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Clowning

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 687 Collections and/or Records:

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, 1974

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.429
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of large clown's face and roaring lion's head on right hand side with circus ring on the left showing three elephants and their trainer performing below world flags on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers and programme, commercial advertising on back cover, 6p.p.

Dates: 1974

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, 1974-1975

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.430
Scope and Contents

Sophia Garden Pavilion, Christmas Season. Colour illustration of large clown's face and roaring lion's head on right hand side with circus ring on the left showing three elephants and their trainer performing below world flags on the front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers and programme, commercial advertising on back cover, 6p.p.

Dates: 1974-1975

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.435
Scope and Contents

Colouring book and puzzle pages programme. Colour illustration of smiley clown on front cover with yellow and blue type on a red background on the top section on the front cover, inside programme and circus scenes to colour and central puzzle page, 8p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, Tuesday 18 - Saturday 29 March 1980

 File
Reference code: 178K43.436
Scope and Contents Southampton. Six fold poster/programme with colour photograph of circus ring with acts and performers in circles around the edges on the front cover, year of the clown article with colour photographs, article on history of circus with black and white and colour photographs, show business on wheels article with colour photographs and poster inside with the same image as the front cover, additional insert programme, seaside special article with colour photographs on reverse. Printed by W. E....
Dates: Tuesday 18 - Saturday 29 March 1980

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, 1976

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.402
Scope and Contents

Autumn season. Colour illustration of clown's face with yellow gloves on a blue background and five colour balloons on the front cover, inside black and white photographs of acts and performers within star shapes and programme in the centre, other information on back cover within two flags, 2p.p.

Dates: 1976

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.407
Scope and Contents

Four fold brouchure with colour photograph of five white face clowns on a black background and red and yellow type on a blue background inside a blue oblong shape on top left, inside information about Gerry Cottle and colour photographs, colour photographs of acts and performers in the centre, commercial advertising and added insert programme.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.410
Scope and Contents

Blue type on off white background with illustration of clown's face on top right and introduction on front cover, inside blue and off white photographs of performers and back of house scenes programme and article on being a circus proprietor, commercial advertisement on back cover, 2p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Granada Presents the Robert Brothers Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.154
Scope and Contents

Black and yellow illustration of clown on a step ladder holding a paint brush on his hand and red type on yellow background on front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 6p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Granada Presents the Robert Brothers Circus Programme, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.155
Scope and Contents

Black and yellow illustration of clown on a step ladder holding a paint brush on his hand and red type on yellow background on front cover, inside introduction, black and white photographs of acts and performers, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 6p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Grand Circus Programme, 27 November 1893

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.20
Scope and Contents Royal Aquarium, Great Yarmouth. Mr. T. Allen, Miss Amelia Swallow equestrian act, J. Brett, clown, Messrs. Walker and W. Allen trick riding act, J. W. Collier clown, Collier the boxing kangaroo, Miss Marie Flexmore equestrian act, Vicini and Vernon, Mdlle. Fredrica performing dog act, Messrs. T. Allen and W. Ware double trick act, A. Walker clown, Walter Allen clown, Miss Queenie Delphine, Florence, Louise and Elba trapeze act, Professor Collier equestrian act, The Great Water Carnival....
Dates: 27 November 1893

Great International Cirque Programme, Christmas season 1885-1886

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.15
Scope and Contents Theatre Royal, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden. The Covent Garden Circus Company Limited. Clowns, Mdlle. Lena equestrian act, Mons. Houel grotesque, FauleinEichlerette and her troupe of performing monkeys, Signorina Elvire Magni equestrian act, Little Valdo clown, Miss Emma and Miss Rosa equestrian act, Mr. James Humel horizontal bar performer, Mdlle. Ella and Mons. Guillaume equestrian act, Miss Amalia Orford equestrian act, LIttle Frisky clown, Abachi and Mazus gymnastic act, Signor Ercole...
Dates: Christmas season 1885-1886

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Circus and Liverpool Stadium Programmes, c1900 - 2004

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.281-335
Scope and Contents

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome and Liverpool Stadium circus programmes including Billy Russell, Peter Jay, Jasmine Smart and Sally Chipperfield among others.

Dates: c1900 - 2004

Group of Clowns, c1939

 Item
Reference code: 178C83.129
Scope and Contents

Group of male clowns. 'Dutch, Bobbie, Paul, Albertino, Ring Bros, Barnham & Bailey, 1939' written in pencil on reverse. Albertino is clown Albert Victor Adams, husband of Lulu Adams.

Dates: c1939

Hamilton Kaye Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0075
Scope and Contents

Programmes, handbills, photographs and a digital copy of Hamilton Kaye's notebook which contained jokes and stories that he kept for using in his act.

Dates: c1940 - 2000

Handby Celeine Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0107
Scope and Contents

Posters, photographs, programmes, 1 piece of sheet music for six instruments and a small amount of business records and correspondence relating to the dancing and burlesque comedy on skates.

Dates: c1920 - 1945; 2020

Harry Paulo Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0144
Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white photographs, postcards and negatives, newspaper cuttings, scrapbooks, posters, programmes, books and other miscellaneous items related to the Paulo Circus family. Other circuses and performers are also represented.

Dates: 1921 - 2000

Head of a Clown Print, 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.73
Scope and Contents

Reproduction of a painting by Bernard Buffet entitled Tete de Clown, reproduced by Galerie David et Garnier. Colour lithograph of a male clown's head with blond hair, red nose, orange lips and a green triangle on his chin on a blue background. Printed in France.

Dates: 1959

Hengler's Grand Cirque Poster, 19 September 1877

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.23
Scope and Contents Brunswick Road, Liverpool. The Great Company of equestrians, gymnasts, vaulters, jugglers and leapers, Fillis Family, Mr. Hubert Cooke equestrian act, Mr. John Walker equestrian act, Mr. James Powell Junior equestrian act, Miss Louise Powell equestrian act, Mr. James H. Jee equestrian act, Mr. George Delevanti equestrian act, Miss. Jeesie Powell, Miss Virginia Jee, Mr. James Bridges, Miss Amy Samwell, Miss Lilly Jee, Mr. A. Bridges, Ferdinand August, Signorina Guiseppina Quaglieni equestrian...
Dates: 19 September 1877

Heysham Head Circus Programmes, 1950 - 1964

 File
Reference code: 178K43.668
Scope and Contents

Three colour illustrations of circus acts on coloured paper with ringmaster in the centre or clown's face design on front cover, inside some black and white photographs of acts and performers, programme and some commercial advertising. Printed by The Morecambe Bay Printers Ltd., Bridge Road, Morecambe.

Dates: 1950 - 1964

Hippodrome Circus Great Yarmouth Programme, 1935

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.297
Scope and Contents

Three fold programme with colour illustration of three clown faces breaking through a paper ring in the centre and four circus acts on the edges including weight lifting, equestrian act, trapeze act and balancing act over a redish background on the front cover, inside programme in the centre and commercial advertising on the sides, on reverse equestrian act with eight horses.

Dates: 1935