Handbills for travelling shows, fairs, exhibitions and performances in London.

Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London.

Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Is it Human? Is it an animal? Is it an extraordinary freak of nature? Missing link between man and Ourang-Outang. Flyer details savage living habits, primarily eating fruit and nuts but occasionally must be given a meal of RAW MEAT. ‘Not entirely domesticated tho not averse to exhibition.’ Printed by Francis, 25 Museum Street, Bloomsbury, 4pp.

Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Male and female Orangutans, One from Borneo - other from River Gambia. 'Connecting link between man and the brute creation'.

Flying railway device, and signal telegraph device, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Mechanical Railway consisting of two inclined planes and a circle of between 40 or 50 ft in circumference rising 14ft. Printed by Johnston, Red Lion Court, Charterhouse Lane.

Diorama featuring Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Mount Sinai, and Nazareth at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Moving Diorama. Spectator is 'Conveyed on the route of the Israelites' taking in views from Mount Sinai, to Hebron, Bethlehem, Jerusalem to site of Solomon's temple. Printed by John K. Chapman, 5 Shoe Lane and Peterborough Court, Fleet Street.

General Tom Thumb, and Native American performer Joc-O-Sot, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. The Man in Miniature, In Catlin's Indian Collection, Adelaide Gallery-E.H.The General is 13 years old, 25' high and weighs only 15 pounds. Support act-Joc-o-Sot, Sauk Indian tribe chief, in unique tribal costume. Illustrated.

Venus Attiring at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. 'Modelled from life' prior to its taking to Rome to be sculpted in marble. Thought to have been printed by Gunn, Hand Court, Holborn.

Chang The Great Chinese Giant, Lady Chang King Foo, Chung Mow the Tartar Rebel Dwarf, Ah Ying, Woo Kwan Toon, and Sing Ah Look at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Multi act bill, Chinese nationals, mostly apparently dwarfs. Printed by Arliss and Co., 15, Great Queen St., W.C.

The Napoleon Museum at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. 'Grandest & most superb Historical Exhibition in Europe' History of Europe from Charles 1st, Oliver Cromwell, Louis XIV, to the death of the Emperor in 1821. Printed by R.Fenny, 26 St. John Street, Clerkenwell.

Tom Thumb, Previous to his final departure for America at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Previous to his final departure for America. The General is apparently four times the length of this handbill. Illustration. Printed by T. Brettell, Rupert Street, Haymarket.

The American Humourist and Entertainer at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. 'Unique musical and imitative sketches, which form a new departure in amusements' Programme features newspaper reviews, 4pp.

Life and Property Protector at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. See the operation of the biophulax. 'This sensitive and Mechanical Instrument announces the approach of fire'. A smoke detector. Printed by City Press, 1 Long Lane, Aldersgate Street, D.A. Doudney.

Dreams of Assyria at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. 'Tableaux imbued with the associations of Asiatic splendour. Situations portrayed and narratives recited while vocal and musical accompaniments assist the effect of the pictorial realisations'. Illustrated. Printed by J.B. Lambe and Co., 199 Upper Thames Street, E.C., 4pp.

The Musical Wonder Marie at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Infant pianist, vocalist, dramatic & comic. Six years old. Performing in her 'Elegant Boudoir'. Printed by Gunn, Hand Court, Holborn, 2pp.

A Selection of Life Size Mechanical Figures, taken from the Grand Paris Exposition at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. From the Grand Paris Exposition, Figures inc 'A goat, A little girl, a large ape, a ram, a large Hare, a talking baby, Jocko - comical monkey musician whose grimaces are extraordinary!' among others.

Miss Minnie Bell, Miss Marie North, Miss Anna Vogt, Mr. Matthews-Monck, Mr. A. Graeme, Mr. Gordon Scott, Mr. James Broadbent, and Mr. Arthur Fagge at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Costume Recitals, Pianoforte Solos, Sketches in Chararcter, Ballads, Songs, etc. Scenes from 'As You Like It, also Musical Comedietta - 'The Bonnie Fish Wife' Illustrated. Printed by Burnett & Sons, Steam Printers, Silver Street, Golden Square, W.

Mr Day's Ancient Pictures and Casts at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Paintings and casts - The Apotheosis of St Paul by Geurcino, Sir Joshua Reynolds by himself and Moses by Michael Angelo.

Fine Arts at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Exhibition 'representing the principal views and costumes of the French Metropolis'.

Rose Blossom's Cousin by W.M Axhurst, and New Comic Extravaganzas by Frank W. Green at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. 'Vance in a new and brilliant repertoire'. 'Grand fashionable illuminated morning performances', 2pp.