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:
Red Riding Hood Poster, Week commencing 27 December c1954
Hippodrome, Wigan. Jimmy Malborn, Harry Tracy, The Gathering of the Clans, Kutie Kids, Jane Austin, Sherwood Girls, Margaret Harrison and Ida Rosaire’s Pekinese. Red and blue.
Red Riding Hood Poster, Week commencing 27 December 1954
Ashton-under-Lyne. Joe Ring, Al Dexter and Des Dale, Ann Rooney, Syd Howard and Dick Astor, Joyce Harvey, Vera Valentine’s famous “Royalty Girls”, Jaqueline, Paul Betts, Terry Joyce, Dore Chambers, Norma Joyce, Sheila Fields, Pogo and the Smarte Brothers. Red and blue.
Red Riding Hood Poster, Week commencing 24 December c1950 - 1959
Palace, Newcsatle-on-Tyne. Dickie Arnold, Jimmy Edmundson, Norma Barry, Eileen Keegan, Anthony Tuppen, Keefe Bros. and Annette, Lynda Johnson, Mickie Warren, Jimmy Warren, Charles Stirling, Derek Lawrence, Francis Langford’s 10 Singing Scholars, Whiteleys, 10 Zio Angels, 10 Rosslyn Babes, Scott’s Sea Lions, 3 Burgess Bros. Contains colour illustration.
Richmond Adult College Poster, c1970 - 1989
John Bate Choir and Chanticleer Orchestra. Blue and red.
Robinson Crusoe Poster, c1960 - 1979
Poster left blank for printers for touring shows. Contains colour illustration related to the theme of the pantomime.
Robinson Crusoe Poster, Week commencing 24 January 1955
Empire Theatre, Wombwell. Eileen May, Syd Makin, Ted Alex, Johnny Clayton, Margaret Morne, Gloria Jansen, Leslie Bryant, Johnny Daw, Robert Grayson, Olive Day, Robbie, Elsie Dunn and Billy Grant. Contains colour illustration.
Robinson Crusoe Poster, Week commencing 27 December 1954
Empire Theatre, Swindon. Joyce Golding, Leslie Sarony, Afrique, Penelope Gray, Dorothy Black, Cliff Miller, The Gladys Hale Babes, The Jaydee Girls, Tony Stuart, Eltham and Sharpe, Elspeth Ross. Red and blue.
Roe Green Fair, Kingsbury Poster, 5 - 14 August c1975
Holland. Waltzer, Dodgems. Red and blue type on yellow background.
Roe Green Fair Poster, 4 - 20 August c1975
Kingsbury. Holland. Waltzer, Dodgems. Red and black type on white background.
Rose Marie Poster, c1970 - 1979
Music by Rudolph Friml and Herbert Stothart. Book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein. Blue and yellow type on white background.
Roundhay Park Bonfire Fair Poster, 4 - 6 November c1975
Leeds. Don Lindbergh, high diver. Red and blue type on yellow background.
Rowmarsh Leisure Centre Poster, 19 October c1970 - 1989
Wrestling. The Exorcist v Tom Warboy, Kung Fu v Steve Marino. Red and black with photographs.
Royal Opera House Scarborough Poster, Season commencing Monday 20 September c1976
Bruce Trent in ‘Those Golden Years of Music Hall’ with all star company. Red, blue and black with curtains.
Royal Opera House Scarborough Poster, Week commencing Monday 16 May c1977
Bob and Alf Pearson in ‘Those Golden Years of Music Hall’ with all star company. Red, blue and black with curtains.
Royal Opera House Scarborough Poster, Saturday 11 June c1970 - 1989
Charlie’s Music Hall featuring Charlie Williams. Black, pink and yellow with photographs.
Royal Opera House Scarborough Poster, Week commencing Monday 4 October 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.
Scarborough Fair Poster, 1 - 4 October c1975
William Street coach park. Albert Corrigan. Colour type on red background.
Scarborough Fair Poster, 28 September - 1 October c1975
William Street coach park. Albert Corrigan. Black and red type on white background.
Scarborough Fair Poster, 27 - 30 September c1975
William Street coach park. Albert Corrigan. Red and blue type on white background.
Sensational Personal Appearance of Harry Secombe Poster, 14 December c1970 - 1979
City Varieties, Leeds. Harry Secombe, Des King, Helen Foster, The Song Spinners. Red and blue type on white background.