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Circus Hoffman Poster, 1970

Item

Reference code: 178R11.32

Scope and Contents

British Tour 1970, ‘The Wildest Show on Earth’, Russian Bears, Hoffman’s Herd of Elephants, Menagerie and Stables.

Dates: 1970

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Circus Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

Circus Hoffman Poster, 1968

Item

Reference code: 178R11.33

Scope and Contents

British Tour 1968, ‘The Wildest Show on Earth’, Russian Bears, Menagerie and Stables.

Dates: 1968

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Circus Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

Circus Knie Advertising Material, 1953 - 1987

Sub-Series

Reference code: 178I22.36

Scope and Contents

Advertising material for Circus Knie including their newspaper, containing extensive information on international performers and acts including Lilly Yokoi, Trubka, The Fratellis and the Flying Marilees, touring schedules and various souvenir brouchures for their zoo and menagerie, contain black and white and colour photographs with text and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1953 - 1987

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Circus Knie, Chinese Circus, Rivalen der Manege,23 Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, Magie, Melo et Music-Hall 'What a Wonderful World' and Cirque de Soleil Films, 1987 - 2002

Item

Reference code: 178D13.17

Scope and Contents School TV, Corona Filmproduktion, ARTE, Cirque de Soleil Images inc and Serpents Film Production. Colour, sound and background music. DVD1 Franco Knie documentary contains interviews, behind the scenes footage, circus build up and show, narrated in German tv broadcast, Rivalen der Manege circus film in German, 02:05:28 mins. DVD2 23 Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, Magie, Melo et Music-Hall 'What a Wonderful World' tv broadcast with Cirque d'Hiver narrated in German 2002-2003, Cirque...

Dates: 1987 - 2002

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Films

Circus Krone and Jumbo Films, 1984

Item

Reference code: 178D13.13

Scope and Contents

Bayerischen Rundfunks, Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Colour, sound and background music. DVD1 Circus Krone tv broadcast, showing circus acts and animal acts, narrated in German, 1984, 'Stars in der Manege' Circus Krone tv broadcast, gala in favour of old artiste and journalists in Circus Kronen, narrated in German, 02:00:21 mins. DVD2 Billy Rose's Jumbo film starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante and Martha Raye, 02:12:19 mins. Germany and America.

Dates: 1984

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Films

Circus Krone, Circus Knie, 7th Massy Festival and 24th Monte Carlo Circus Festival Films, 1999 - 2002

Item

Reference code: 178D13.9

Scope and Contents SAT1 TV, 3SAT TV, MDR TV. Colour, sound and background music. DVD1 documentary about Circus Krone showing behind the scenes footage, interviews, performers and acts, build up and take down of the circus and circus children in school, narrated in German, Knie Circus documentary narrated in German, showing behind the scenes footage of animal act rehersals, performers and general workers, taking down the circus and on the road, commercial advertising, American TV sitcom, 03:04:24 mins. DVD2 7th...

Dates: 1999 - 2002

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Films

Circus Krone Programme, 1 - 28 February 1979

Item

Reference code: 178K41.25

Scope and Contents

Insert of programme only. Various artists. Contains illustration, 4p.p.

Dates: 1 - 28 February 1979

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Christopher Palmer Collection / Programmes

Circus Krone Programme, 1979

Item

Reference code: 178K41.31

Scope and Contents

Various artists. Contains illustrations on cover with photos, 48p.p.

Dates: 1979

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Christopher Palmer Collection / Programmes

Circus Krone Programme, 1980

Item

Reference code: 178K41.34

Scope and Contents

Various artists including Oleg Popov, clown. Contains illustration on cover and photos, 44p.p.

Dates: 1980

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Christopher Palmer Collection / Programmes

Circus Life No. 3, Whirlings, Circus and Vintage Thrill Makers 'Circus Edition' Films, c1927 - 1989

Item

Reference code: 178D13.5

Scope and Contents Vintage Video Productions, Peak Film Productions. Colour and black and white, sound and background music. DVD 1 'I Want to be a Lion Tamer', documentary narrated in English by Zac Radcliffe who talk about life in Whirlings circus, shows the circus travelling, setting up, acts in the ring and back stage scenes c1980s, 'Here's the Circus' documentary, scenes in black and white, narrated in English, c1950s-c1960s, 'American Circus Life Vol 2', black and white scenes of circus performers,...

Dates: c1927 - 1989

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Films

Circus Lists Research Material, 1938 - 1951

File

Reference code: 178B30.18

Scope and Contents

Booklets containing lists of British and European circuses with brief descriptions and lists of their acts, also contain newspaper cuttings, the 1938 booklet contains loose pages by Hal Thomas (David Harold Thomas). Typescript.

Dates: 1938 - 1951