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Houdini and Jennie, the elephant, performing at the Hippodrome, New York
其他人可能會從帽子裡抓出兔子,但是胡迪尼在競技場劇院的表演中,會把叫做珍妮的這隻重達1萬磅的大象變不見

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紐約市的競技場 (Hippodrome) 正式關閉
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競技場劇院建於1905年,可以容納5200位觀眾,曾經是紐約最大也最成功的劇院。劇院裡頭有許多華麗的裝飾,並且還有許多馬戲團的動物、潛水的馬匹、美食、還有500人的合唱團。當時最受歡迎的雜耍表演藝術家,包括哈利‧胡迪尼等人,都在競技場劇院全盛時進行表演。但是在1920年代晚期,電影吸引了大批觀眾,使得雜耍表演與馬戲團表演的觀眾大量流失,競技場劇院的人氣也不如以往。

Built in 1905 with a seating capacity of 5,200 people, the Hippodrome was at one time the largest and most successful theater in New York. It featured lavish spectacles complete with circus animals, diving horses, opulent sets, and 500-member choruses. The most popular vaudeville (variety stage) artists of the day, including Harry Houdini, performed at the Hippodrome during its heyday. But by the late 1920s, the growing popularity of motion pictures replaced the vaudeville acts and circus spectacles presented at the Hippodrome.
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