Powell's Circus Royal Poster, c1800 - 1899
Scope and Contents
London Street, Greenwich. Sir John Falstaff, Shylock and Richard The Third, Mr. Powell, Madlle La Fayette and Mr. Henderson upon three tightropes, Mamaluke Chiefs, Mr. C. Adams and the Inca of Peru or Sun Worshipper, Mr. Brown aerial Pole Dance, Mr. Samwell, Old English act, Messrs. Brown and Grant, the Indian Rubber Men, Master Polaski in The Little Grenadier, Master J. Hengler in Cries of London, Mrs. Henderson as the Maid of Saragossa, Mr. Powell as Sir John Falstaff, Shylock, Richard III, Mr. Henderson, Mr. J. Samwell and Master W. Samwell as The Flying Olympians or the Three Roman Riders, Mr. J. Samwell in Jim Crow and his Granny or a Ride in a Hand Basket, Lubin and Annette or the Wandering Peddlar, Mr. Powell, Madlle La Fayette and Mr, Henderson on three tightropes. Black type on off white background with illustration of a man and two women dancing on three tightropes on the top section and elaborate borders along the sides.
Dates
- Creation: c1800 - 1899
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
1 Item(s) ; 252mm x 756mm
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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