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Performers

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4353 Collections and/or Records:

George Sanger Circus Photographs, c1850 - 1945

 File
Reference code: 178C114.182-188
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of George Sanger's Circus, including a head and shoulders framed portrait of George Sanger.

Dates: c1850 - 1945

George Williams Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0118
Scope and Contents

Collection of early films related to the first year of film-making in America and the United Kingdom and nineteenth century magic lantern slides, letter, film catalogues and photographic plates.

Dates: 1890 - 1896

German Circuses Programmes, 1952 - 2007

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.652
Scope and Contents

Programmes for German circuses including Circus Krone, Aladin, German National Circus, Circus Stey, Circus Nock, Circus Bavaria, Circus Royal, Friedrichstadt-Palast, Alberti, Cirkus Frankello, Hagenbeck, Brumbach and others, containing colour illustrations and photographs on the front covers, inside black and white and colour photographs of perfomers and acts with text, programme and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1952 - 2007

Gerry Cottle Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0097
Scope and Contents

This collection contains material from Gerry Cottle’s personal collection and has examples of flyers, programmes, vouchers and posters from Cottle and Austen, Circus of Horrors and Cottle’s Circus

Dates: c1920 - 2013

Gerry Cottle Presents an Entirely New Concept in Circus Poster, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.996
Scope and Contents

Abstract colour illustration of a woman in a gold leotard and top hat surrounded by multicoloured balloons, one with a face and two with hands, with a rainbow above and a pattern of purple lines below, background cream, type red, black and blue

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle Presents the World's Greatest Circus Poster, 25 - 27 April 1986

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.998
Scope and Contents

Dumfries, Park Farm Showfield. Yasmine Smart and her horses. Colour illustration of many circus acts including a woman being carried in the mouth of an elephant, a man performing on the suspended spinning wheel, a clown, two Chinese dragons and three horses, background red, pink and white, type multicoloured

Dates: 25 - 27 April 1986

Gerry Cottle Presents the World's Greatest Circus Poster, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1011
Scope and Contents

Dudley, Zoo Car Park, 3 to 7 December. El Hakim fakir, the big wheel of death, Rani the TV elephant act, Sue Lacey's tigers, Pam Enos famous football dogs, David Konyot clown company. Colour illustration of a cartoon clothed elephant putting up a poster, with a mouse in clown costume standing beside him, background red brick pattern and white, type multicoloured

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Christmas Circus and Carnival Poster, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.980
Scope and Contents

London, Wembley Exhibition Halls, 24 December to 10 January. Jeremy Beadle. Colour illustration with large images of a ringmaster, a tiger and a woman riding an elephant, and smaller images of fun fair rides, a clown, zebras, llamas, a camel and a man being fired from a cannon, background blue, type multicoloured

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Christmas Circus and Carnival Programme, 24 December 1992 - 10 January 1993

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.421
Scope and Contents

Wembley Exhibition Halls. Colour photograph of Jeremy Beadle wearing a red tail jacket and black trousers on bottom left corner with arms open wide and a fairground at night on the background on the front cover, inside introduction to Jeremy Beadle, colour and black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre, followed by articles on circus and fairground topics and commercial advertising, 8p.p.

Dates: 24 December 1992 - 10 January 1993

Gerry Cottle's Christmas Circus plus Gigantic Indoor Fun Fair Programme, 20 December 1991 - 12 January 1992

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.385
Scope and Contents

Wembley Halls 1, 2 and 3. Colour photograph of Jeremy Beadle riding an elephant in circle in the centre of the front cover, over a yellow background, inside introduction, Gerry Cottle's story, colour photographs of acts and performers, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 18p.p.

Dates: 20 December 1991 - 12 January 1992

Gerry Cottle's Christmas Circus Poster, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1018
Scope and Contents

Bristol, Bath Road, 23 December to 14 January. Colour illustration of a clown holding a giant sphere, a lion, a tiger, a zebra and an elephant, background blue with snow falling, type multicoloured

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Christmas Circus Programme, 1977

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.417
Scope and Contents

Royal Silver Jubilee programme. Blue and white illustration of clown on the left, roaring lion in the centre and ice skater on the right with circus tent and elephants and horses on the background and international flags above on the top section and programme below on the front cover, inside blue and white photographs of the circus and text, on back cover blue and white photographs of performers and text, 2p.p.

Dates: 1977

Gerry Cottle's Circus, Cottle and Austen and Burnt Stub's Circus Programmes, c1900 - 2001

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.385-442
Scope and Contents

Gerry Cottle Circus programmes including Circus of Horrors, Cottle and Austen, Cottle-Chipperfield Circus, Continental Berlin Circus, Moscow State Circus and Gerry Cottle's Circus abroad.

Dates: c1900 - 2001

Gerry Cottle's Circus Parade Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.440
Scope and Contents

Colour photograph of performers posing in the circus ring and green, yellow and purple type on the front cover, inside introduction to Gerry Cottle's story and his family with colour photographs and various articles on animal welfare, the history of circus and others with colour photographs, programme missing, 6p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1970-2005

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.929
Scope and Contents

London, Ealing Common, 4 to 16 April. The human canonball, high-wire over lions oen, The Cimarro Brothers, King Kong, Sonny Fossett and Company clowns, Senor Munoz, Swinging Moongirls, Inaros Sisters, a host of animals, elephants, lions, camels, zebras, dogs, horses and llamas, Batman and Robin on the Sky Hi, batmobike. Black line illustration of a man being shot from a cannon, background yellow, type red and black. Printed by W E Berry Ltd, Bradford

Dates: c1970-2005

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, 17 - 19 August 1987

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.930
Scope and Contents

Tonbridge, Quarry Hill, Mableton Farm. Apollo Julio Martinez strongman. Colour illustrations of a clown's head, a man bending an iron bar and a car with seven people riding in it, background multicoloured, type white, red and black

Dates: 17 - 19 August 1987

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, 22 July - 31 August 1985

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.931
Scope and Contents

Eastbourne, The Congress Theatre. Colour illustration of several circus acts including a Chinese dragon costume, three clowns, eight acrobats, a juggler, a man in eastern dress with a sword and several people playing brass instruments, background white, type red and black

Dates: 22 July - 31 August 1985

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, 26 November - 1 December 1974

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.932
Scope and Contents

Windsor, The Royal Windsor Racecourse. Background yellow, type yellow, black and red. Printed by W E Berry LTD, Bradford

Dates: 26 November - 1 December 1974

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, 21 - 23 April 1986

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.936
Scope and Contents

Keswick, High Hill Showground. Yasmine Smart and her Horses. Background white with pink and blue sections, type pink, blue and black

Dates: 21 - 23 April 1986

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1960-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.937
Scope and Contents

Camden Town, Chalk Farm Road, Camden Lock, 21 December to 5 January. The Flying Cherokees, Christoff and Co, clowns, Ivan Karl strongman, Spanish Web, Clarisson's sea lions, Mary Chipperfield's friesian liberty horses, Rani the elephant, Cloudswing, aerial cradle, the wheel of death. Blue illustration of a sea lion sitting on a cone, background white with sections of pink and blue, type pink and blue

Dates: c1960-1999