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:
High Hazels Park Fair Poster, 19 - 28 June c1975
Sheffield. Doubtfire. Red and blue type on white background.
High Hazels Park Fair, Sheffield Poster, 25 June - 3 July c1975
Enoch Doubtfire. Red and blue type on white background.
Hippodrome Wigan Poster, Week commencing 26 December 1955
Goldilocks and the Three Bears week commencing 26 December 1955, Dick Whittington week commencing 2 January 1956, Babes in the Wood week commencing 9 January 1956. Red and blue.
Hoe Theatre Plymouth Poster, Season commencing Monday 12 July c1976
Howell Evans and Patricia Kane in ‘The Good Olde Days’ with all star company. Red, blue and black with curtains.
Hoe Theatre Plymouth Poster, 5 May 1975
Big Show Variety ‘75. Featuring Ralph Reader ‘Mr Gang Show’ himself Jack Mozelle comedian instrumentalist, The Kedello’s supreme speciality, Bette Gilmor saucy-but nice and others. Red and blue with border.
Hoe Theatre Plymouth Poster, 2 May 1977
The Al Jolson Minstrel Show featuring Clinton Ford. Red and blue type on yellow background.
Hoe Theatre Plymouth Poster, 2 May 1977
The Al Jolson Minstrel Show featuring Clinton Ford. Red and blue type on yellow background.
Huddersfield Easter Fair Poster, 23 - 29 March c1975
Leeds Road Football Ground. Showmen’s Guild, Yorkshire Section. Red type on white background.
Huddersfield Easter Fair Poster, 7 - 13 April c1975
The Showmen’s Guild, Yorkshire Section. Red and blue type on white background.
Humberside Show Poster, 19 - 22 May c1975
Victoria Street. Doubtfire. Red, blue and black type on white background.
Hunslet Feast Poster, 29 July - 7 August c1975
Middleton Grove. Marshall Waddington. Speedway, Twist, Trabant, Octopus, Waltzer, Dodgems. Blue and white type on red background.
Hunslet Feast Poster, 31 July - 9 August c1975
Middleton Grove. Marshall Waddington. Speedway, Twist, Trabant, Octopus, Waltzer, Dodgems. Multicoloured.
Jack and the Beanstalk Poster, Commencing 22 December 1972
City Varieties, Leeds. Charlie Cairoli, Steve Collins, Ken Barnes, Ann Langford, Anne Woollin, Paul Connor, Dennis Lake, Charlie Jnr, The Gaiety Dancers, Jimmy Buchanan, Jane Terry, Brenda Martyne, Stan Simmons, Red Preston. Multicoloured type on white background and illustration.
Jack and the Beanstalk Poster, c1970 - 1979
Artwork for Jack and the Beanstalk poster.
Jack and the Beanstalk Poster, Commencing 22 December c1972
City Varieties, Leeds. Charlie Cairoli, Steve Collins, Ken Barnes, Ann Langford, Anne Woollin, Paul O’Connor, Dennis Lake, Charlie Jnr, The Gaiety Dancers, Jimmy Buchanan, Jane Terry, Brenda Martyne, Stan Simmons, Red Preston. Red and black type on white background.
Jack and the Beanstalk Poster, 27 December 1976 - 29 January 1977
Civic Theatre, Scunthorpe. Roy Caval, Robin Howard, Maurice Moren, Dianne Margaret, Mike Scott, Ann Duval, Chris Edwards, The Coronet Dancers, Kim Jarvis, Vic Riches Music. Green and red.
Jack and the Beanstalk Poster, c1960 - 1979
Poster left blank for printers for touring shows. Contains colour illustration related to the theme of the pantomime.
Jack and the Beanstalk Poster, 20 - 23 December c1976
Arcadia Theatre, Skegness. Roy Caval, Robin Howard, Maurice Moren, Diane Margaret, Mike, Scott, Ann Duval, Chis Edwards, The Coronet Dancers, Kim Jarvis, Vic Riches Music. Contains green and red illustration related to the theme of the pantomime.
Jack and the Beanstalk Poster, c1960 - 1979
Poster left blank for printers for touring shows. Contains colour illustration related to the theme of the pantomime.
Joe Gandey Present Circus International Poster, c1970 - 1979
Poster left blank for overprinting location and date. Running Fox and Juanata Apache Fire Rituals, Cusicks continental comedy cocktails, Jacqueline trapeze artist. Yellow, red and blue type on white background with photos.