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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4353 Collections and/or Records:

Dragon Ladies Show Notes, c1997

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 13: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.184
Scope and Contents

Explanations of the intentions of the company's pieces and their political motivations within the broader scope of pornography.

Dates: c1997
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Dragon Ladies and SmutFest Business Records

Dragon Ladies Sponsorship and Collaboration Correspondence, 24 July 1997 - 1 April 1998

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 13: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.197
Scope and Contents

Various items of correspondence related to the show, press reviews, filming and document related to the Portugal Expo 1998.

Dates: 24 July 1997 - 1 April 1998
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Dragon Ladies and SmutFest Business Records

Dragon Ladies Stage Concept and Build Outlines, c1994

 Item — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 13: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.180
Scope and Contents

Drawings of set concept, as well as annotated scripts describing set concept in conjunction with the dialogue.

Dates: c1994
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Dragon Ladies and SmutFest Business Records

Dragon Ladies Technical Performance Details, 9 November 1995

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 13: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.179
Scope and Contents

Details on stage configuration, lighting and other build information.

Dates: 9 November 1995
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Dragon Ladies and SmutFest Business Records

Dragon Ladies The Grotesque Burlesque, Dolly Blue, Devising Notes and Tickets, c1997

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 13: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.202
Scope and Contents

Handwritten notes, script drafts, brainstorming and preliminary ideas. Also booklets of sold tickets and two lose tickets.

Dates: c1997
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Dragon Ladies and SmutFest Business Records

Dragon Ladies The Macabre Melodrama of Lottie Bone Script, May 1998

 Item — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 13: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.187
Scope and Contents

Contains the stage manager's copy and an unannotated copy of the script.

Dates: May 1998
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Dragon Ladies and SmutFest Business Records

Dragon Ladies The Macabre Melodrama of Lottie Bone - Select Monologues, c1998

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 13: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.188
Scope and Contents

Draft copies of the script with handwritten annotations, beginning with 'Adrian's Monologue'.

Dates: c1998
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Dragon Ladies and SmutFest Business Records

Dragon Ladies Venue Booking Details, c2002

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 13: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.177
Scope and Contents

Details about the venues for cast and crew, technical specifications for their performance.

Dates: c2002
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Dragon Ladies and SmutFest Business Records

Dragon Ladies Venue Location Contracts and Agreements, 2 April 1998 - 29 May 1998

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 13: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.199
Scope and Contents

Agreements made for leasing space, performances in particular venues and rehearsal room use.

Dates: 2 April 1998 - 29 May 1998
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Dragon Ladies and SmutFest Business Records

Dramatic Matinees Handbill, c1870 - 1879

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.124
Scope and Contents

The play, Man of the World at Royal Aquarium. Lists future arrangements including Zazel, Mr Phelps, Matthews' Minstrels and the Grand Chrysanthemum Show. Illustrated cover. Printed by Aubert’s Steam Printing Works, 11 Maiden Lane, Strand, 4pp.

Dates: c1870 - 1879
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Royal Aquarium, Westminster, and Pall Mall Handbills

Drawing, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178Z28.36
Scope and Contents

Pencil drawing of trapeze artists.

Dates: c1900 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Various Items Related to Variety

Dreams of Assyria Handbill, 1879

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.12
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1879
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Egyptian Hall Handbills

Drury Lane Attraction Poster, 1838

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.2
Scope and Contents

Madame Albertazzi, Mdlle. H. Elsler, Mr. Ducrow, Double stud of horses, Mr. Van Amburgh animal trainer, Grieve's New Scenery, Charlemagne or the Fete of the Forest. Black type on off white backgound. Printed by W. Wright Printer, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

Dates: 1838
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters

Drury Lane Theatre Royal Handbill, 10 - 12 October 1863

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 3: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.320
Scope and Contents

Lord Byron’s Manfred!, at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. ‘First Nights of Manfred!-Telbin’s scenery!! and of the appearance of Mr Phelps’, 4pp. Printed by Thompson and Harrison, Wilderness Lane, Salisbury Square, E.C.

Dates: 10 - 12 October 1863
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Exhibition and Entertainments Handbills

Duckie Christmas Show After-Performance Audience Feedback, c2008

 File — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 15: Series 178H39
Reference code: 178H39.225
Scope and Contents

Handwritten feedback of the show from audience members.

Dates: c2008
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Business Records / Documents Related to The Increadible Bleeding Woman Show

Duckie Presents Nighbird 8 1/2 Alternatives to the Gay Disco Handbill, July 2000

 Item — Box Marisa Carnesky Box 11: Series 178K29
Reference code: 178K29.22
Scope and Contents

Programme of shows, contains colour photographs and information about the shows, 12pp.

Dates: July 2000
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Marisa Carnesky Collection / Programmes

Ducrow Royal Amphitheatre Poster, 29 October 1829

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.21
Scope and Contents Splendid Cavalcade by 12 horses, Master Brown as The Greek Youth, Mr. Ducrow and Pegasus, My Grandmother on Horseback, Mr. Ducrow on The Tar's Vicissitudes, The Lilliputian Bonaparte and his War Horse, Miss Woolford, J. Ducrow and Lloyd clows, Messrs. Fillingham, Yates and Widdicomb riding masters, Master Bridges on the elastic cord, Crusaders, Grand Tournament, A L'Outrance, The Games of Cupid and Zephyr, Mademoiselle Lucie de Fanconi, The Courier of St. Petersburgh. Black type on off...
Dates: 29 October 1829
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters

Ducrow's Benefit Poster, 7 September 1829

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.24
Scope and Contents

Bonaparte's Passage of the Great St. Bernard, panoramic drama, Mr. Ducrow's enactment of the Venetian Statue, Mr. Ducrow and Miss Woolford double tightrope act, St. George and the Dragon, Miss Woolford equestrian act, Herr Adolphe Berg equestrian act, Liberty or the Flight of the Saracens, Messrs. J. Ducrow, Lloyd and MacDonald clowns, Messrs. Yates and Widdicomb equestrian act, Cataract of the Ganges. Black type on off white background.

Dates: 7 September 1829
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters

Ducrow's Royal Amphitheatre Poster, Monday 26 October - Wednesday 28 October 1829

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.28
Scope and Contents The Union of the Nations, Master Brown as The Young Lancer and his Charger, The Countess of Lilliput, My Grandmother on Horseback, The Roman Galdiator, The Flight of Mercury, Greek Soldier, Fairy Horses, Mock Combat, Miss Woolford and Master Bridges on the elastic cord, Madamoiselle Lucie de Franconi, The Enebriated Huzzar, Yorkshire Sportsman and his Bareback Hunters. Black type on off white background with illustration of male rider standing on two horses while jumping an obstacle on top...
Dates: Monday 26 October - Wednesday 28 October 1829
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters

Duffy's Ireland's Premier Circus Poster, c1980 - 1989

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.35
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of human cannonball. Left blank for overprinting location and date.

Dates: c1980 - 1989
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Posters

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