Apollo. The Cinema Theatre Association and Hammersmith & Fulham Council encouraged the owners to restore the original Compton organ console.
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The Hammersmith Apollo was renamed the Hammersmith Odeon in 1962 and continued hosting many of the biggest stars of the era, including Tony Bennett, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.
