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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4353 Collections and/or Records:

This Way to See Monkey Girl in Person Poster, c1930 - 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178R45.9
Scope and Contents

Red arrow and black type on white background, printed on card.

Dates: c1930 - 1949

Those Golden Years of Music Poster, Week commencing 8 May 1978

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Reference code: 178R11.605
Scope and Contents

Theatre Royal, Nottingham. Arthur Askey, Peter Cavanagh, Van Buren and Company, Reed and Delroy, Adelaide Hall, Wally Dunn, Bob and Alf Pearson. Red and blue type on white background and illustration.

Dates: Week commencing 8 May 1978

Those Good Old Days Poster, 23 June c1970 - 1979

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Reference code: 178R11.612
Scope and Contents

Arcadia, Skegness. Wally Dunn, Philippa Boulter, Dennis Lake, The Gorgeous Gaiety Girls, Gerrie Raymond, Llewellyn Williams, Colin Cresswell, Paula Lee with Claudi and Shelli. Red, black and yellow type on white background.

Dates: 23 June c1970 - 1979

Ticket, 30 May 1941

 Item
Reference code: 178Z28.5
Scope and Contents

North Pier, Blackpool. Lawrence Wright’s Songs of the Season. Allows two special seats for the opening night. Blue type on white card, 2p.p.

Dates: 30 May 1941

Tivoli Poster, 25 March 1929

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Reference code: 178R58.1
Scope and Contents

Jazon and Montgomery present the supreme British dancers Moore & Bamford, Mark Lane comedian, Hagen and Lee comedians, Francini Olloms musicians, The Four Vagabounds vocalists, Bertini, the Kiraku Brothers three Japanese wonders, Clown Dears with his miniature circus introducing Cyclone the unridable mule. Printed by Haveys advertising Services (Hull) Ltd.

Dates: 25 March 1929

TO-NIGHT Handbill, c1905

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.222
Scope and Contents

“Special engagement of Mr Walter Graham, The Living Marionette”. Mr Walter Graham, Gilbert’s wonderful performing dogs and cats, Miss Byam Yates, Feis and Crociano the famous Minstrels and The Walturdaw Animated Pictures at Pier Pavilion, Clackton-on-Sea. Printed by A Quick and Co. Ltd., Clacton and Walton.

Dates: c1905

Togare and Two Tigers, c1930 - 1955

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.144
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of an animal trainer known as ‘Togare’, shown in costume with two tigers. Stamped on the reverse as the copyright of Captain A. E. Middleton.

Dates: c1930 - 1955

Tom Arnold's 7th Annual Harringay Circus Poster, 22 December 1953 - 30 January 1954

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Reference code: 178R47.693
Scope and Contents

Harringay. Colour illustrations of a chimpanzee in clothes, a clown riding a rearing elephant, a polar bear, and leopard and three horses, background red, type multicoloured

Dates: 22 December 1953 - 30 January 1954

Tom Arnold's Harringay Circus Poster, c1950-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.1101
Scope and Contents Picadilly, Haringay arena, from December 21 to January 28. Sensational Alzanas high-wire act, tiger act presented by Giblert Houche, Enrico Caroli Troupe pyramid jockey act, elephants and zebras by Chipperfield, Les Framcesco clown family, comedy chimps presented by Coll, Paul's poodles, Kimris aerial performer, 5 Eriksons Swedish equilibrists, Les 3 Norbertys trapeze act, La Balo Misteriosa, Miss Conchita and the Girls of the Moon, Myrons 4 Georgys, Albert and Ernst Schumann, 50 strong...
Dates: c1950-1999

Tom Arnold's Harringay Circus Poster, c1950-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.1102
Scope and Contents

From December 22 to Jan 30. Yellow text on red background, monkey in clothes in top left hand corner, large elephant in middle bottom of poster with clown on head, horse and lepoard in right bottom hand corner and polar bear in bottom left hand corner

Dates: c1950-1999

Tom Arnold's Harringay Circus Poster, c1950-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.1150
Scope and Contents

23 December to 7 February. Colour illustration of a clown on the top left and bottom right and yellow type on blue background with yellow border

Dates: c1950-1999

Tom Arnold's Harringay Circus Poster, c1950-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.1151
Scope and Contents

22 December to 30 Janurary. Colour illustration of a clown on bottom centre with yellow hair and red nose and flourescent yellow and orange type on purple background

Dates: c1950-1999

Tom Arnold's Harringay Circus Poster, From 13 December 1952 - 7 February 1953

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Reference code: 178R47.1098
Scope and Contents

Two smiling black sea lions on a podium underneath a yellow image of a world

Dates: From 13 December 1952 - 7 February 1953

Tom Arnold's Harringay Circus Poster, 23 December 1952 - 7 February 1953

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Reference code: 178R47.691
Scope and Contents

Harringay. Colour illustration of a crouching orange tiger, background black, type orange, green and white

Dates: 23 December 1952 - 7 February 1953

Tom Arnold's Mammoth Circus Musical- Knights of the Ring Poster, c1950-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.1152
Scope and Contents

From Wednesday 4 November, Palace Theatre Manchester. Colour illustration of a clown dressed in a white outfit with spots and yellow crown, he is holding 'K' from the 'Knights', also purple, yellow and black type

Dates: c1950-1999

Tom Arnold's Mammoth Circus Musical, Knights of the Ring Poster, From 15 December 1953-1954

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Reference code: 178R47.688
Scope and Contents

Edinburgh, Empire Theatre. Schumann Family with their horses, Vogelbeins' bears, wonder chimpanzees, Dany Renz, Production Scenes, MDE Dubarry in the Park, 'Birds of the Air', (K)nights of the Ring, Mogador Troupe, Tilly's canines, Sensational Rockleys, Musical Elliots, Les Babusios clowns. Colour illustration of a clown wearing a crown, background white with sections of black, type black, pink and yellow

Dates: From 15 December 1953-1954

Tom Arnorld's Harringay Circus Programmes, 1925 - 1959

 File
Reference code: 178K43.622
Scope and Contents

Programmes for Tom Arnorld's Harringay Circus and Wild West Show and Tom Arnold presenting Big Top, Mammoth Circus and others at various locations containing black and white photographs of performers and acts with text, illustrations, programme and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1925 - 1959

Tom Duffy and Son's Circus Poster, c1980 - 1989

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Reference code: 178R27.179
Scope and Contents

Gillabey Rock, Ireland. Colour illustration of Apache warrior.

Dates: c1980 - 1989

Tom Duffy's Circus and the Chinese National Circus Poster, 2006

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Reference code: 178R47.1205
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs of circus acts including acrobatics, aerial, clowns and animal acts. Left blank on bottom section for adding location and date

Dates: 2006

Tom Duffy's Circus and the Chinese National Circus Poster, c2000-2015

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Reference code: 178R47.1219
Scope and Contents

Navan, Beechmount, Sunday 12 to Sunday 19 February. Colour illustration of a white horse in a yellow circle on a blue background and yellow type, on bottom section a Chinese dragon, a tiger's head and a clown's face

Dates: c2000-2015