Taylor's Printers, Wombwell, Yorks (Established c1890)
Biography
Taylor's of Wombwell began as a small local jobbing printer in the 1890s in the then small mining town of Wombwell in Southern Yorkshire. The founder, Albert Taylor, supplied the printing needs of this small community and surrounding area. Taylor's two eldest sons were responsible for catapulting the family business into the world of showbusiness.
Returning home from the battlefields of World War I, Taylor's two eldest sons had a lucky break when they managed, at short notice, to print the publicity for a London theatrical agent whose touring show was just about to open in Barnsley. In order to fulfil the order, the brothers had to saw up the kitchen table in the shape of a gigantic "W" for the posters. Their effort so impressed the agent that he promised the brothers the bulk of his future business. He was true to his word and this proved to be the foundation on which the successful business was built.
By the mid-1920s they were one of the leading printers of entertainment industry advertising in the United Kingdom with music hall, fairground and circus showmen among their national client base. The firm became a limited company in the 1920's; and in the 1950s, Taylor's (Theatrical) Printers Ltd. was established to separate the commercial from the theatrical side of the business.
The chromolithographic pantomime posters the company produced provide a fascinating visual record of how travelling entertainment forms were marketed throughout the twentieth century.
Found in 493 Collections and/or Records:
Good Old Days Invites you to A Night at the Varieties Poster, Commencing 25 June 1970
Arcadia Theatre, Skegness. Kenny Cantor, Brenda Martyne, Douglas Quarterman, Patricia Baker, The Gorgeous Gaiety Girls, Sean Mackenzie, Paul and Barry Harmon, Victor Seaforth, Vic Riches, Norman Wood. Red and blue type on white background and illustration.
Good Old Days Invites you to A Night at the Varieties Poster, Commencing 27 June c1970 - 1979
Arcadia Theatre, Skegness. Gary Webb, Ken Joy, Barbara Jackson, Red Preston, Dennis Lake, The Gorgeous Gaiety Girls, John Warwick, Julie McMahon, Colin Cresswell, Vic Riches and his music. Multicoloured type on white background and illustration.
Good Old Days Invites you to A Night at the Varieties Poster, Commencing 23 June c1970 - 1979
Arcadia Theatre, Skegness. Dave Betton, George Bolton, Elisabeth Nicholls, Gary Webb, Sue Germani, George Raymonde, The Gorgeous Gaiety Girls, Joyce Wharton, Jimmy Gray. Multicoloured type on white background with illustration.
Good Old Days Invites you to A Night at the Varieties Poster, Commencing 9 June c1970 - 1979
Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl. Wyn Calvin, Margaret Smith, Colin Cresswell, The Gorgeous Gaiety Girls, Chris Roy, Brenda Martyne, Vic Riches, Johnny Dillon, Ken Barnes. Multicoloured type on white background with illustration.
Good Old Days Invites you to A Night at the Varieties Poster, Commencing 24 April 1972
City Varieties, Leeds. Kenny Cantor, Jill Summers, Annette Cotton, John Warwick, The Gorgeous Gaiety Girls, Mary Spencer, Alan Corser, Barbara Jackson, Johnny Rockett, Syd Leeming, Hugo Myatt. Multicoloured type on white background and illustration.
Good Old Days Invites you to A Night at the Varieties Poster, Commencing 27 May 1974
Gaiety Theatre, Ayr. Gary Webb, Ken Joy, Barbara Jackson, Red Preston, Dennis Lake, The Gorgeous Gaiety Girls, John Warwick, Julie McMahan, Colin Cresswell. Multicoloured type on white background and illustration.
Good Old Days Invites you to A Night at the Varieties Poster, Commencing 10 June 1974
The Adam Smith Centre, Kirkcaldy. Gary Webb, Ken Joy, Barbara Jackson, Red Preston, Dennis Lake, The Gorgeous Gaiety Girls, John Warwick, Julie McMahan, Colin Cresswell. Multicoloured type on white background and illustration.
Grand Theatre Swansea Poster, Week commencing 1 November c1982
Nat Jackley ‘The original Rubber necked Comedian with his Happy Gang’ with Penny Nicholls, Tom Howard, Mike Onions, Chris Corbally, Barbara Jackson, John Warwick, The Calders. Red and blue type with border on yellow background.
Greasborough and Kimberworth Fair Poster, 30 May - 3 June c1975
St Paul’s Playing Field. North. Waltzer, Ark, Dodgems. Multicoloured.
Grimsby May Fair Poster, 12 - 22 May c1975
Victoria Street. Doubtfire. Red and blue type on white background.
Grimsby May Fair Poster, 11 - 21 May c1975
T. Holland. Red and blue type on white background.
Grimsby May Fair Poster, 13 - 20 May c1975
Victoria Street. Doubtfire. Red and blue type on white background.
Handbills, c1900 - 1999
Hanbills for variety, magic and illusion shows mainly in locations in Blackpool in cluding the North Pier, the Hippodrome and various theatres.
Handsworth Feast Poster, 27 - 31 August c1975
St. Joseph’s Recreation Ground. Red and black type on yellow background.
Handsworth Feast Poster, 22 - 26 August c1975
Handsworth Park. North. Multicoloured.
Harold et Sa Revue Paris Varieties Poster, c1960 - 1969
Harold, Artur, Maryse, Williams, Eva and King Kong, Les Reols, Margaret, Buster, Christianne Bage. Multicoloured type on white background and illustration.
Harrogate Stray Fair Poster, 22 - 30 August c1975
Blue and red type on yellow background.
Harrogate Whit Fair Poster, 28 May - 5 June c1975
Shaw’s Trailer Park, Knaresbrough. Shaw. Blue and purple type on yellow background.
Harrogate Whit Fair Poster, 23 - 31 May c1975
Shaw’s Trailer Park, Knaresbrough. Shaw. Waltzer, Moonwalk. Red and black type on yellow background.
Heath Common Easter Fair Poster, Easter Monday and Tuesday c1975
Leeds Road Football Ground, Wakefield. Showmen’s Guild, Yorkshire Section. Red and blue type on yellow background.